Cooling towers are a common source of maintenance problems in older multi-family buildings. Because of the complexity of older cooling towers, and the degree to which they are integrated into the building and its systems, they can create costly issues in addition to demanding a high cost to replace. Fortunately, there is a low-cost way to mitigate these expensive issues and extend the life of many cooling towers.
With the average useful life of a cooling tower maxing out at about 15 to 20 years, proactive maintenance and repairs, along with occasional refurbishment, can reduce costs substantially over the long term.
That’s because refurbishing a cooling tower can be accomplished for approximately 25% of the cost of replacement.
Challenge
Large, old buildings present a number of problems when it comes to cooling tower maintenance, and this particular multi-family building that’s part of the Kardon Atlantic portfolio was no exception.
- Heating issues for tenants
- Complaints and service calls
- High water bills
- High labor costs to clean indoor units • High building-wide service costs
Solution
The experts at MXA evaluated a range of options for Kardon Atlantic’s owners, and implemented a cost-effective solution.
- Re-sealing of existing water basins
- Restoration of original cooling tower functionality
Results
Thanks to MXA, Kardon Atlantic eliminated their ongoing issues and avoided the expense of rebuilding their cooling tower.
- Prolonged basin lifespan by 10+ years
- Eliminated the expense of rebuilding the tower
- Reduced ongoing maintenance and repair costs
- Reduced tenant heating complaints
- Reduced ongoing tenant service calls
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