What's the difference between a chiller and an air conditioner?

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Working in a warehouse or workshop can be difficult for employees, who have to contend with high temperatures.

It’s time to choose the right solution to cool the atmosphere and ensure greater thermal comfort. If you’re wondering what the difference is between a chiller and an air conditioner, FoxAir has some explanations to help you make your choice.

How can you tell the difference between an air conditioner and an air cooler?

Although air coolers are often mistaken for air conditioners, they actually have very little in common.

The air conditioner uses a refrigerant (recognized as a pollutant) to cool the air, while the air cooler reproduces the natural process of evaporation. To do this, the tank is filled with water and connected to the mains (or to the water supply). Ambient air is drawn in by the unit, then passed through a humidified pad before being redistributed, naturally cooled, throughout your premises.

Finally, the air conditioner is generally made up of at least two units (an outdoor unit that captures the ambient air before transforming it, and one or more indoor unit(s) to redistribute it), the cooler is monobloc.

The former requires heavy, expensive installation and cannot be moved afterwards, whereas a mobile air cooler can be placed where it’s needed when it’s needed.

The benefits of a FoxAir industrial cooler

As we have seen, an adiabatic air cooler has many advantages for professionals:

  • it’s environmentally friendly
  • it requires no installation (and therefore saves you money)
  • wheels make it easy to move around

FoxAir, specialists in evaporative air coolers, have designed a range of products for professionals, particularly for large areas.

Their main assets?

  • Ultra-efficient: a single unit can cool an area ranging from 90 to several hundred square metres.
  • Low energy consumption
  • Our EC models are quieter and optimize power for even greater savings.
  • Available for sale or rent
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