How fast can a rental chiller be on site?

Same day or overnight in most of the nine states we cover, dispatched from our yard outside Austin. Call 512-288-0822 and a person answers, any hour. The plant arrives trailer-mounted and pre-piped, so connection starts as soon as it is set.

What size chiller do I need?

For a chilled-water loop, tons = GPM × temperature drop (°F) ÷ 24. A loop running 600 GPM with a 10°F drop needs about 250 tons. If you do not have those numbers, tell us the equipment you are replacing or the load you are covering and we size it with you, including the electrical feed.

What does a chiller rental cost?

Price follows tonnage, how long you need it, air-cooled versus water-cooled, delivery distance and rigging, the accessories required, and whether a generator is needed. Emergency call-outs and peak summer weeks cost more than planned shutdowns booked ahead.

Air-cooled or water-cooled?

Air-cooled sets fastest and needs no water supply or tower, which is why most emergency call-outs go out air-cooled. Water-cooled draws roughly half the power and suits tight sites, long runs and heavy sustained load, but needs water and a tower or a skid that carries its own.

What comes with the plant?

Power cables, chilled-water hose with quick connections, pumps, heat exchangers, disconnect switches and transformers as needed, plus diesel generator packages to 2,000 kW where there is no spare feed. Our crew installs, starts and tests it, and returns to remove it.

Chiller Rentals Nationwide

We offer air-cooled and water-cooled chiller plants with 24/7 emergency delivery and installation available.

Since 1977

Family-run HVAC rental fleet

24/7/365

A person answers, day or night

25–1,500 tons

Per plant, modular to 3,000+

Same day

Or overnight, across 9 states

GSA + TXMAS

Contract holder for public buyers

Chiller Rentals Nationwide

We deliver, install, and remove portable air-cooled and water-cooled chillers 24/7/365 days a year. Call us today for your emergency or planned rental chiller requirements.

24/7/365 Delivery of Portable Chiller Rentals

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Chiller Rentals by CTCA’s Complete Portable Rental Chiller Solution:

We don’t want you to worry about looking for parts and accessories that match your chiller rental.
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With CTCA, you’re getting all the necessary portable chiller rental accessories needed as a complete package so you can get the chilling solution you need right upon delivery.

Electrical power cables
Factory processors for the handling of low and varying loads
Flexible hose with quick connections
Multiple compressors with dual refrigeration circuits for redundancy
On-board-pump
Diesel generator packages available, ranging up to 2,000 kW
150-Ton air handler rentals are available

Not sure a chiller rental fits your situation?

See the jobs our rental chillers get used for — emergency breakdowns, planned shutdowns, equipment replacement and seasonal load.

COMMON USES FOR CHILLER RENTALS

Temporary Chiller Rentals Available 24/7:

Air-Cooled Chiller Plants

For Maximum Chilling Capacity

Our air-cooled chiller rentals are quick to install and designed to be deployed in the harshest industrial settings.
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CTCA’s team can easily combine 20 to 1000+ ton plants so you can achieve your tonnage requirements.
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Our air-cooled chiller rental are widely used to provide supplemental, temporary, and emergency cooling for high-volume applications like hospitals, refineries, and power stations. That’s why our chillers are trailer-mounted and always ready for quick delivery.

Features:

Air-cooled chiller rental install quickly and run very efficiently.
20 to 1000+ Ton Plants that can be combined together to give you the desired tonnage needed
Designed and built for deployment in the harshest of industrial settings
Environmentally friendly, using non-CFC refrigerants
Combine multiple units to meet your desired tonnage
Trailer-mounted and ready for quick delivery

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If you aren’t sure what a chiller rental can do, check out our list of common uses for rental chillers.

Water-Cooled Chiller Rental Plants

For Cost-Efficient Cooling Needs

CTCA’s water-cooled chillers operate on approximately half of the electrical requirements of most air-cooled chiller rental.
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Our team of chiller experts will help you calculate your electrical needs so you can get the chilling requirements you need using only the existing power feed from your facility and completely avoid the additional costs of a rental generator.
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Our water-cooled chiller rental come at 300 to 1,500 Tons for skid-mounted units and 100 to 500 tons for individual chiller plants. We can combine multiple units to meet your desired tonnage.
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All of our rental chiller plants require only a single power point connection; they are self-contained plants with cooling towers & pumps and are all trailer-mounted for quick delivery.

