Electrical Engineering | Clearances for Pad-Mounted Transformers
Electrical Engineering | Clearances for Pad-Mounted Transformers

Electrical Engineering | Clearances for Pad-Mounted Transformers

Posted by Mike Ruff on in Engineering

Many buildings are located in developments, or on sites with underground electrical and tele/data/cable utilities. While the underground services eliminate unattractive overhead pole lines, cabling and transformers, the installation of utility company transformers presents challenges of a different sort. Utility company transformers are large, generally green in color, and can range from a small box […]

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How to Reduce Electricity Costs Ahead of Rate Increases

How to Reduce Electricity Costs Ahead of Rate Increases

Posted by Sara Lewis on in Engineering, Energy Solutions

Sometimes, it can be difficult to understand changes on your electric bill and even harder to determine what you can do to bring monthly costs down.  TES Engineering recently attended a seminar that discussed First Energy rate structures and the company’s planned impending rate increases. In this blog post, we hope to break down the […]

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Closed Loop Water Treatment

Closed Loop Water Treatment

Posted by Bob Schneider on in Engineering

In a central plant system, there are two types of water piping loops: closed and open. An open loop is from the chiller to the cooling tower. As the water flows through the tower, it is open to the atmosphere. Because of evaporation at the cooling tower, city water is introduced to replace the evaporated […]

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Cleaning Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers

Cleaning Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers

Posted by Bob Schneider on in Engineering

Central Plants may utilize plate and frame heat exchangers for “free cooling” or other types of heat transfer. Maintenance of your plate and frame heat exchanger should be part of your scheduled service program. The plate exchanger, shown below, consists of corrugated plates assembled into a frame. The hot fluid flows in one direction in […]

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A Perfectly Engineered Answer to a Common Chiller Question

A Perfectly Engineered Answer to a Common Chiller Question

Posted by Bob Schneider on in Engineering

TES Engineering recently had the opportunity to oversee a chiller replacement at a national retail anchor store. Because of the Landlord/Tenant Agreement, the mall was responsible for replacing the chiller and bore the cost of the installation, but the tenant is responsible for operating costs. This type of agreement raises a question: Should the mall […]

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