In the winter, in the UK, there are many tell-tale signs that there is too much moisture in the air which can lead to dampness. The signs are easy enough to spot when you know what to look for. Sources of excess moisture: Washing clothes Cooking Showering and bathing Breathing Clothes drying Pot plants Portable gas heaters Poor ventilation A water leak Let’s take a look at the 10 most common signs that you need a dehumidifier 1. Windows are foggy This is...
2020 will be a year to forget for many people around the world. The Coronavirus pandemic has upturned normal life for billions of people. At the time of writing, new lockdowns are coming into force to deal with the dreaded second wave in the UK and Europe. But many people are now heading back to work, and children are in school, which means people are looking for ways to stay better protected from COVID-19. One key question is whether air...
Server rooms can get very hot, as you might already know. Keeping all that equipment cool is essential in order to keep it in good working condition. After all, if the servers go down, your business is going to be badly affected. Ideally, your server room should be at a cool and steady temperature. But that’s not always easy to achieve. So follow these tips to keep your server room at a safe temperature and protect the equipment. 1. Use Industrial...
While people in some countries see air conditioning as an essential requirement in every home and office, the market is smaller in the UK. Perhaps it’s something to do with our disappointingly short summers! But the truth is, there are lots of great reasons to invest in air conditioning for your home or the workplace, whether you decide to buy or rent a unit. Here are a few that you might want to consider. Summers Are Getting Hotter Global warming is a...
As of Monday 23rd March 2020, we have taken government advice and decided to scale down our day to day operations in a bid to reduce unnecessary travel to safeguard our staff and customers. Many of our staff continue to work from home, supported by minimal quantity keyworker warehouse staff to insure orders are processed as safely as we can. We are monitoring updates and following government advice in hope that we can resume full operational service as soon as...
Have you noticed that you have a damp problem, or perhaps there has been a flood or water catastrophe and you need to dry out your property quickly? The best solution is a dehumidifier. It offers a lot of benefits. Browsing through the options available online you will see businesses like ours providing a hiring service for dehumidifiers but also the opportunity to buy a dehumidifier too. So what’s the best strategy? Hire or buy a dehumidifier? Here’ some...
We all know that the living beside a busy road, near an airport or in the centre of a large city is going to be detrimental to the quality of air that we breathe. There are over 2000 locations in the UK where the levels of air pollutants exceed safety levels. The government acknowledges that air pollution is one of the biggest threats to health in the UK- behind cancer, heart disease and obesity and has launched an ambitious...
With colder months approaching most of us will be switching the central heating on and turning the thermostat up. This makes our homes cosy but it doesn’t necessarily change the moisture content of the air within our home which in some cases may not be ideal. The ideal relative humidity of a home is around 50-55%. If you dry wet clothes on clothes horses or radiators, or your bathroom or kitchen has no ventilation or you have a leak...
CAS-Hire Manchester office win temporary portable humidifier hire contract with large manufacturer based in Humberside whilst repair work is carried out on the new fixed humidity control system by others in a high reliant humidity controlled area. CAS-Hire were able to offer forty (40) temporary evaporative humidifiers to assist maintain an acceptable (RH) Relative humidity whilst the urgent repair works were carried out and provided necessary back up once the main issues had been resolved. This allowed the customer additional...
When the Rolling Stones come to town we all have to stay cool...and with CAS Hire's Event Air Con solutions, you CAN always get what you want! Mick and the band rolled into Edinburgh to play Murrayfield Stadium on the Scottish section of their No Filter Tour and were met with a glorious start to a Scottish summer with blazing sunshine and searing heat. This could've posed the band an unprecedented issue in remaining to stay cool or alternatively play...
