COMPRESSORS
Neglected maintenance during lockdown risks breakdowns
The dramatic reduction in routine maintenance during the extended lockdowns is causing a spike in refrigeration compressor breakdowns, Green Point UK, Bitzer UK’s compressor remanufacturing and support arm, has warned.
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Will Pribyl, Green Point UK general manager.
he compressor specialist is urging refrigeration contractors and end users to take steps to re-establish regular planned maintenance and servicing to ensure cooling plant remains in tip-top condition and any problems that developed during lockdown are identified and addressed, before they result in compromised performance or total breakdown. Will Pribyl, Green Point UK general manager, said: “A lot of planned, routine maintenance that would normally have been carried out during the lockdowns was suspended, for perfectly understandable reasons. However, refrigeration equipment continued to operate throughout this time and was subject to all the usual wear and tear, with the inevitable consequences for components, wear parts and impact on filters and motors.
14 December 2021 •
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“We are already seeing the results of this in terms of compressor failures and system issues. If people have not already done so, we highly recommend that contractors and end users reinstate maintenance regimes so that any issues can be addressed and equipment brought back up to scratch.” The coming winter months provided an essential
window of opportunity to carry out this work, he said, before the warmer weather in the Spring puts pressure on systems and exposes weaknesses that have developed. A key part of routine maintenance for multi-pack systems includes planned rotation of compressors. The issue particularly affects packs with relatively simple control systems whose default run sequence results in extended running hours for certain compressors, while
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