Features:

300 to 1,500 Tons for skid mounted units
100 to 500 tons for individual chiller plants
Combine multiple units to meet your desired tonnage
Self-contained plants with cooling tower and pumps, all trailer-mounted
Single power point connection

Still Can’t Decide? Talk To A Chiller Expert!

If you can’t decide which chiller solution you need or have specific requirements in mind, don’t hesitate to contact us. Our chiller experts are always available 24/7, 365 days a year, to help you get the right chilling solution you need as soon as possible.

TALK TO OUR CHILLER EXPERTS

We also provide following rental solutions:

Generators

Cooling towers

Heaters

Boilers

Pumps

Heat Exchangers

Air Handlers

Rental Terms & Conditions

All equipment rentals are governed by our standard Rental Master Terms and Conditions. Please review this document before accepting delivery of any rental equipment.

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The fleet

Air- and water-cooled plants, 25 to 1,500 tons

Every plant is trailer-mounted, pre-piped and pre-wired, runs non-CFC refrigerant, and arrives with the accessories it needs to start. CTCA runs a Trane fleet.

CTCA rental chiller plants by type, tonnage and power
Plant type	Tonnage	Power	Best for
Air-cooled, trailer-mounted	25 to 500 tons per unit, combined for larger loads	460/480V typical	Fastest to set: no water supply or tower needed. Hospitals, plants, campuses.
Water-cooled, skid-mounted	300 to 1,500 tons per skid	460/480V, 4160V available	Roughly half the electrical draw of air-cooled. Tight sites, long runs, high load.
Water-cooled, individual plants	100 to 500 tons	Single power point connection	Self-contained with cooling tower and pumps, all trailer-mounted.
Modular combinations	To 3,000+ tons	Sized with your facility feed	Whole-plant replacement and planned shutdowns.

Supplied with the plant: electrical power cables, chilled-water hose with quick connections, pumps, heat exchangers, disconnect switches, transformers, and diesel generator packages to 2,000 kW where there is no spare feed.

Emergency and planned rentals

From your call to cold water

Step 1
You call, a person answers
Any hour, any day. Tell us the load, the site and the power you have. If you do not know the tonnage, we work it out with you.
Step 2
We size the plant
Tonnage, voltage, connection sizes and whether you need a generator, pumps or heat exchangers. You get one package, not a parts list.
Step 3
It ships the same day or overnight
Trailer-mounted and pre-piped, so it rolls off ready to connect. Our own crews deliver across the nine states we serve.
Step 4
We install, start and remove it
The crew connects, charges and tests the plant, stays until it is holding temperature, and comes back for removal at the end of the rental.

Credentials

Contract holder, and easy to buy from

GSA Schedule

Contract GS07F0281X. Federal buyers can order rental cooling without a separate procurement.

GSA rental chillers

TXMAS

Contract 11-56060. Texas state agencies, school districts and municipalities can buy directly.

TXMAS rental chillers

Where we deliver

Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma, dispatched from our yard outside Austin.

Service areas

Questions we get at 2 a.m.

Chiller rental questions, answered

How fast can a rental chiller be on site?: Same day or overnight in most of the nine states we cover, dispatched from our yard outside Austin. Call 512-288-0822 and a person answers, any hour. The plant arrives trailer-mounted and pre-piped, so connection starts as soon as it is set.
What size chiller do I need?: For a chilled-water loop, tons = GPM × temperature drop (°F) ÷ 24. A loop running 600 GPM with a 10°F drop needs about 250 tons. If you do not have those numbers, tell us the equipment you are replacing or the load you are covering and we size it with you, including the electrical feed.
What does a chiller rental cost?: Price follows tonnage, how long you need it, air-cooled versus water-cooled, delivery distance and rigging, the accessories required, and whether a generator is needed. Emergency call-outs and peak summer weeks cost more than planned shutdowns booked ahead.
Air-cooled or water-cooled?: Air-cooled sets fastest and needs no water supply or tower, which is why most emergency call-outs go out air-cooled. Water-cooled draws roughly half the power and suits tight sites, long runs and heavy sustained load, but needs water and a tower or a skid that carries its own.
What comes with the plant?: Power cables, chilled-water hose with quick connections, pumps, heat exchangers, disconnect switches and transformers as needed, plus diesel generator packages to 2,000 kW where there is no spare feed. Our crew installs, starts and tests it, and returns to remove it.