Cooling Season’s “One-Two Punch”
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First it’s storms with HAIL . . . then it’s cottonwood, insects & other airborne debris
Both can have a significant impact on your equipment & your budget.
Protect your HVAC&R units!
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Patented Cottonwood Filters from Air Solution Company. Helps mechanical equipment run clean, safe & efficient all season long.
Keeping the debris out of condenser coils, cooling towers & AHU’s preserves and extends the life of HVAC units, saving you a lot $ and serious problems.
It will multiply the return on your investment for the next 10-20 years by maintaining the design efficiency and reducing hours of operation.
Protects the energy savings & equipment performance for the Owner or under an Energy Services / Guaranteed Savings Contract.
Patented filter screens & fastening systems that withstand extreme outdoor environmental conditions, secure your HVAC investment and protect your O&M budget!
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Cooling Towers
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Air-Cooled Chillers
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Rooftop Units
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VRF/VRV Units
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CRAC Units
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Dry-Coolers
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Condenser Coils
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AHU / OA Louvers
One Punch = Storms & Hail Damage
Spring brings severe weather, high winds, strong gusts & destructive hail to RTU’s, Air-Cooled Chillers, Condenser Coils & Cooling Tower Fill
Kansas & Missouri are at very high risk for Hail, High Winds & Strong Gusts!
5/29/2011 Downtown Kansas City
NOAA All Severe Weather Reports Jan 01-Dec 31, 2017 KS #2 & MO #3
NOAA Hail Reports Jan 01-Dec 31, 2017 KS #2 & MO #4
NOAA High Wind Reports Jan 01-Dec 31, 2017 MO #3 & KS #8
Large Hail
Quarter-Size Hail
Hail In a Field
Hail Mesh with Marbles & Coins
Hail Damage to HVAC equipment is Common in Kansas & Missouri
Protect your coils & cooling towers from hail damage all spring & summer with Air Solutions Company’s Patented, Long-Lasting Cottonwood Air Intake Filter Screens, Hail Guards & Secure Fastening Systems
Moderate Hail Damage to the Condenser Coils
Severe Hail Damage That Will Probably Require Replacement Which Could Have Been Avoided.
Carrier Unit with hail damaged coils – Use of either Air Intake Filters in combination with a galvanized stand-off frame or use of the Hail Master Mesh with the Track Mount System wold protect from this type of damage.
Hail Damage to RTU Condenser Coils
Second Punch = Cottonwood, Insect & Airborne Debris
Reducing Airflow in Condenser Coils & Cooling Tower Fill and Contaminating Cooling Tower Water
Cottonwood, Insects & Airborne Debris are serious issues for HVAC&R equipment operation & efficiency, and the health & safety of the people around them.
Eastern Cottonwood Trees in the USA Kansas & Missouri Are Right in the Center.
Cottonwood Tree in Full Bloom
Cottonwood Seed Plugs Condenser Coils, Cooling Tower Fill & Strainers
Micro-channel Coils Covered with Cottonwood Seed Restricting Airflow, Increasing Head-Pressure, Power Draw & Reducing Cooling Capacity.
How does this effect your air-cooled chillers, RTU’s, condensing units & VRF/VRV units?
Split Fin Condenser Coils Packed with Cottonwood
Split-Row Condenser Coil with Cottonwood Packed Between 2 Rows.
RTU with Cottonwood Seed Accumulating on the CDS Coils Behind the Hail Guards Reduces Airflow & Capacity, Increases Head Pressure & Energy Draw
Cottonwood Building Up Behind the Hail Guards
You have to clean cottonwood out of your coils every year, usually several times per year.
Would you rather power wash the cottonwood out of your coils, often with strong chemicals or simply brush it off?
Power Washing Condenser Coils
Easy to Clean! Simply Use Your Hand or a Soft Foxtail Brush. Even the Rain Washes Them Off.
The Greatest Problem for Air-Cooled HVAC Units
Cooling Towers
Over 90% of debris comes through the air intakes! How does this effect your cooling towers? Organics like this feed the bacteria & microorganisms in the water.
Keeping the organic debris out of your cooling towers is the first step in keeping them clean & preventing the proliferation Legionella.
Industrial Grade Cottonwood Air Intake Filter Screens Keep Insects, Cottonwood Seed, Leaves & Other Airborne Debris Out of the Cooling Tower Fill, Sump, Strainers, Piping & Chillers.
Airborne Debris Caught on the Sump Strainer Could Have Been Kept Out of the Sump
Organic Material Built Up in the Cooling Tower Fill & Mist Eliminators
Cottonwood removed from the Cottonwood Air Intake Filter Screens on one of two sides of a hospital's cooling tower. This would have wound up in the tower water, fill, sump, strainers, piping & chiller. Restricting flow, heat exchange, feeding the bacteria, algae and other microbiological growth, including Legionella.
Slime & Organic Debris Built Up Between the Sheets of Fill
Organic Debris Collecting in Condenser Water Piping.