Good as new
March 1st 2006

In the business critical location of Reuters UK's data centre, close control units provide precise cooling to maintain accurate temperature and humidity.

Addressing the need to renew 74 close control units on three live computer floors, Reuters ruled out unit replacement. Instead, it called on Airedale's AsNew facility to strip and rebuild the units on site.

Work was carried out over 13- months on a 'one unit per floor' basis to ensure continuous system operation.

Airedale Service renewed the old units, replacing out-of-date components with new, energy efficient parts. Within the restricted space on the data floors, major components were fitted and refrigerant pipework was replaced, pressure tested and refrigerant added. Tighter control plus upgrading of most components has led to a 10% increase in cooling capacity.

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