OceanAire’s water cooled portable air conditioner units offer an extremely efficient and effective way to control the climate in any sized room. Because water cooled air conditioners do not discharge large amounts of heat, they do not require exhaust ducting and are used to great effect in enclosed areas. Water Cooled Portable Air Conditioners OceanAire’s range of water cooled portable air cooler units include: PWC Series (12,000 BTU/HR to 60,050 BTU/HR) OWC Series (12,000 BTU/HR to 60,050 BTU/HR) How Do Water Cooled Portable Air Conditioning Units Work? Portable air conditioner units that are water cooled simply require access to an appropriate power source, a source of water and a drain. Our units come equipped with hoses which will connect to any standard sink, but can also be used in janitor sinks or used with any other type of waste water outlet. There are many applications where a standard air cooled air conditioner cannot be used. Because they require ventilation to discharge the heat that they generate, ducts must be run through windows or into floated ceilings or other appropriate outlets, like a warehouse or other large spaces.

This makes water cooled air conditioners far more versatile than air cooled portable air conditioners. Advantages of Water Cooled Portable Air Conditioners There are many advantages to using a water cooled air conditioner to cool a space. Here are just a few: No exhaust / ventilation / hot air outlet required No negative air pressure caused by ducting15 year old ac unit Water cooled air conditioners work better in areas with high ambient temperatures (because they use water, not surrounding air to cool the condenser)how to fix an ac unit in a car They can be used in extremely hot areas – hotter than air cooled units cancan an ac unit be too big Offer a greater cooling capacity (5 ton air cooled single phase units require 50 amps / 5 ton water cooled require 30 amps

OceanAire manufacture a range of commercial water cooled portable air conditioners for use in almost any environment. We have distributors across the United States and even across the world. To find an OceanAire partner near you, contact OceanAire today.Storing heat may be the last thing you think of when turning on an air conditioning unit, but one model takes advantage of the sweltering weather to heat water while cooling the air. The aptly named Air Conditioner Water Heater, or ACWH, from Hotspot Energy has a condenser unit that sits outside of the building, collecting heat that the air conditioner compresses and expels from inside. The heat passes through a copper heat exchanger that connects to a home or building’s hot water tank. According to the company, the unit can cool a 1000-square-foot room and heat about 100 gallons of water per day. At its peak, the ACWH can provide 18,000 BTU, or 1.5 tons of cooling using 1333 watts per hour. Heating water while cooling a building can help save energy, since the heat recovery process eases the load of the air conditioner.

The unit has to be installed relatively close (ideally within 150 feet of) the water heater, however, and only heats water when the air conditioner is running and there is enough hot air to warm the water. Using the unit on a mild summer day won’t make a significant dent in water heating costs, but it could have an impact for homes with multiple residents who use hot water throughout the day to shower or wash dishes. HotSpot Energy, which makes the ACWH, sees buildings as large solar thermal collectors, ripe for gathering heat. Although the unit can be installed anywhere, it was designed with the southern U.S. in mind, where many residents use air conditioners during spring and fall, in addition to summer. Commercially, the company envisions restaurant kitchens, laundromats and server rooms benefiting from their technology.They were expecting their air conditioners to cool them off. Instead, they started a fire.Although fire departments do not specifically track such incidents, Palm Beach County firefighters have already extinguished at least three such blazes in the last six months, said Cpt. Doug McGlynn of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.The culprit in each case was a leaking air handler in a condo storage closet, which short-circuited electrical equipment underneath.

With South Florida now at its hottest, the risk of such fires is at its peak, experts say. Since January 2011, 215 fires in Florida were related to air conditioners, the state Fire Marshal reported. But it's a problem easily avoided by keeping drain lines unclogged and having units maintained."I would say most people do not properly maintain their AC drain line," McGlynn said. "It's 100 percent the homeowner's responsibility."The three condo fires McGlynn knew of — two at Kings Point, west of Delray Beach, and one at Palm Isles, west of Boynton Beach — were small and no one was injured. Smoke detectors alerted the residents early.In each case, the drain line became clogged and a drainage pan overflowed."With the summer, and people keeping their AC units running more often, it's very common that if you don't properly maintain your drain line" it can overflow, McGlynn said.Usually the result is a wet floor. But in many condos, to save space, the water heater is underneath the air conditioning unit.

When water dripped, it shorted the heater and sparked, igniting insulation and items stored in the closet.The precautions homeowners can take are simple.When an air conditioner turns hot air cold, the moisture condenses and drains outside. Pouring diluted bleach into the pipes can prevent algae from clogging them.McGlynn recommended having air conditioners checked out twice a year and keeping combustibles, such as broomsticks or paper products, out of the utility closet. He said residents should maintain working smoke detectors.Some units have floater switches that prevent drainage pans from overflowing by killing the power when the water level rises.Richard Gathright, who heads the Palm Beach County Building Division, said regulations prevent air conditioners from being installed in bathrooms, for example, but not above water heaters."These apartments are not very large, and with these closets, it's either going to be with the washer/dryer or the water heater," he said.Some complexes insist on replacing their air conditioning systems to avoid problems.