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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
2. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
3. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
4. Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
5. Undertake preventive maintenance checks
   • Carry out visual inspection and testing with appropriate test equipment according to refrigeration principles, procedures and safety requirements
6. Perform preventative maintenance tasks to manufacturers' specifications
7. Undertake fault-finding on cooling tower/evaporative condenser water systems components
   • Identify system components
8. Interpret the characteristics and operation of each component
9. Inspect and test the operational function of each component and assess correct operation against specifications
10. Repair/replace cooling tower/evaporative condenser components
    • Localise faulty components and confirm malfunction
11. Remove the refrigerant safely from the system and contain in accordance with procedures and regulatory requirements, where appropriate
12. Dismantle faulty components and repair to manufactures' specifications, as required
13. Select replacement parts from manufacturers' catalogues
14. Return to service cooling tower/evaporative condenser components
    • Reassemble components and test for correct operation and assess against specification
15. Charge the system safely with correct refrigerant and in accordance with procedures and regulatory requirements, where appropriate
16. Verify correct operation of the equipment
17. Complete maintenance records/service reports according to SOPs

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Components include one (1) or more of the following:	fan motor fan blade pump pump motor sprays condenser valves (bypass, shut-off and temperature control valves) thermostat drift eliminators V belt water strainer
Test equipment includes one (1) or more of the following:	sling psychrometer thermometer refrigeration gauges vacuum pump leak detector multimeter insulation resistance tester

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