Smardt oil-free magnetic bearing chillers with Turbocor compressors.
Overview
Smardt builds oil-free chillers around Danfoss Turbocor magnetic-bearing compressors — extremely efficient at part load and popular in Gauteng data centres, hospitals and green-rated office buildings. These machines need controls-literate technicians, not generic HVAC labour.
Model Families
Equipment
Troubleshooting
Tap a fault for likely causes, what to check on site, and when to call us out.
Likely causes
What to check
Check incoming supply stability and read the compressor fault code over the service tool.
When to call us
Levitation faults need the Turbocor service software — call us rather than power-cycling repeatedly.
Likely causes
What to check
Check plant room ventilation and inverter cooling line temperature.
When to call us
Call us the same day — inverter modules are the most expensive single part on the machine.
Likely causes
What to check
Trend kW/TR against load and condenser water temperature over a week.
When to call us
Book an efficiency audit — most Smardt underperformance is a control strategy issue we can fix without parts.
Parts & Spares
Turbocor compressors and inverter modules are imported specialist items — 4 – 10 weeks typical. Sensors, controllers and consumables are quicker. For critical sites we recommend a spare compressor module held locally.
Coverage
FAQ
A routine Smardt service starts around R4 500 – R9 500 per unit depending on tonnage, compressor count and site access. Repairs are quoted separately after diagnosis. Send us the nameplate photos through the quote form and we come back with a fixed price within 24 hours.
Yes — we source OEM parts through South African distributors wherever the part is still catalogued. Where a component is obsolete or on long lead time, we offer a tested equivalent and tell you up front which route we are taking and what it does to the warranty.
Absolutely. Most of the Smardt plant we look after in Gauteng is well past its warranty period. We service, rebuild and re-commission older units rather than pushing you straight into a replacement.
We work with the unit controller and integrate it with BACnet, Modbus or your existing BMS head-end. That includes alarm mapping, trending, setpoint scheduling and getting fault history off the panel so we can see what actually tripped.
Same-day across Johannesburg, Pretoria, the East Rand, West Rand and the Vaal Triangle. Mpumalanga, North West, Free State and Limpopo are typically next-day, sooner for critical plant.
Yes — quarterly or bi-annual planned maintenance with logged readings, refrigerant records, water-side checks and a written condition report each visit. Contract clients get priority breakdown response.
Send nameplate photos and we quote within 24 hours.
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