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A large supermarket chain (superstore) in Bognor Regis is very near completion and we are proud to say that PRA have carried out the installation of the Mitsubishi VRV system. It has been extremely stressful for the guys on site but its all smiles now as our work there is almost done.

We have been quoting for replacement units in a Birmingham Jewellery store.

An enquiry regarding Maintenance contract for large office building in Coventry meetings are taking place as I type this.

We are getting a lot more in enquiries regarding replacement of R22 systems the deadline which is fast approaching - December 2015.

We have quoted a medical centre for air conditioning solution in one of their wards.

PRA are carrying out an installation in Ledbury of 4 Daikin air conditioning systems, and another 4 Fujitsu systems in Birmingham.

Primary School in Birmingham an enquiry to install 2 air conditioning systems with a need for 5 year warranty on the equipment we can offer this with Mitsubishi.and Fujitsu equipment.

CCTV control room in Birmingham have requested a quotation from us also a Communications company based in Birmingham.

Carried out a repair to a restaurant Mitsubishi Cassette system in Bristol.

We are installing a Daikin system in a Birmingham School..

De-commissioning 3 systems and installing 2 Daikin Systems in Birmingham.

New Maintenance Contract attained in Worcester city centre.

Paul is Newcastle bound today to quote a job there.

PRA are carrying out installation in a mobile phone store in Eltham London.

A major book retailer in Glasgow new fit out to the shopfloor and 6 cassette units needed to be repositioned in the false ceiling.
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I have contacted the various manufacturers and suppliers for information regarding this terrible virus and consensus of opinion is there is a very low risk of Legionella in standard split system style air conditioning; this is mainly an issue with large industrial systems that use Cooling Towers.

Each system should however be regally maintained and the drain-trays should be kept clear and clean to prevent any bacteria build-up, The condensation from cooling is removed from the system during operation under normal circumstances so there is no stagnant water which is where legionaella is usually an issue.

As a precaution during maintenance visit tablets can be dropped in to the drain tray to help prevent bacteria growth or odours.

PRA now use these tablets as a matter of routine during maintenance visits.

Tweets/facebook

PRA are investigating an apartment building in Enfield after a compressor failure.

We have quoted a Walsall LLP company for replacement air conditioning systems in their offices.

Paul is attending a Birmingham medical centre in need of advice for temperature control in a rented building, sounds a difficult one as they can’t have standard fixed air conditioning.

PRA Air Conditioning makes sweet music with the City of Birmingham Symphany Orchestra we have attended the CBSO building to make sure their air conditioning system is as it should be.

Refrigeration installation of condensing units in Birmingham, proved a difficult one as we were called in to put right on arrival the condensers had been put up back to front.

Installation of R22 system in Haulage Company Birmingham.

Repair of refrigerant leak at Animal Hospital Treatment Room.

Kidderminster Garage refit meant moving an indoor unit 3ft to the left of its original installed position I do not know how we managed it.

Installation of air conditioning and duct work at new Waterstones Store in Norwich.

Office relocation Paul has visited Birmingham company to assist them in their desire to move existing air conditioning systems and re-install them in new office location.
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The recent hot spell really got things moving again in the air conditioning world, call after call reporting breakdowns surprisingly not many from our clients on a regular maintenance package the vast number of calls were coming from new clients.

Of these calls 10% were made up of R22 systems, which time is running out for due to the R22 phase out, when will you be making the decision to replace your redundant air conditioning systems for a more efficient cleaner greener air conditioning system?

We have quoted a difficult one in Birmngham City Centre on the 8th floor of the building, long long ladders needed here! Only joking Health and Safety boffs.

We are in meetings in Moseley which is a Designated Conservation Area, with members of the Conservation Group, Landlords and Clients to discuss the proposals for air conditioning condensing units being sited on our clients’ building in this area of conservation.

Snooker Hall installation in Birmingham is imminent this is a pretty straight forward installation of 8 ceiling units.

Midland Smile Centre are looking after your teeth we’re looking after their air conditioning.

We attended an urgent call from a gentlemen who had a problem with his AirForce Air Conditioner he was very pleased with our service and gave us a glowing review many thanks for your business.

