Port-A-Cool Evaporative Coolers for “Green” Cooling
There’s a lot of talk about being “green” lately, and I admit I’ve fallen
into this marketing ploy. One of my good friends owns an auto body shop
and needed a way to keep his employees cool without having to invest in anything
too expensive. Plus, seeing as their workspace is out in the open,
standard air conditioning systems wouldn’t work anyway.
Being the Google expert that I am, I began researching cooling options for
his business and found that a lot of people rave about evaporative cooling.
Seemingly low-tech, evaporative coolers use water and a high powered fan to
reduce temperatures. Because they don’t have compressors or use coolants,
they’re also considered very “green.” Overall, Port-A-Cool evaporative
coolers seem to have a fantastic reputation that’s connected to residential as
well as commercial markets. Port-A-Cool
uses high powered blowers in their units as well as noise reduction technology
in their design. This has been a popular choice for evaporative coolers from
both residential and commercial clientèle for many years.
I called up their Texas office and spoke to a friendly sales representative
who was eager to answer all my questions about their product line.
Apparently they offer several evaporative cooler options in many sizes.
The representative on the phone specifically recommended some of their larger
commercial units for my friend’s business – specifically one of their newest and
budget priced units, the PAC2KCYC01 Cyclone 3000. This unit supposedly cools
areas up to 700 square feet. At less than $800 retail, this looked a good,
cost-effective option for what my friend was looking for.
Per Alex’s recommendation, I placed my order with
Air-N-Water for the Port-A-Cool unit
yesterday. While we haven’t received the product yet, we have high hopes
for this evaporative cooler and will definitely post our Air-N-Water reviews (or
complaints).
*Update: You can actually see a video of a Port-A-Cool in action on air-n-water.com ‘s YouTube channel.