[nycbug-talk] Trusted HVAC vendors

[David Lawson]

Libert is, distinctly, the gold standard in datacenter cooling, at  
least in my experience.  The various datacenters I've worked in/with  
have all had them and I've always been super happy with all my  
interactions with them.

--Dave
On May 23, 2009, at 10:52 PM, Charles Sprickman wrote:

> On Tue, 12 May 2009, Charles Sprickman wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Looking for an HVAC contractor with experience installing air  
>> conditioning
>> for a small server room.  Anyone here have direct experience with  
>> someone
>> trustworthy in that space?
>
> Following up to my own post:
>
> We did a 180 on this.  I had a Liebert sales guy come out and give a  
> quote
> on their "DataMate" and "MiniMate" systems.  Not too bad, but still  
> out of
> our price range when factoring in the install costs.  He turned out  
> to be
> a very cool guy though who pointed me to a few companies that sell
> used/refurb equipment.  I can't state strongly enough how impressed  
> I was
> with Liebert sales.  I was expecting the "f*** off" treatment we get  
> from
> Cisco and Juniper, but ended up with very much the opposite.
>
> I'm working with someone here right now:
>
> http://www.criticalpower.com/
>
> And both the Liebert guy and Critical Power recommended BP Air in  
> queens:
>
> http://www.bpair.com/
>
> Minimally-used Liebert stuff is very cheap.  5 Ton MiniMate is under  
> $5K
> with a one year warranty.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles
>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Charles
>>
>> ___
>> Charles Sprickman
>> NetEng/SysAdmin
>> Bway.net - New York's Best Internet - www.bway.net
>> spork at bway.net - 212.655.9344
>>
>>
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