Server room cooling in Leamington Spa
Does your Leamington Spa comms room or server cupboard run hot? We fit dedicated cooling for small server rooms, racks and build machines in offices and studios. It is sized from what your kit draws and kept separate from the office system, so your equipment stays within safe limits at weekends and overnight.
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- Sized from your real heat load
- Runs separately from office cooling
- Racks, cupboards and small rooms
How warm can a server room safely run?
Server Room Environments recommends 18°C to 27°C for computer and server rooms, and ideally 18°C to 25°C, with UPS batteries at 20°C to 25°C. It suggests relative humidity of 45% to 50%. Check what your own equipment makers specify, too, because some kit is stricter than others. Source: Server Room Environments.
How do you work out how much cooling is needed?
Start with the power draw, because almost all of it turns into heat. A 900W server gives out 900W of heat. Add up servers, switches, storage and UPS units, and then allow for growth. That same guide multiplies by 1.5 to leave room to expand. Then add lighting, any people working in there and sun through any windows. Every kilowatt of cooling equals 3,412 BTU per hour. A survey should confirm the sum, and it helps to bring your power readings along. Source: Server Room Environments.
Why not just rely on the office air conditioning?
Office systems follow office hours. They may be off at night and at weekends, and they respond to the people in the main room instead of the machines in the cupboard. Meanwhile the kit keeps running, and a closed door traps the heat. A dedicated unit runs all year on its own controller, so the server cupboard stops depending on who last touched the office thermostat.
What should happen if the cooling fails?
Decide this before it happens. For most small rooms, a temperature alarm that reaches a person is the first thing to have. Where downtime really costs money, a second unit can stand by to take over. A studio with a build server has a different problem from a shop with one network switch, so we match the plan to what a failure would cost you.
Does it have to count towards TM44?
The guidance counts units controlled by one person in a building as a single system, and it says systems used purely for comfort are not exempt. Process-only cooling is treated differently, so check how your server unit is classed along with the rest of your plant if your total gets near 12kW. Source: GOV.UK.
Common questions
Can you fit a unit in a room with no outside wall?
Often, using longer pipe runs through a ceiling void or riser. It depends on the route to the outdoor unit and on how the condensate will drain.
Will you need to shut our systems down?
Normally no, since the work is around your kit, not on it. We will agree any risky steps with whoever looks after your IT.
We are a small studio with one rack. Is this overkill?
Possibly not. A closed cupboard with one busy rack can get hot quickly. Send us the power draw and the room size, and we will tell you straight.
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Before you ring
These details let us give you a better answer on the first call.
- Your postcode
- Flat, house or workplace
- Whether the building is listed
- Which rooms, roughly how big, and which way they face
- Who owns the outside walls, if you lease or rent
Server room cooling outside Leamington Spa
Need server room cooling somewhere else nearby? We travel to the towns below, and each page covers its own planning points. Our page on air conditioning in Leamington Spa has the full picture.
Read this first
What size air conditioner do you need?
A room size table in kW and BTU, plus when to go larger.
How do you check the F-gas register for an installer?
Company certificates, personal qualifications and who to ask.
How much does air conditioning cost?
Fitted prices, electrics, running costs and the extras people forget.
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Office air conditioning
For game studios and offices where screens and people make the heat.
Commercial air conditioning
Customer areas on busy streets, from cafés and bars to salons.
More from Leamington Air Conditioning
Air conditioning installation
Survey, consents, fitting and start-up, in that order.
Home air conditioning
Quiet systems for bedrooms, top floors and family rooms.
Air-to-air heat pumps
One system for winter warmth and summer cooling, room by room.
Multi-split air conditioning
Several rooms on one outdoor unit, each with its own controller.
Conservatory air conditioning
Makes a glass room or garden office usable in July and January.
Air conditioning servicing
Yearly care and leak checks, on systems we did and did not fit.
Air conditioning repairs
Leaks, drips, error codes and systems that have stopped cooling.
Want us to call you?
Tell us where you are and what is too hot or too cold. Or ring 01926 967778.