W
hen a burst pipe threatened
loss of critical temperature
control in the data centre of
a major telecommunications
company, Andrews Chiller Hire were
called upon to deliver a solution that
would achieve and maintain constant
air temperature whilst the in-house air
conditioning system was shut down for
repair and test.
Since the water leak was discovered on
a Saturday maintenance staff needed
to contact a chiller hire company that
could support them immediately,
providing a solution to protect the
expensive equipment at the data centre.
Should the air conditioning system
have to be shut down, without any
alternative supply of chilled air it would
be extremely costly, with the company
facing millions of pounds per hour in
lost revenue, and potential contractual
supplier fines.
Andrews Chiller Hire was the first
point of contact since it offers ‘local’
availability of chillers and associated
equipment, and there is no such thing
as closed-at-weekends, the company
provides round-the-clock service, 365
days a year. It is this level of support
backed by experience staff that has
enabled Andrews to deliver, promptly,
so many temporary fully engineered
solutions.
Data centres with their banks of
computer suites demand a consistent
temperature controlled environment.
Heat dissipated from computers,
servers and other associated electronic
equipment is a major contributor
to rising room temperatures hence
the requirement for a reliable airconditioning system. With any
temperature rise there can be a
subsequent increase in room humidity
creating potential from electrostatic
discharge which is detrimental to safe
and secure computer performance. The
outcome is potential total loss of or
corruption to data.
The emergency phone call to Andrews
Chiller Hire was made on a Saturday
aftern