One of the biggest issues we face daily is damage of evaporative cooling media, especially freight damage. We understand that this is part of the nature of the material. We know all to well how damage goes but we are well equipped to deal with the many scenarios. In this blog you will get all the info you need on freight damage. You will find videos and other resources to help lessen the freight damage headache. We will take you through what happens before the media ships and

Spring is in the air, flowers are budding, windows are opening, and things are warming up quickly! With the buzz of springtime comes the reminder to properly startup your evaporative cooling and humidification equipment. So we have put some tips together to help you with your seasonal startup! CLEAN YOUR EQUIPMENT When you open everything up or pull out your equipment it is a good idea to pull everything apart and give it a good spray down and cleaning. After a winter of sitt

Hey all, These certainly are trying times for so many out there, businesses and individuals alike. We have had some questions regarding COVID-19 and what we here at ATEC are doing. As of right now we are still up and running but taking precautions to help keep the safety of our ATEC family as well as the safety of our customers. Being a wholesale master distributor, we provide the product needed to keep a lot of necessary establishments moving forward. Some folks may not know

Let us discover and uncover the reasons for media coating. Coating is an option when purchasing evaporative cooling media. Here at ATEC we are master distributors for the top brands of media on the market, we offer Munters and KUUL products. Recently we discussed the different materials used to make media. (To learn more about the differences between using fiberglass media and cellulose paper media follow this link for the blog on material differences https://www.haveacoolda

With more than 50 collective years of experience in the industry of evaporative cooling we have heard just about every question concerning cooling. One of the most common questions we get is the differences in media materials. We distribute the top industry brands for evaporative cooling media. We offer Kuul Products and their Control Series; Kuul Media and their new FirePro We offer Munters' GLASdek and CELdek We want the best for our customers and our industry so we are hon

We want to start out by thanking everyone for another great year and want to share with you a little community and company fun as we wrap up 2019 and look forward to a brand-new decade. To start out, what a great summer season full of business. We have now hit the middle of the winter season! What a great winter we have had; we often slow down because let's face it: evaporative cooling just isn't as big in the cold months. However, thanks to many of you, our amazing customers

What are Evaporative PreCoolers and Why Would Anyone Want One? These are great questions and are worth examining in more depth. Evaporative precooling for air cooled condensers is an energy efficiency measure that has been gaining popularity and implementation over the last decade. Any HVAC system that employs an air-cooled condenser can achieve greater efficiency and dramatically lower energy consumption by adding a retro-fitted evaporative precooler. With large corporations

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Evaporative cooling is the oldest, safest, greenest, and most efficient way to cool. We say that a lot but how exactly does evaporative cooling work? I remember when I was a kid and I used to gather with my friends on a hot summer day to run through the sprinklers. Then the wind would kick up and very quickly we would go from dying of heat to freezing cold. That is the concept of evaporative cooling. You take water and wind and you get cooling. In ancient days they would put

One of the biggest questions we get asked here at ATEC is, when should I replace my evaporative cooling media? We want to go over with you media replacement and why it is SO important. We realize it is important for you to keep going and keep cooling. This means it is VITAL to check your media to make sure it is in good running condition. Not only will clean and fresh media help with air flow, but it will also help with efficiency, longevity of your equipment, energy, and mor