Emergency chiller hire for critical MRI scanner
The Challenge
- MRI scanners require constant cooling in order to operate efficiently, delivered through a chiller that keeps the magnet at a consistent temperature
- When a major hospital’s MRI chiller failed, they were informed that the replacement of their existing chiller would take 6 weeks
- In a hospital running 13 hours/day 6 days a week, the loss of cooling would have lead to an unacceptable loss of functionality to a key critical service.
Cross Rental Services’ solution
- Cross immediately sent a qualified chiller engineer to survey the site & find a temporary solution to get the hospital’s MRI scanner back up and running
- Diagnosis complete, Cross were able to install and commission a 150kW replacement chiller hire unit; connected via 20 metres of flexible hose and positioned via a crane, within hours of the initial request on a Sunday evening.
The Outcome
By Sunday evening the MRI scanner was operating as it was, at a consistent temperature with minimal disruption and delay, for the duration of the required replacement period
Overview
- Free site survey by a fully qualified chiller engineer
- Weekend installation and commission
- Solution delivered hours after initial call
- Back to business for a key critical MRI scanner in a busy hospital