Conservatory replacement unit in Birmingham of an Hitachi R22 air conditioning unit new unit installed in one day customer more than happy.

PRA have carried out an installation of air conditioning to a new Apple store in Banbury.

PRA are in talks with Wolverhampton council regarding replacement air conditioning systems.

We have also met with a new chain of Opticians in Birmingham regarding refurbishments of their properties including air conditioning installations in their consulting rooms.

PRA have carried out an installation of new air conditioning unit to a server room in Droitwich this was a whirlwind job site visit quote emailed and order placed in one day, installation took place less than one week later.
]]> http://www.praairconditioning.co.uk/blog/index.php?entry=entry120510-113130 We have carried out a full equipment survey for a housing association in Walsall as a result we have won the maintenance contract for the next 3 years.


New customer carried out an installation of Fujitsu air conditioning for them in Birmingham

March 2012
Maintenance and repair carried out in home office on Fujitsu units in Telford they have also accepted our maintenance contract for an initial 12 month period.

Quotation for domestic property in London air conditioning was required for two bedrooms that get extremely hot in summer.

Carried out maintenance in Altrincham for a client who needed the work carried out for their ‘ISO’ ASAP.

April 2012
Quotation for a Charity they required air conditioning for their office, which was based in their factory unit where the students make bird tables and such Paul was very impressed with the set up and the standard of workmanship.

Quotation for replacing their R22 Mitsubishi units in Midlands office.

Emergency call to client in Bristol to their communications room they rang at 8.30 engineer attended at 12pm.

Quotation for office in Leominster new configuration of the office meant the Daikin air con units were in the incorrect positions to be effective they also required maintenance.

May
A service call to Sports Centre in Primrose Hill Daikin unit was tripping out turned out this was also running on R22 refrigerant.

Quotation for air conditioning to Primary School Classrooms Birmingham. The fact our engineers are CRB checked was a bonus for us and less of a headache for their administration department.


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Its official PRA have joined the 21st century we now have Facebook and Twitter accounts

I understand that Twitter keeps you in touch with clients and you get an insight into how we really work here at PRA.

Be patient with me technology is a wonderful and strange thing to us country folk with 2Mbps broadband.

My First Twitter Blog

We would like to thank Sunshine Radio for their off the cuff plugs as we were installing new air conditioning in their studios. Sunshine can be heard across Worcestershire and Herefordshire and on Capital One Birmingham.

Paul had a bit of a head scratcher when designing an installation for a conservatory Sir was very keen Madam wasn’t. The look of the air conditioning was very important as was the size as it was a relatively small conservatory 8 x 10 but thanks to the Daikin Nexura it was a perfect match and all is now bliss in that particular household.

Pauls off to the ‘smoke’ tomorrow he will be good and early to beat the traffic and out early to beat it on the way home. A couple of air conditioning quotes to be done, a maintenance to be carried out for one of our clients and a service call to the gym, can’t see him working out anything except the price.
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Think of maintenance as a health check for not only your equipment but for the whole environment in which it is situated.

Performance Checks
By carrying out annual checks on your air conditioning equipment PRA Air can ensure that the equipment is performing to its best. Having your equipment regularly maintained ensures the validity of your warranty, (if the equipment has any).

Reliability Avoid Breakdowns
The obvious benefits of having maintenance in place is that faults are discovered and rectified quickly ensuring the reliability of the equipment . We can also offer advice if you have carried out changes to the layout of the location the air conditioning is installed in such as, increase of the server, staffing levels and office equipment can all have an effect on the air conditioning output efficiency.

Attention to Detail
PRA provide a report for each maintenance check carried out a copy is retained by us and you the customer. PRA would also draw attention to any improvements to aid performance of the air conditioning systems. A record is kept of the scheduled visit and additional call out history, which would assist in any decision making to the economic value of an individual air conditioning system.

Please contact us, we offer maintenance packages to suit your budget and needs.

One Annual Check
Twice Yearly
Quarterly

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After a hectic day in the office an out of hours call from a TV crew filming none other than 'The Hustle' in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. So bright and early next morning Paul our trusty engineer entered stage left with the part they needed for their air conditioning unit.

