Evaporative Cooling And Port-A-Cool®

Port-A-Cool is an amazing new product, fully developed in 1992, which offers many exciting versatile options for cooling when standard air-conditioning may be unavailable, impractical or cost prohibitive. It operates at a 10th of the cost of conventional air-conditioning and is capable of cooling thousands of square feet 20 degrees or more, saving Port-A-Cool customers hundreds, or even thousands of dollars per season!Since Port-A-Cool is a state of the art, high efficiency, portable evaporative cooling system, its high efficiency cooling media coupled with a unique housing design, allows Port-A-Cool to cool effectively in very high relative humidity conditions. Conditions that no other portable evaporative cooling device, such as a “swamp cooler” could possibly approach. Since, as its name implies, it is portable, Port-A-Cool can be easily moved around shops, factories, back yards, sporting events and hundreds of other areas for maximum effectiveness, comfort and increased productivity.Port-A-Cool uses a specially designed ridged cooling media, contained in a properly designed housing to insure effective direction of the air over the water saturated media at the proper air velocity. The effectiveness of Port-A-Cool is best appreciated when the temperature is above 95° F. and below 75% relative humidity.Each Port-A-Cool model has a single piece roto-molded housing constructed of very durable cross-linked corrosion free polyethylene.A strong galvanized steel fan is driven by a powerful 1 HP motor (48″ model, 1/2 HP motor (36″ & 24″ models) and a 1/4 HP motor (16″ model) totally enclosed and air cooled. The water supply is controlled by a float valve and completely submersible self-priming 1/6 horsepower pump. PVC and ABS plastic plumbing parts create a simple internal design which stays practically corrosion free. Easily replaceable, long lasting, resin-impregnated KÜÜL™ kraft paper cooling pads allow access to all internal parts. A lot of folks have an initial tendency to relate Port-A-Cool with the term, “swamp cooler”. In reality, the only thing that they have in common is that they are both evaporative type coolers, much the same as a 1949 model automobile and a new 2003 automobile, are both cars. One uses a lot of gasoline and travels slow, the other can travel at high speeds of over 100 M.P.H.  Which is more efficient today? 

The key to efficient evaporative cooling is using a specially designed, high efficiency, rigid cooling media contained in a properly-designed housing to ensure effective directing of the cold air over the water-saturated media at the proper air velocity. Port-A-Cool®, and ONLY Port-A-Cool®, has incorporated all of these features and MORE. The unique patented design of Port-A-Cool®, coupled with its high efficiency rigid cooling media, allows Port-A-Cool to cool effectively in very high relative humidity conditions, conditions that no other portable cooling device, such as the old style “swamp cooler”, could possibly approach.  

“swamp coolers” Port-A-Cool®
A “swamp cooler” at best, cools the temperature, in a small 800 sq. ft. area, about 8 degrees. Port-A-Cool reduces the temperature within thousands of square feet by as much as 20 degrees or more!
“Swamp coolers” waste water and usually have straw fibers woven through “chicken wire” in the back and sides of their rusty metal housings to disperse the water. Port-A-Cool has KÜÜL™ cooling pads made of tough kraft paper, 6″ thick, with 37° fluted angles. This cooling media is coated with a resign treatment to allow the cooling pads to absorb an enormous amount of moisture. This resign treatment also makes the pads remain firm for years so that the proper amount of air flow is allowed to travel through the pads, which causes the air to become cold when it reaches the front of the unit. The only water being used is evaporated in order to cause the cooling process to take place.
“Swamp coolers” have a “squirrel cage” fan that not only is very noisy, but at best, only produces about 4200 CFM (cubic feet per minute air flow). Port-A-Cool produces up to 17,000 CFM, more than twice the amount of air thrust, to cool a much larger area more effectively. Even with all this power, the belt driven 36″ four blade fan is extremely quiet (only 72dB at full speed when standing next to the unit). The powerful 1/2 horse power motor makes absolutely NO NOISE, only the sound of wind from the fan.
“Swamp coolers” are clumsy and must be mounted on the roof, in a window or an opening in the wall. Port-A-Cool, as its name implies, is portable and goes with you ANYWHERE. Even outdoors, the cooling is noticed for at least 50 ft. or more. Since it is portable, it can be used to “spot cool” in areas where needed at any time.


