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The Signs that your Fill Media Needs Replacement

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Your Fill Has Fallen.

This is a pretty obvious sign that your fill

needs replacement. However in the following

slides we will review important signs and

stages leading up to this worst case scenario

to prevent this from happening to your tower!

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Calcium build up from water concentrates,

clogging fill

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Uneven water distribution decreases

performance

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Sagging and warping of fill packs.

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Broken or damaged support grids.

(splash fill only)

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What the Stages of Fill Media Fouling Look Like…

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**Fill Packs are still structurally supportive, however the light and dark streaks in the fill is the calcium build up occurring.

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**This grid splash fill is beginning to buckle. Splash fill is designed to

optimize performance at a certain distance from the next grid. Buckling

affects cooling performance and is just one close step away from falling and

hindering performance further.

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**Broken splash fill supports

**Severely clogged fill

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Moderate Damage Severe Damage

*If your fill media is clogged and not evenly distributing water and air flow or has fallen down, call your cooling tower vendor to replace fill before catastrophic performance results occur.