What does PLANT-13 mean? The secondary loop pulls more water than the primary supplies.
Why does it matter? Return water short-circuits through the decoupler, the building supply temperature rises, and coils starve at peak.
What should you do? Stage another chiller/primary pump earlier, or reduce secondary pump speed; check the flow meters.
How Energy Agent prices a finding
Written by Pelorus Engineering · Brent Waluzak, P.E. (FL), President, Pelorus Engineering Last updated 2026-09-13
Typical evidence Secondary flow exceeding primary at peak for two weeks in August.
From a synthetic demonstration dataset, not a customer building.
At a glance Data BAS trend export Pricing Capacity-based Effort to fix Medium: usually a controls or mechanical repair Screening-level estimates; confirm with measurement and verification before capital commitment.