Some people get all the luck I did ask if he could get autographs, especially Robert Glenister and Adrian Lester.

From TV Star to Radio Star

We are currently carrying out an installation at Sunshine Radio based in Leominster its not much fun crawling through roof spaces in this heat but imagine how the DJs have had to sit through all that heat in their studios, not for long they will soon be cool.

Burwarton Show

We have sponsored the young farrier competition at the show this year so good luck for Thursday 4th August 2011.


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The new regulation (20/20/20 policy) will set standards for energy performance for 20% less CO2, 20% renewable energy and a 20% reduction in primary energy use by 2020.

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Phase 1 – Providing long term tariff support for renewable heat technologies in the non-domestic sector and not as expected for the domestic sector.

Phase 2 commencing from October 2012. Air Source have not been included as the DECC claim more cost/benefit analysis is required.

The government is introducing Renewable Heat Premium Payments for the domestic sector.

A fund of approximately £15m has been allocated to enable payments to be made to households that install renewable heating systems. These payments will include air source heat pumps, the proposed premium for these is £850.00.

Objectives of the scheme

1) start July 2011
2) Support up to 25,000 Renewable heat installations in the domestic sector.
3) to provide a fair spread of technologies across all regions of GB
4) develop a monitoring process to allow stakeholders to understand and get the most of renewable energies.
5) key focus on-off grid properties
6) provide clear eligibility criteria including well insulated homes ased on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)


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Utilising state of the art heat pump technology, this latest unit from Daikin features a unique radiant front panel. Providing a feeling of warmth like the traditional radiator activated at a push of a button.

The Nexura ideal for small commercial offices and residential premises as this new unit will be called includes a titanium apatite photocatalytic filter that traps microscopic dust particles from the air, absorbs bacteria and viruses and breaks down odours.

When in heating the Nexura uses a renewable energy source: AIR. This makes it more energy efficient than conventional fossil fuel based heating.

It can be used as a single system or in multiple situations up to 9 individually controlled indoor units from 1 out door. The indoor can be recessed or surface mounted

Some of the many benefits of the Nexura:

Energy Rating A
Low Noise
Econo Mode
Night Set Mode

AIR GENERATION

Air conditioning equipment will soon need to demonstrate seasonal efficiency on energy labels meeting new standards according to draft EU regulation.

The new regulation (20/20/20 policy) will set standards for energy performance for 20% less CO2, 20% renewable energy and a 20% reduction in primary energy use by 2020.

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IT rooms can become stifling with an average of 20+ pupils per class in schools, colleges and Universities. With numerous heat-generating machines also in these rooms, the answer is air conditioning, which can be regulated to suit the desired temperature when the IT stations are working at full capacity.

2. Offices

24/7/10 - Email to H R – Can you please sort out the air con It’s too cold!!!
24/7/10 - Email to H R – Can you sort out the air con it’s too hot in here!!

It is so difficult to get a room full of people to experience the same degree of temperature in an air conditioned room set at 22 deg c some staff will complain they are cold while others are just fine. Installing additional units into an open plan office, which are all individually controlled is the ultimate in reducing those emails to HR.

3. Server Rooms

You may already have had the foresight to install an air conditioner into your server room and find it adequate but your business has grown you have additional servers have you thought about the air conditioning being able to cope with the increase in heat loads also think very hard about installing a backup unit if one should fail the other is set up to come into force to maintain the temperature until you can get an engineer out.

4. Upgrading

Look at your systems how old are they?

New inverter systems are energy efficient and produce low carbon, low carbon means low running costs so that is saving you money also the government have schemes in place where you could claim tax back on improving your energy consumption the ECA scheme is one.

6. Do they run on the soon to be banned R22 refrigerant gas?

R22 is a bad ozone depleting gas and the EU has put in place a timetable for its planned phase out

Production and supply of new air conditioning systems operating on R22 was banned in 2004.
Legislation bans the supply of new R22 refrigerant used to service equipment from 31st December 2009.
Only reclaimed or recycled R22 refrigerant may be used from January 2010 until 31st December 2014.
Systems operating on R22 refrigerant will be classed as “not serviceable” from December 2014.
A complete ban of R22 refrigerant, including reclaimed or recycled will be effective on 31st December 2014.
When a commodity is in low demand the costs are guaranteed to increase, the cost of R22 refrigerant is expected to quadruple in price year on year and analysts are predicting we will run out of recycled R22 refrigerant by 2013.

