Case Studies - Heritage Enterprises - Minonk, IL

 

Client

Heritage Enterprises

Location

Minonk, Illinois

Building Type

Single Story Nursing Home Facility

Time Frame

May 1, 2011

 

 

 

Objective(s)

The goal was to update the chiller system

 

 

 

Findings

(Type of System) Chilled Water

(Age of Condition of System) 31 years old

(System Problems) Age, Leaks, Reliability

(System Efficiency) Fair Considering Age

 

 

 

Solution(s)

We replaced the R-22 reciprocating chiller with a R-410A high efficiency scroll chiller with microprocessor-based controls

 

 

 

Result(s)

The system's efficiency increased by 10-20% annually.  The microprocessor allows for chilled water temperature reset, further increasing efficiency.