Seeley International, Adelaide, Australia, announced it has acquired the business of Coolerado Corp., a Denver-based manufacturer of indirect evaporative air conditioning products.
The benefits of portables, including speedy implementation, reduced downtime, and cost-effectiveness, are continuing to gain recognition from end users. And, as end users experience these benefits and the resulting uptime, industry experts expect the portable market to continue to heat up.
Keeping people happy and cool isn’t always easy in a crunch, so it’s essential commercial contractors have the right practices in place — including access to portable equipment — to quickly restore cooling in emergency situations.
When high-end equipment does not live up to consumer expectations, the culprit is almost always improper installation. The bottom line: Properly sizing, selecting, and installing HVAC equipment is critical to ensuring energy efficiency and comfort.
A fair number of consumers do not mind spending more for a system that provides premium comfort, higher efficiency, and is aesthetically pleasing — especially if it’s going to be installed in a high-end home.
Portacool LLC, a Texas-based manufacturer of portable evaporative coolers, announced it is addressing the rise in European demand for its products through a new warehouse facility in Barcelona, Spain.
United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 673,360 units in April 2015, up 3.8 percent from 648,404 units shipped in April 2014, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
The Cool3 indirect evaporative cooling (IDEC) unit is available in 200-, 300-, and 400-kW unit sizes. The 400-kW model offers typical annual partial Power Usage Effectiveness (pPUE) below 1.1.