If you have systems running on this gas look at how you can replace it for more efficient energy saving systems and maybe also get help from the government to do it via ECA, or leasing new equipment could be a way to go for you.
R22 replacement

5. Are they regularly maintained?

Maintenance is not a luxury it is a must have product for company’s as new legislation has come into play for buildings to be energy efficient it includes your air con systems which must be regularly maintained if you have 3kgs of refrigerant or more in your building these systems must also have had a TM44 inspection.

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The lighting in surgeries generates a considerable amount of heat, not to mention how nervous some of us get on a visit to the dentist, its so important to get temperature control under control. Air conditioning will improve the comfort of all patients and staff.

2. Veterinary Practices.

The operating theatre and animal recovery areas are important to be temperature controlled for the well being of the animals and staff during the operations and a constant temperature is required for animals recovering from anaesthetic.

3. Pharmacies

It is recommended that most drugs are stored below 23 deg C, not easy these days with the heat generated by computers and other electrical heat generating equipment. Air conditioning will help maintain the desired temperature in the drug store area but additional units can make the environment comfortable for customers waiting for their prescriptions.

4. Upgrading

Look at your systems how old are they?

New inverter systems are energy efficient and produce low carbon, low carbon means low running costs so that is saving you money also the government have schemes in place where you could claim tax back on improving your energy consumption the ECA scheme is one.

5. Are they regularly maintained?

Maintenance is not a luxury it is a must have product for company’s as new legislation has come into play for buildings to be energy efficient it includes your air con systems which must be regularly maintained if you have 3kgs of refrigerant or more in your building these systems must also have had a TM44 inspection.

6. Do they run on the soon to be banned R22 refrigerant gas?

R22 is a bad ozone depleting gas and the EU has put in timetable for its planned phase out
Production and supply of new air conditioning systems operating on R22 was banned in 2004.
Legislation bans the supply of new R22 refrigerant used to service equipment from 31st December 2009.
Only reclaimed or recycled R22 refrigerant may be used from January 2010 until 31st December 2014.
Systems operating on R22 refrigerant will be classed as “not serviceable” from December 2014.
A complete ban of R22 refrigerant, including reclaimed or recycled will be effective on 31st December 2014.
When a commodity is in low demand demand the costs are guaranteed to increase, the cost of R22 refrigerant is expected to quadruple in price year on year and analysts are predicting we will run out of recycled R22 refrigerant by 2013.

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1.Do they have insurance and adequate cover for your requirements

2.What is their experience – Ensure they are competent to deal with the type of work you want and have experience with the model of equipment you want to install.

3.References – Ask for references from previous clients for whom they have carried out work.

4.Accreditations and qualifications – accreditations, Construction line, HVAC, Guild of Mastercraftsmen. Qualifications, Refrigerant Handling F-Gas certificate.

5.Do not be confused by sales patter and jargon get 3 quotes to compare and get a site survey these should be free with no pressure to sign on the day.

6.Find out as much as you can and ask the right questions.


You can find some of the questions and answers to those via our web site www.praairconditioning.co.uk
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PRA Air Conditioning have delivered effective preventative air conditioning maintenance and servicing schedules for a large range of retail outlets, dental surgeries and office premises. To help retail businesses and leisure facilities keep conditions comfortable for both visiting customers and staff we have put together a specific maintenance program, usually carried out during spring and autumn, but with flexible timeframes to suit. This service is available across the UK including Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Cheltenham, Worcester, Cardiff, Bristol, Devon, Oxford and London. The systems are designed to help prevent the problems experienced by some retail outlets in the recent heatwave across the UK.

As the British Summer goes through a period of more familiar rain, the events of a few weeks ago show that there is no room for complacency. With more hot weather around the corner regular maintenance checks are important, especially with competing businesses all too pleased in the current climate to provide a comfortable environment for your retail customers. More information on air conditioning repairs and maintenance in the UK is available at the PRA air conditioning website

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