Identifying the Right Portable Air Conditioner For Your Server Room Cooling Needs When calculating the cooling needs of your server room, you’ll need to consider more than just the room’s dimensions. Because a server room produces more heat than an average room in a home or an office, it’s important to calculate the amount of heat being generated that needs to be displaced in addition to room size. The cooling power of portable air conditioners is measured in British Thermal Units (BTU’s). The more BTU’s listed on a portable air conditioners spec sheet, the greater the amount of warm air it can displace. Use the following as a guide to calculate the required number of BTU’s your server room’s portable air conditioner will need to produce. 1. Equipment BTU: Total wattage for servers, switches, and routers x 3.5 2. Lighting BTU: Total wattage x 4.25 3. Occupant BTU: Number of occupants x 400 4. Square Footage: Length (m) x width (m) x 337 5. Window BTU: South facing – length (m) x width (m) x 870 North facing – length (m) x width (m) x 165 Choosing the Right Type of Portable Air Conditioner for Your Server Room There are several types of portable air conditioners, but not all are suited for server room cooling. An ideal portable air conditioner for a server room will have the following features: Ventilation system to displace hot air Condensation tank Standard electrical plug Ventilation Portable air conditioners for server rooms must have some way to force heat out of the server room. Window air conditioners aren’t an ideal option because of the security risk presented by the open window. The optimal type portable air conditioners for server rooms are those that use ventilation hoses to force air out through a ceiling panel or through an exterior wall. Condensation tank An ideal server room atmosphere will be one of low to moderate moisture. A room that is too dry produces dust, but a room that is too damp can cause a great deal of damage to machines. Portable air conditioners do produce moisture by design. However, while some push moisture back into the air, others like the Avenger use a condensation to collect excess moisture. Standard electrical plug In the past, electrical outlet compatibility has presented an expensive problem for businesses needing to bring portable air conditioners into their server rooms. Most server rooms have standard 220 volt sockets designed for a single phase power supply. However, many industrial size portable air conditioners are designed to work with industrial 3 phase outlets. Hiring an electrician to rewire sockets can be pricey. This is why in 2006 we redesigned our powerful 60CAP model to use a standard 220 volt single phase power supply design. Now every business can afford the industrial strength portable air conditioners they need to keep their server rooms at optimal temperatures without having to pay expensive electrician fees. The 60CAP can be rolled into a server room, plugged in, and begin its work within minutes. Need a cost effective, powerful portable air conditioner for your server room cooling needs? Contact us about the 60CAP portable air conditioner or other portable air conditioners that you’ve found on our site. Browse through our inventory of portable air conditioners or call us today at 1-800-465-1776.

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