Protect your Data Centers with Preventive Maintenance for Computer Room Air Conditioners

In mission-critical data centers, designing a computer room air conditioner (CRAC) is essential in the protection of sensitive servers and other IT equipment. But that is just the beginning. It is just as important to maintain that CRAC to ensure your mission-critical data center remains at the appropriate temperature. Otherwise, a cooling failure could turn into a major repair shutdown and potential data loss.

Preventive maintenance for CRACs is often disregarded – however it is well worth the cost to invest in a monthly, quarterly or semi-annual maintenance program that includes both inspection and service.

So what are some of the key maintenance tasks that should be performed on CRAC units? As a starting point, here are a few tips and thoughts for preventive maintenance.

– Shut down the CRAC units for preventive maintenance when the outside air temperature is not excessive. Since most data centers tend to keep the room temperatures cooler than required, a CRAC unit could probably be turned off for preventive maintenance for a few hours without negatively impacting temperature levels.

-Check the temperature and humidity levels of all CRAC units and record all operational readings. Set points for all units should be the same to save energy.

-Change the filters, as dirty filters reduce cooling capacity.

-Check belt tensions and adjust as needed, maintaining factory parameters.

-Check motor mounts and pulley set screw tightness.

-Check for any atypical noise that could indicate potential problems down the road.

-Check refrigerant levels to identify leaks.

-Make sure drain lines are clear.

-Inspect condensate pumps for proper operation.

-Check to see if humidifiers need to be replaced.

-Record electrical readings to identify trends and potential problems.

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Source: Protecting Data Backup from Natural Threats

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