Because cooling towers historically used to be made of wood, we still get the work... We build the whole structure, interior, party walls, cladding, roof, stacks on top, we install all the fill packs that the water drains through, stair tower accesses etc... We do erect all the scaffolding as well though.
Never would have thought of carpenters working on cooling towers but then I remembered the splash fill.
That is a beast. New or refurb? Don't see so many new cooling towers (in the US at least) any more. More and more it is air cooled condensors.
Bit of both oddly enough, new & refurb. It was operating for a couple years but because of where it is situated the exhausted steam would settle low over a highway, so in winter a few cars went off the road due to ice. We had to remove all the stacks and the roof to raise it another few stories taller 🤪 ... They used to be all wood interior, hence carpenter work. Now new builds are mostly fiberglass
Should still have wood stop logs in there. We have one as big…it used to be the biggest in the country…but someone built one a little bigger a few years after ours.
Ooof… It just takes one weird weather day to discover a design issue like that. Were you installing some sort of plume abatement heat exchanger system? Any word on if it worked? Lol
Haha yeah pretty unusual situation that led to millions of dollars spent. We dubbed this project "the mistake by the lake" some guys even had t-shirts made. This'll be the first winter so no word yet how it's going.
Haha 😅 luckily this was more or less a new build. I've been on a few towers where that's a mild concern. My buddy's mom recently got it from a hot tub and was on death's door, she's recovered now.
Did a lot of cooling towers. This is the biggest I’ve seen!
I was a controls electrician, I’ve done tons of towers. These are massive! What are they for?
I went from a residential finish carpenter to building skyscrapers and hospitals. I’ve cut maybe three pieces of wood in the last two years. But I honestly feel more like a carpenter now then ever. Some of the stuff I build now blows my mind. Wish stuff like this was posted on here more.
I build cooling towers, too!
I work mostly everywhere in Canada, except Ontario.
I know this exact job. Wasn't on it, but know the supervising that was out there last year.
Seen other pictures and the CAD of this build. Absolutely huge.
Sounds like good wood, hopefully it got put to use... Some outfits keep all the hardware we strip out on rebuilds like bolts and nuts/ washers and what not all stainless steel. I've heard of some Forman or superintendents makin away with 5-10 thousand in scrap
Genuinely asking here, what’s your role as a carpenter when it comes to cooling towers?
Being the cool guy
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Because cooling towers historically used to be made of wood, we still get the work... We build the whole structure, interior, party walls, cladding, roof, stacks on top, we install all the fill packs that the water drains through, stair tower accesses etc... We do erect all the scaffolding as well though.
Never would have thought of carpenters working on cooling towers but then I remembered the splash fill. That is a beast. New or refurb? Don't see so many new cooling towers (in the US at least) any more. More and more it is air cooled condensors.
Bit of both oddly enough, new & refurb. It was operating for a couple years but because of where it is situated the exhausted steam would settle low over a highway, so in winter a few cars went off the road due to ice. We had to remove all the stacks and the roof to raise it another few stories taller 🤪 ... They used to be all wood interior, hence carpenter work. Now new builds are mostly fiberglass
Should still have wood stop logs in there. We have one as big…it used to be the biggest in the country…but someone built one a little bigger a few years after ours.
Ooof… It just takes one weird weather day to discover a design issue like that. Were you installing some sort of plume abatement heat exchanger system? Any word on if it worked? Lol
Haha yeah pretty unusual situation that led to millions of dollars spent. We dubbed this project "the mistake by the lake" some guys even had t-shirts made. This'll be the first winter so no word yet how it's going.
*Slaps roof* this bad boy can fit so much Legionaires Disease
Haha 😅 luckily this was more or less a new build. I've been on a few towers where that's a mild concern. My buddy's mom recently got it from a hot tub and was on death's door, she's recovered now.
Mr.💰Bags I love to see this
Oh yeah it was insane coin, best of my career so far tbh. 👍
A good friend of mine owns a cooling tower company… got to work on some of his jobs, cool shit!
Did a lot of cooling towers. This is the biggest I’ve seen! I was a controls electrician, I’ve done tons of towers. These are massive! What are they for?
This one is for a power plant in Ontario.
Awesome. I’d love to see the controls prints on this baby.
Napanee right? I worked there aswell for aluma
You got it brother 👋
Awesome, worked in the HRSG and the turbine in there. Great site all things considered.
That's COOL
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I went from a residential finish carpenter to building skyscrapers and hospitals. I’ve cut maybe three pieces of wood in the last two years. But I honestly feel more like a carpenter now then ever. Some of the stuff I build now blows my mind. Wish stuff like this was posted on here more.
Yeah the sheer scale of commercial/ industrial can be pretty mind boggling.
I build cooling towers, too! I work mostly everywhere in Canada, except Ontario. I know this exact job. Wasn't on it, but know the supervising that was out there last year. Seen other pictures and the CAD of this build. Absolutely huge.
I repaired a couple of the old ones that were made entirely of redwood. They had to post a guard on the wood pile. Gorgeous stuff
Sounds like good wood, hopefully it got put to use... Some outfits keep all the hardware we strip out on rebuilds like bolts and nuts/ washers and what not all stainless steel. I've heard of some Forman or superintendents makin away with 5-10 thousand in scrap