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Building Cooling Tower Tours

Published: 2026-02-17      Revised: 2026-02-17

Overview​

Only Cooling Tower Sample Points are scheduled for routine inspections. However, you should also build tours for Exchangers to ensure technicians can quickly inspect them if a leak is found on the sample point.

Step 1: Build Tour for Sample Points​

Scheduling Sample Points

  1. Open the Schedule.
  2. Filter the grid: Set Inspection Type = Cooling Tower.
  3. Pro Tip: Uncheck Make Tours LUnit Specific to group sample points from the entire facility into a single tour.
  4. Select the desired rows and click Build New Tour.
  5. Go to the Current Tours sub-tab and assign it to a technician.

Step 2: The Exchanger Strategy​

The Exchanger Strategy

Technicians need Exchangers loaded on their handhelds to trace leaks. You have two options:

Option A: Preemptive Assignment

  1. Create a "Master Exchanger Tour" containing ALL facility exchangers.
  2. Assign this to your cooling tower technician.
  3. Benefit: If a leak is found, the data is already on the device, allowing immediate investigation.

Option B: Reactive Assignment

  1. Wait until a Sample Point leaks.
  2. Go to the Component grid, filter for Type = Exchanger, and select the specific exchangers associated with the leaking sample point.
  3. Click Add to Tour, select M21 with Inspection Why = Retest, and assign it to the technician.
  4. Drawback: The technician must sync their device to receive the new tour before they can inspect the exchangers.