River North is a great area for fantastic food and entertainment. This dining spot has spectacular food and takes its climate control seriously. If any of the permanent cooling units are under performing or a heat wave is coming, they call us for emergency portable cooling relief. Great people, great service and a good time. Please do not hesitate to give us a call for your air conditioning rental cost. Rent cooling today!

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Porta-Air carries AC units in all sizes from small to large. In this high-end Italian restaurant in downtown Chicago, we installed some of the smallest most powerful compact cooling rental units. The water-cooled rentals provided the relief the chefs needed to perform their jobs comfortably. Restaurant workers are some of the hardest workers. They bust their butts and deserve cooling relief at all times! Please give us a call if we can make your employees comfortable while on the job with portable AC rental units.

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During the initial phases of construction, direct fired natural gas heating units are sometimes the general contractors heat of choice because of the heating output efficiency and rental cost. DF heaters cost considerably less than Indirect Fired Heaters. Open flame heaters are 100% efficient and can either operate off of propane or natural gas. Also, there are diesel direct fired heaters as well but less common and used in specific applications. Direct fired units need fresh air intake from the outdoors to avoid carbon monoxide and water vapor by products. When direct fired heaters are starved of oxygen, the flame will turn from blue to yellow and CO and water vapor are emitted. When you get a headache when around direct fired heaters, it is most likely a result of the lack of fresh air supplied to the heater. Direct fired heaters are the ticket when plenty of fresh air is available.

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Three different views of a smoke shop in the Fulton Market neighborhood of the West Loop in downtown Chicago. The store front has large windows on the western exposure side of the building. A common outcome in the summertime is an overwhelming amount of solar heat load from the large windows. The permanent, primary AC system cannot keep up with the additional solar heat load from the windows. To compound the problem, in addition to the window solar load, the doors are constantly opening and closing. Keeping establishments cool with the main air conditioning system can be a problem. Porta-Air can help with any of your climate control issues by offering temporary cooling rentals to overcome the force of mother nature. Rent AC today!

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When the building AC failed prior to the board meeting on the southside of Chicago in Cook County, IL, we were requested to provide emergency AC service quickly. We immediately loaded the truck and were out the door in a flash. When we arrived, we unexpectedly were faced with having to cut a couple of holes in the wall for unit water hose penetration to reach the flared water connections on the air conditioning rental unit. The customer was delighted on our speedy delivery and hookup. We thrive on service excellence. Air conditioners for rent, 24/7.

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During the cold weather in Chicago, a customer requested emergency electric heat for one of their vacant warehouses. Several heater rentals were installed throughout the commercial area to prevent the sprinkler system from freezing during the cold weather. Please call or email Porta-Air for your electric heat rental today.

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