When you consider the efficiency of a single PORT-A-COOL® unit, as compared to how many “swamp coolers” it would take to match one Port-A-Cool®, it even costs less to purchase Port-A-Cool®!  And, the daily cost to operate a Port-A-Cool® is only 50¢ (based on a national average of water and electricity cost).

Port-A-Cool® is an amazing portable cooler, fully developed in the summer of 1992, which offers many exciting versatile options for portable cooling when standard air-conditioning may be unavailable, impractical or cost prohibitive. Most people sleep better, enjoy activities and work with more productivity when the temperature is pleasant. Port-A-Cool® provides air that makes you comfortable at work or at play.  Since, as its name implies, it is portable, Port-A-Cool® goes with you in the yard while doing landscaping or gardening and in the garage for cooling home projects

It has been proven to companies for many years that productivity is increased substantially when workers in offices and factories have an air-conditioned environment to work in.  The same is true for athletes in training, construction work, and numerous other outdoor jobs.


Working in a cool environment improves the efficiency of workers.  Employees stay more alert and become less tired.  They make fewer mistakes and work more safely.  Since productivity and sales are increased, employers benefit greatly by having a Port-A-Cool® at the job site.  Up to 57% increase in worker productivity has been documented due to the employers adding Port-A-Cool® to a facility!


Port-A-Cool is not a
“swamp cooler”!
Most people feel comfortable when the air temperature is between 72° F. (22° C.) and 78° F. (26° C.).  The evaporation of moisture from our skin helps cool our bodies.  Port-A-Cool® is an elaborate cooling system capable of cooling thousands of square feet by as much as 20° and operates simply on electricity and water at a fraction of the cost of standard air-conditioning.


Save 90% or more on the cost to cool your facility, warehouse, factory, auto repair shop, tennis court, stadium sidelines, practice field, laundry, kitchen, outdoor swimming pool, assembly line, garden, home garage workshop, golf driving range or any number of areas where cooling is needed, however, was too expensive.  Now, thanks to Port-A-Cool® you can cool those “impossible” areas!

  The WayCool portable evaporative cooler with greater cool air output, smaller size, lower cost and better looks.On a typical hot day, the air leaving a WayCool is 20°F cooler.  Use WayCool portable evaporative cooling fans to cool almost any area - indoor and out!

110° of Oscillating Air  

Now you can purchase our WayCool evaporative cooler with an optional oscillating spout. With an arc of 110°, the oscillating WayCool evaporative cooler distributes cool air to an even larger area.  No other evaporative cooler on the market offers this unique advantage. The unique WayCool design STILL dramatically outperforms all other portable evaporative coolers, with greater cool air output, smaller size, lower cost and good looks. Go to the non-oscillating link for the features that apply to both models


WayCool reduces air temperature up to 20°F!

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Model # HP Volts Base Height Discharge
Opening
WC-1HP-OSC: 24 gallon water capacity
WC-1HPMFOSC: Manual fill, 24 gallon capacity
WC-1/3HP-OSC: 14 gallon water capacity

 

 

 COOLS AIR TEMPERATURE UP TO 20°F

  • High effiency cooling pads
  • High impact ABS plastic with UV protection
  • Simple maintenance required
  • Low operating cost
  • Continuous fill or manual fill
  • Cord connected
  • ETL certified for United States and Canada

         I Locations: • Petroleum Refineries• Gasoline Storage Areas• Dispensing Areas• Dry Cleaning Plants• Spray Finishing Areas
• Aircraft Hangers• Fuel Servicing Areas• Utility Gas Plants
Typical Class II Locations: • Grain Elevators•Flour and Feed Mills
• Plants that Manufacture, Use or Store Magnesium or Aluminum Powders•Producers of Starch or Candies•Spice-Grinding Plants, Sugar Plants and Cocoa Plants• Coal Preparation Plants and other Carbon Handling or Processing Areas
Typical Class III Locations: Textile mills, Cotton Gins, Cotton Seed Mills, Flax Processing Plants Plants that Shape, Pulverize or Cut Wood and Create Sawdust or Flyings.

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