Great questions. Your questions alone have made me re-think our approach. The chiller is 40 years old and has not had issues with short cycling. We are probably over thinking it because we are moving the chiller to the roof and trying to avoid replacing the existing CHW pumps.
Our new plan...
We have been tasked with replacing an existing evaporator/condenser combination unit at a local resort & spa. The condenser is on the roof and the evaporator is in the basement. Rather than install a refrigerant monitoring system in the basement to bring the new system up to code, we are...