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i keep having high purge count/ purge max time exceeded. well it happened twice this month after they had cooling tower fan problem. this is the only centravac I've seen and possibly the only one this vintage that is still running in my area.

I've talk to a more senior tech and he think i have non condensable issue.

what do i do and where do i start? I've leak check around the high side and no leak that o detected.

it does have oil leak from the oil filter area. can that be a factor for non condensable? I'll tighten it when I'm back on site.

Hi y'all I need a HVAC-licensed Field Service Technician! I lead the Customer Success/ Support team at a startup that makes water from the air, filters it and helps customers gain complete water independence. In the face of growing water scarcity, our business is starting to scale, and consequentially so does our need to support our customers in the field around Austin, San Antonio, the Hill Country, Gulf Coast, etc., with day trips and overnight visits expected on occasion (of course we pay your accommodations and reimburse for gas).

Why do we need a HVAC? Because our machines are typical heat exchange systems, except they are made to make water, not cool spaces. Though you would work alongside some other mechanically/ technically-inclined folks on the Operations team, you would be the subject-matter expert on HVAC. We can teach you our systems, about the components that make our system unique, but this hire would be the first HVAC-licensed hire. Lots of troubleshooting, brazing, soldering, compressor swaps, refrigerant recovery, etc. etc. is involved here: we are open to conversations with people who are more entry-level but be advised, there will be a technical portion that requires demonstration of the aforementioned. Therefore, this job is a great fit for candidates who already have at least some experience in the field and are confident they can execute the duties of this role.

About 75% of your day will be in the field, reacting to service calls that you are dispatched to or performing preventative maintenance on customer machines. The other 25% of the time will be spent in our warehouse shipping and receiving, taking inventory, refurbishing machines and doing whatever else pops up throughout the day.

Check out the job posting below and DM me if you want to speak to the team!

https://apply.workable.com/aquaria/j/22242B6DAF

**Sigh** inevitably, bc this is Reddit, someone will make a comment about us being a "scam" company who just does what your AC unit already does. If your AC is outputting 60-250 gallons PER DAY of clean, potable water, congrats you have almost accidentally invented an AWG minus our proprietary filtration process/ components/ software/ firmware/ hardware that makes it a viable, marketable product. If you've figured out how to do what we do, my hat off to you but kindly go share with the world your findings and spare the Reddit toxicity here. Thanks!!!

This was in the cooling tower . I’m in the electrical stage focusing hard on getting it down pact.

hi all, I got an Arctic chiller that have high inverter temp alarm issue from time to time that I couldn't solve. it's 125 ton unit running in hand mode with set point of 41F

i notice it would have this issue when speed is low. from what i see the inverter cavity is cooled by constant flow of liquid into an orifice. I've talk to other tech in my company and he mention i should lower the sub cooling down to 8F from 12F.

any one have run into similar issue in the past and what could i do to remedy it?