Do you know when to replace your fill media? Know what the signs and varying stages of damage and fouling look like BEFORE your fill media collapses.

1. A publication of

2. The Signs that your
Fill Media Needs Replacement

3. Your Fill Has Fallen.
This is a pretty obvious sign that your fill
needs replacement. However in the following
slides we will review important signs and
stages leading up to this worst case scenario
to prevent this from happening to your tower!

4. Calcium build up from
water concentrates,
clogging fill

5. Uneven water
distribution decreases
performance

6. Sagging and warping
of fill packs.

7. Broken or damaged
support grids.
(splash fill only)

8. What the Stages of Fill
Media Fouling Look Like…

9. **Fill Packs are still structurally
supportive, however the light
and dark streaks in the fill is the
calcium build up occurring.

10. **This grid splash fill is beginning to
buckle. Splash fill is designed to
optimize performance at a certain
distance from the next grid. Buckling
affects cooling performance and is just
one close step away from falling and
hindering performance further.

11. **Broken splash fill supports
**Severely clogged fill

12. Moderate Damage Severe Damage
*If your fill media is clogged and not evenly distributing water and air flow or has fallen down, call your cooling
tower vendor to replace fill before catastrophic performance results occur.

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