Hi,

I'm new to this forum and I'm after some advice

I'm not a refrigeration engineer. However, I am responsible for ensuring the two 250kw chillers I have on site are maintained and serviced regularly. I’ve just had a service report back from the engineers and a fair bit of remedial work is required. One of the jobs is to replace the liquid line driers. So, my questions are:

  • Is it possible to detect when one needs replacing?

  • Are they essential or will chillers run ok without them?

  • Do they have a certain life expectancy? (both chillers are about 4 to 5 years old)



I'm basically trying to work out if they really do need replacing or if it's just a nice "tick in the box" to have them replaced.

Thanks in advance for all advice.