Outdoor Commercial Cooling Applications

Why differentiate between Residential Outdoor Cooling and Commercial Outdoor Cooling? With Commercial outdoor cooling, the aim of the system is to attract visitors, keep them there as long as possible and make sure that they are as comfortable as possible while they are there! Residential system enhance the users outdoor experience.

MicroCool sales engineers go to great length to discuss with the client or the architect their needs, worries and demands. Special care is taken to match the type of system and control with the client’s budget and present needs, conscious of potential expansion and future growth.

Commercial systems can vary from a single patio at a downtown restaurant to a complex of cool areas and effects throughout a (for example) water or animal park. Commercial systems differ in that they are required to operate many hours of the day as opposed to “just when they are needed” at residential homes. Equipment must be designed and built so that it operates trouble and worry free for 12 – 14 hours every day in the summer months. Busy restaurants and hotels can soon rack up over 2,000 hrs running in a season, much more than some less robust pumps can handle.

Commercial cooling systems can run into hundreds of nozzles spread in different sections. Some of these sections are occupied at different times or during different occupancy rates. These require different nozzle spacing and treatment to deliver the most cooling for each area. MicroCool engineers can provide sectioning controllers and sensors to make sure that the best use is made of the installation and layout.

Commercial owners are also becoming more concerned about energy and conservation. The MicroCool range of pumps with drive controls can save the user up to 50% of the electricity over conventional pump systems. With pressure control, they will slow down or speed up depending on the number of nozzles in each system. This extra control reduces the wear on the pump, reducing the need for service and repair.

Water is a precious commodity and needs to be preserved at all costs. In arid deserts, clientele may frown upon fog systems needlessly running and creating a wet pavement or seating area. MicroCool temperature and humidity sensors can assess the outdoor conditions and, based on preprogrammed hours, turn OFF the system when it is no longer needed. Management intervention and supervision is no longer needed and the time saved can be devoted to more pressing items without worrying about the fog systems. By running systems only when they are most effective, great savings can be made in energy and water usage.

Commercial systems can also benefit from superior water treatment such as Reverse Osmosis and UV lights. Nozzles operating at peak performance all through the summer make sure that the maximum cooling is being utilized without a reduction in performance from blocked or partially obscured nozzle orifices.

With a UV light commercial owners can be sure that only germ and bacteria free water is used in the MicroCool system, adding an extra layer of protection and security to the guests. UV lights (when operating correctly) will kill 99%+ of the water borne viruses and bacteria before every coming close to the fog system.

Contact our design professionals today to learn how your business can be enhanced with a MicroCool fog system.