Carrier Rental Systems (UK) Limited has provided a temporary air conditioning solution for one of London’s top hotels.
When a chiller serving Kensington’s prestigious Royal Garden Hotel failed during a busy period, the hotel contacted Carrier Rental Systems to request a fast-track hire solution until the equipment could be replaced.
“We pride ourselves on providing guests with the highest levels of comfort, and air conditioning is obviously an essential element of the five-star experience,” said Tim Walker, technical services manager, Royal Garden Hotel.
“It was a particularly busy period with full occupancy during a major international sporting event. A breakdown of one of our long-serving chillers reduced the hotel’s cooling capacity by fifty percent, and presented us with a problem that required immediate action.”
The hotel asked Carrier Rental Systems to evaluate whether a temporary solution could be provided, to supply the necessary level of cooling and quickly replace the lost air conditioning capacity.
Carrier Rental Systems recommended the temporary installation of two high performance Carrier AquaSnap® air-cooled 30RB 522 chillers, with rotary scroll compressors. These provided up to 1.2MW of cooling capacity to the hotel, fully replacing lost capacity from the out-of-commission unit with some extra capacity to spare.
Marc White, director, Carrier Rental Systems, said: “The scroll compressor-based machines have multiple refrigerant circuits, giving excellent resilience and a high level of assurance for end users in critical applications such as hotels. We were pleased to be able to fast-track the installation to ensure full service was resumed quickly.”
Tim Walker said: “The hire option provided a swift and effective solution that solved the immediate need, and gave us time to properly assess the requirements for repair or replacement of existing plant. In the end, we decided to replace the previous unit with a new Carrier machine.”
