Thermal-XR CASE STUDIES

Convention Centre – 700 kW various VRF Systems.

Waterview Convention Centre in Homebush Bay has a large number of VRF systems installed totally 700 kW of cooling.

Only 5 years old they were showing some sign of coil degradation. It was decided to coat all of the machines with Thermal-XR to alleviate to problems encountered on very hot days.

Since the coating all units have had no head pressure failures and energy costs have been reduced significantly. Highly efficient VRF systems are highly suited to Thermal-XR as the heat exchanger fins are paper thin and manufacturers coatings often fail within a few years.

RSL Club – Rooftop Packaged Unit.

Mosman RSL used Thermal-XR coating on a troublesome rooftop packaged unit.  The 50 kW unit was around 12 years old and was close to the ocean serious so corrosion had developed.

The condenser coil was coated with Thermal-XR and  performs much better on very hot days now and no longer trips out. Maintenance is now reduced to regular filter cleaning and unit hasn’t broken down after 12 months and unit replacement will be stretched out by at least 5 – 10 years.

Haven’t been able to quantify the energy savings but unit run time is a lot less, great simple fix and don’t need to replace this expensive asset.

160 kW Carrier Chiller Gold Coast  – Unable to Operate in High Ambient Conditions.

Mark Cross from Cougar Air in the Gold Coast was faced with a client’s 120 kW Carrier Chiller with very corroded condenser coils. Unit would just trip out on hot days over 35 degrees.

After coating coils with Thermal-XR the Chiller continues to run reliably at same high outdoor the temperatures. After coating the coil the condensing temperature has dropped from 62C down to 48C that’s a 29% reduction very impressive.

Client is very happy and we don’t have to change out the very expensive condenser coils. Energy savings but unit run time is a lot less, great simple fix and don’t need to replace this expensive asset.

Supermarket Belrose – 3 year Old HVAC and Refrigeration Condensers Reduces Running Cost.

Forestway Fresh operates a premium produce supermarket in Sydney’s leafy north. The HVAC and refrigeration plant were only 3 years old and performing well.

Thermal-XR was coated onto all HVAC and Refrigeration condensers so that the life of equipment could be extended. Energy bills have decreased by around $6,000.00 and breakdowns has reduced significantly.

The manager has stated that would recommend this product to any small business owner where refrigeration and HVAC is high cost.  He also noted that outdoor coils don’t get as dirty so maintenance is reduced

Hotel with 15 year old rooftop HVAC Units.

Belrose Hotel HVAC equipment is around 15 years old and breaking down a lot on very hot days. With 13 large split systems installed replacement of HVAC would be expensive. Condenser coils were in very poor condition and units just stopped working on very hot days, this was compounded by serious hail damage.

The rooftop condenser coils were coated with Thermal-XR after some fin straightening was carried out.  The client is very happy with the results. All units continue to operate well during hot weather and breakdowns have reduced by at least 90%.

Great product for tired old systems. The big 8 fan refrigeration condenser only uses 6 fans now even on the hottest days that must be big saving on equipment strain.

Commercial Building Sydney – 25 VRF Systems.

A commercial building in Holt St Surry Hills Sydney was experiencing premature corrosion to condenser coils causing headaches for the contractor, manufacturer and the owners. Four coils have been replaced and the 40 kW VRF systems were less than 5 years old.

All units were coated with Thermal-XR. Equipment life is now extended by around 10 years and performance in hot weather is noticeably improved.  Coil corrosion was becoming a serious problem as all coils would eventually require 100% replacement.

Tenants are responsible for energy cost so no saving have been formally noted. Breakdowns and tenant complaints have reduced significantly.

Aged Care – Highly Corroded Rooftop Unit

A severely degraded 20 year old condenser coil which was falling to bits.  The 60 kW rooftop unit served a corridor in an Aged Care Facility and was a full fresh air system which means extreme load in summer. This unit was breaking down at east 5 – 6 times each summer and was way passed its replacement date. 

We applied Thermal-XR. The results were outstanding, the system continues to run and no breakdowns associated with high discharge pressure have been recorded over 18 months. The system life will be extended by at least 5 years.

Automotive Outlet – Rooftop Unit 20 Year Old

A busy 4WD outlet in Beverly Hills had problem with ongoing HVAC breakdowns.  The 60 kW rooftop unit was over 20 years old and couldn’t cope in hot weather.

We coated the condenser coils with Thermal-XR and an immediate improvement was noted by the owner, unit just seemed to be working easier.

“Energy bills have reduced, conditions are much better in the shop for our staff on hot days and we don’t see the repair guys much anymore. I would strongly recommend this product to any retail outlet.”

Retail Bedding Outlet – Rooftop Units 15 Years Old.

A retail bedding outlet Forty Winks in Balgowlah in Sydney operates 7 day and the old 40kW rooftop packaged units were not coping on hot days.

Thermal-XR was coated onto condenser coils and breakdown associated with high pressure has simply ceased. Great outcome. The 20 year old units were close to replacement and by simply coating these degraded coils these old systems will survive for another 5 – 10 years. Breakdowns on this site have reduced by 90%.