Portable Air Conditioners for Data Center Security: A Guide Choosing and Installing Server Room Portable Air Conditioners During the winter months when employees are turning up the heat to keep warm, the server room that stores the company’s most critical data is at the greatest risk. While people need warmth to stay productive, computers need a crisp, cool environment that is often threatened by the increased heat produced throughout the winter months. Because most buildings are designed so that warm air from heaters is forced through every room on a building’s floor, portable air conditioners play an integral role in keeping server rooms cool throughout the winter. However, not all portable air conditioners are ideal for server rooms. Before you go shopping for portable air conditioners, contact cold air to assess your server room needs, or assess your own needs using the information below: Ventilation Requirements for Server Room Portable Air Conditioners While portable air conditioners are designed to produce cold air, the process of converting electricity into cold air actually produces a great deal of heat. To counter this, portable air conditioners need ventilation to force warm out of the room rather than simply push it around. When most people think about ventilation for portable air conditioners, they imagine the standard window unit. However, these types of portable air conditioners are not ideal for data centers. One important reason is that the open window presents a potential security breach. Additionally, these types of portable air conditioners are often noisy or don’t have the cooling power required for server room. Portable air conditioners have come a long way in both design and functionality from the window units of yesterday. The best types of portable air conditioners for server rooms are those that force hot air out of the room using a ventilation tube routed through a ceiling panel or an outside wall. These types of portable air conditioners don’t only generate cold air, but actually remove warm air from the room and force it elsewhere. Installing Portable Air Conditioners Today’s portable air conditioners for server rooms can easily be rolled from room to room and don’t require heavy lifting and complex installation of the unit itself. However, a small amount of work is normally required to route the ventilation hose. Although the process is fairly straight-forward for someone with general handyman experience, many people prefer to leave this to a professional. Be Mindful of Electrical Requirements Many industrial sized portable air conditioners don’t use a standard plug and may require expensive electrical work to rewire an outlet for the portable air conditioners plug. Traditionally, this has been an expensive problem for businesses. Before purchasing any portable air conditioner and having it delivered to your office, be sure to ask about the portable air conditioners electrical requirements. To make server room cooling more simple and affordable for businesses, we redesigned our most powerful portable air conditioners, the 60CAP, with a 220 volt single phase power supply. The 60CAP is among the most powerful portable air conditioners available today that doesn’t require expensive rewiring. These powerful portable air conditioners are quiet, inexpensive, and can be up and running within minutes of rolling them into your server room. Looking for a portable air conditioner with lots of power, a standard power supply, and an affordable price? Contact us about the Avenger 60CAP, the choice of portable air conditioners for server rooms throughout the country.

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