A restaurant needed some immediate relief from the summer heat in the absence of permanent cooling. Porta-Air rushed to the site and installed portable water-cooled rental equipment in their requested locations. Water Cooled AC units are available from 1 through 10 tons.

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Several portable units were placed throughout a commercial building in West Dundee, IL in 2022 for several months. We were able to use a combination of mobile air cooled units to satisfy the cooling load without the tenant having to shut down the business.

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A restaurant main heating system failed during cold weather in Wheeling, IL and Porta-Air was called to provide temporary heating units to satisfy the restaurant employees and customers in the interim while the main RTU was being repaired. An electric heater was used in conjunction with a heat pump to increase the heating output. Two air cooled heat pump rentals and two electric heaters were used to satisfy the restaurant conditions. One of the main challenges was locating dedicated outlets so breakers don’t trip.

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A testing certification facility requested a cooling solution for their lab area when the permanent AC unit failed in Romeoville, IL. The hookup of water and electrical to the OWC6012 5 Ton Spot Cooler Rental was straight forward, since power and proper water supply were easily available.

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A Lab facility in Elmhurst, IL requested several Climate Pro 18 (CP18) spot coolers for their distressed employees. During the hot summer months, the heat and humidity exceeded the capacity of the RTU (Roof Top Unit), therefore additional cooling units were necessary to satisfy the comfort of the workers. A condensate pump was installed in multiple portable AC cooler locations, in place of the standard condensate bucket, which enabled the portable emergency AC rental unit to run continuously, without cooling interruptions. If you have high humidity areas where the condensate bucket needs to be emptied often, a condensate pump is optional, so your equipment runs 24/7.

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During temperature fluctuations of the Fall season in Northwest Indiana, a permanent rooftop unit failed on the third floor of a tenant space in Hammond, Indiana. Initially, the client requested temporary air conditioning since the outdoor temperature on that specific day was unseasonably warm. After asking some questions, we concluded that the permanent rooftop unit generated both heating and cooling into the space of the tenant. Knowing that the outdoor temperature was going to drop during the rental period, we recommended a dual heating and cooling rental as the temporary solution. The commercial portable heat pump was indeed used in both the heating and cooling modes during the rental period.

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