Your Cooling Tower Choice

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  • Oct 29, 2025

When your facility uses a water-cooled chiller or high-capacity cooling loop, a well-designed and maintained cooling tower is critical. That’s where BMD Technologies comes in — with deep experience in commercial and industrial HVAC systems, they are equipped to handle everything from cooling tower installation through ongoing service.



 

Why a cooling tower matters

A cooling tower removes excess heat from the system by rejecting heat from circulating water into the outside air. As explained on BMD’s site, “A cooling tower is a vital component of many commercial HVAC systems, particularly in buildings that use water-cooled chillers.”  When the cooling tower is operating efficiently, the downstream chiller, pumps, and the rest of your HVAC system don’t have to work as hard—this means more reliable performance, lower energy use, and longer equipment life.

What BMD Technologies brings to the table

With more than 30 years of HVAC service in the Southern California market, BMD Technologies offers reliable, custom-designed systems for commercial and industrial clients. In the context of a cooling tower, that means they handle:

  • System integration & design – Selecting the right tower size, matching it to the chiller capacity and process loads, designing support structure, sizing piping and pumps, and ensuring that airflow and water circulation are correct. 

  • Installation & commissioning – Proper placement (outdoor location, structural supports, vibration isolation), correct piping and balancing, air and water flow verification, alignment with the rest of the HVAC infrastructure.

  • Ongoing maintenance & service – A cooling tower lives outdoors, operates constantly during peak periods, and is exposed to scale, biological growth, corrosion and ambient weather. BMD’s maintenance approach helps spot issues early.

Key installation and maintenance steps

  1. Correct sizing and layout – If the tower is too small or improperly located (poor airflow, recirculation of hot exhaust), you’ll get reduced cooling capacity and higher energy costs. BMD’s engineering team ensures the right match.

  2. Water treatment and fill media care – Without attention to water quality, scale builds up, fill media clogs, and performance drops. Regular cleaning and treatment are vital.

  3. Fan, motor, pump, basin inspection – Moving parts must be maintained, bearings aligned, fans balanced, basins kept clean of debris and sediment. BMD technicians provide these inspections and preventive maintenance.

  4. Airflow and drift control – Ensuring that intake air is clean, discharge does not recirculate into intake, drift eliminators work properly, and the tower remains free of obstruction.

  5. Seasonal checks and corrosion control – Since the tower is outdoors and exposed, rust and corrosion of structural components and fill packs can be a problem if unaddressed.

The benefits of working with BMD

By partnering with BMD Technologies, you gain a team that understands large-scale HVAC systems including chillers, centrifugal systems, and cooling towers. The benefits you’ll gain include:

  • Improved system reliability and uptime (less risk of unexpected tower or chiller failure)

  • Better energy efficiency (properly functioning tower means less load on the chiller)

  • Lower lifecycle cost (maintenance and correct installation extend the equipment life)

  • Peace of mind with a contractor experienced in industrial/commercial HVAC, not a generic service provider

Final word

In facilities where large cooling loads exist — whether manufacturing, hospitals, data centers or office buildings — the cooling tower is a critical link in the HVAC system. When installed and maintained correctly, it allows the rest of the system to operate with less stress, better efficiency and longer life. With BMD Technologies as your partner, you’ll have the design, installation, and maintenance expertise you need to keep that tower—and your entire cooling infrastructure—running smoothly.