Breezair provides cool relief to staff at Cherry Valley and the ducklings benefit too

4th November 2009
Posted By : ES Admin
Breezair provides cool relief to staff at Cherry Valley and the ducklings benefit too
Duck producer, Cherry Valley, is not only renowned for looking after the welfare of its ducklings it also ensures the best possible working environment for its staff. When temperatures at one of the company’s hatcheries reached in excess of 35ºC during the peak summer months, the company looked for a cost effective and ecologically friendly way of providing the staff and chicks with a cooler environment. The solution came with the Breezair Evaporative Air Cooling system from exclusive distributors, CoSaf Environments.
Deliveries of fertile ducks eggs from breeder farms are received in a Reception area where the eggs are graded, checked for quality and then put on Setter trays before being put onto a trolley and stored in a chiller room until required. The eggs are then placed into a Setter to begin the incubation process. After 23 days the eggs are checked for condition and any infertile eggs removed. They are then transfer into Hatcher baskets and put into a Hatcher for 3 to 4 days. Finally the hatched chicks are taken into a ‘Take-Off’ room where the chicks are removed from the shells.

Prior to the installation of the Breezair cooler, staff found working in the ‘Take-Off’ room extremely uncomfortable in summer compounded by high temperatures caused by heat generated from the hatchery machinery. Looking for a cooling system that would improve the working conditions of his staff without introducing dust and other air borne contaminants into the area from outside, Clive Brown, Chief Engineer at Cherry Valley decided to trial a single cooler to evaluate its effect. The Breezair unit was installed on the outside of the hatchery and ducted into the “Take-Off” Room where vents were strategically placed to provide spot cooling.

“Our staff immediately commented on the improved conditions and we were also aware that the cooler temperatures were helping stop the chicks from over heating”, says Clive Brown.

Such was the success of the trial installation that the hatchery has since installed two further Breezair coolers – a second in the Transfer room and a third in the Reception area. The fitting of Breezair into the hatchery has reduced summer temperatures by between 8°C and 10°C.

By introducing a steady flow of fresh, cooled air into the areas the Breezair coolers have greatly accelerated very hot, stale air extraction from the building, thereby improving the conditions of the employees and chicks. Temperatures are controlled by programmable regulators, which provide four different control modes.

“Breezair evaporative cooling is a first rate system for a number of reasons. It provides cooled fresh air as well as natural ventilation and in addition to being cost effective, quick and easy to install, and low maintenance it is also environmentally friendly”, concluded Clive Brown.

The Breezair system is housed in a simple, clean, ultra-modern designed plastic casing specially developed to withstand all weather conditions. The Breezair's state-of-the-art components include an innovative water distribution system, which delivers continuous, balanced water coverage to all the pads. The world-patented system ensures maximum cooling efficiency and minimal maintenance problems.

An innovatively designed, aerodynamic fan provides a constant, even flow of air over the pads to provide a welcome cool breeze with minimal noise and low energy consumption. Other pioneering components include a highly efficient water pump that guarantees constant and reliable cooling when most needed, and a long lasting variable speed motor that gives maximum comfort level control.

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