Keep Your Cool: How to Monitor Temperature and Humidity for Preventative Maintenance
For data center operators, monitoring temperature and humidity during a preventative maintenance audit is crucial to ensuring the health and longevity of your equipment. Without proper temperature and humidity control, your data center is at risk of equipment failure, downtime, and potential loss of revenue.
Here are some tips on how to monitor temperature and humidity during a preventative maintenance audit:
Use Environmental Monitoring Tools: Environmental monitoring tools such as temperature sensors and humidity sensors are essential for monitoring the temperature and humidity levels in your data center. These tools can provide real-time data and alerts when the temperature or humidity goes beyond acceptable levels. The AUDIT-BUDDY tool was developed specifically to help you quickly audit your environment and auto-generates a PM report.
Set Baseline Measurements: Before starting your preventative maintenance audit, set baseline measurements for temperature and humidity. This will help you understand what the normal range is for your data center and allow you to detect any deviations from that range.
Monitor During Maintenance: While conducting your preventative maintenance audit, it's important to continue monitoring the temperature and humidity levels. This will help you detect any changes that may occur due to the maintenance work being done.
Analyze Data: Once the audit is complete, analyze the data from the environmental monitoring tools to identify any potential issues. Look for trends in the data and identify any outliers that may indicate a problem.
Take Action: If you identify any issues with temperature or humidity during the audit, take action immediately to address the problem. This may involve adjusting your cooling systems, repairing equipment, or making changes to your data center layout.
By monitoring temperature and humidity during a preventative maintenance audit, you can ensure the continued health and efficiency of your data center. Make sure to use the right tools, set baseline measurements, monitor during maintenance, analyze data, and take action to address any issues that arise.
About Purkay Labs
We believe that Data Center Operators deserve quick, reliable and independent data about their white space environment, without the burden of complicated permanent monitoring systems. We create simple, standalone, and cost-effective portable environmental monitoring systems so you can get data wherever and whenever you need it. Our flagship product- the AUDIT-BUDDY system- is the first multi-height portable environmental monitor that provides data to help manage your airflow, reduce Scope II emissions, increase energy efficiency & cooling optimization.
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