{"id":118492,"date":"2025-06-30T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/our-advice\/rafraichisseur-garage\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:52:13","slug":"rafraichisseur-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obera.fr\/en\/cars-and-trucks\/rafraichisseur-garage\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Cooler for Garages and Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Every summer, automotive garages and mechanical workshops transform into veritable furnaces. Between the external heat and that generated by engines and machinery, the temperature can quickly become unbearable for mechanics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, working in an overheated atmosphere is not just a matter of discomfort: beyond 26 \u00b0C, productivity slows down, and around 30 \u00b0C it can drop by half<\/strong>. It also concerns safety and health: heatstroke, decreased vigilance, malaise\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The INRS<\/strong> (French National Research and Safety Institute) recommends taking action from 28 \u00b0C in workshops<\/strong> to protect employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the increasing frequency of heatwave episodes, cooling an automotive garage is no longer a luxury but a necessity for the comfort and efficiency of your teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Conventional Solutions Unsuitable for Auto Workshops<\/h2>\n\n

Naturally, fans or air conditioning are often the first thoughts for cooling a workshop. A fan provides airflow but often circulates warm air without truly lowering the temperature. <\/p>\n\n

As for traditional air conditioning, it quickly shows its limitations in a garage: costly and complex installation, the need to keep doors closed (unrealistic in a workshop where people move around and bay doors are frequently open), not to mention high electricity consumption.<\/p>\n\n

Many garages are simply not equipped with air conditioning, except in very specific cases, because cooling a large open space with air conditioning would be energy-intensive and expensive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Therefore, a more suitable alternative is needed for large, open workshops\u2014one that is economical, efficient, and simple to implement.<\/p>\n\n

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Discover: The Differences Between an Evaporative Cooler and an Air Conditioner<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

A tried-and-tested solution: OberA industrial air coolers<\/h2>\n\n

OberA provides THE high-performance, durable and easy-to-install cooling solution. Our IC range coolers are perfectly suited to automotive environments<\/strong> such as garages and maintenance, repair and production workshops. <\/p>\n\n

Suitable for surfaces ranging from 80 to 400m\u00b2, our ICs offer your sector :<\/p>\n\n