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Uniformat D3050

Computer room air conditioner

Also called CRAC, server room AC

Service life

15 yearsmedian of the stated lives · sources say 15 years
051015201515

Years in service. One stated life so far; the band will widen as sources are added.

Basis

How sources are chosen and recorded: sourcing policy.

Municipal accounting lives for HVAC (D30)

26 municipal policies from Ontario set a life for HVAC as a whole, from 22 distinct tables: 10–50 years, median 20. These are amortization periods chosen for accounting, not measured lives, and they describe the system rather than this component.

Median 20 yearsTrent Lakes: HVAC systems, 10 yearsGrey Highlands: Furnace, 15 yearsKapuskasing: HVAC Systems, 15 yearsSarnia: HVAC, 15 yearsThe Blue Mountains: Furnace, 15 yearsAmherstburg: Mechanical/Electrical - HVA, Lighting, Security systems, Electrical Panel, 20 yearsAmherstburg: Arena - Air Conditioner, Brine Chillers, Compressors, Dehumidifiers, 20 yearsChapple: Building Improvements - HVAC Systems, 20 yearsGreater Napanee: E20 Mechanical - Boilers, Fire Panel/Alarm, Unit Heaters, HVAC, 20 yearsGrey Highlands: HVAC, 20 yearsKenora: Buildings - Mechanical System, 20 yearsLondon: Building Components - Services (HVAC, lighting, communication, plumbing etc.), 20 yearsMeaford: HVAC - Air Distribution, 20 yearsPrince Edward: Buildings - HVAC, 20 yearsRainy River: Building Improvements - HVAC Systems/Generator, 20 yearsSevern: Building Components - Air Conditioner, 20 yearsThe Blue Mountains: Boiler, 20 yearsWelland: HVAC/Electrical/Mechanical, 20 yearsAmherstburg: Arena - Refrigeration Condenser, Scoreboard, Sound System, 25 yearsGreater Madawaska and Quinte West: HVAC, 25 yearsGreater Napanee: E25 Plant Mechanical & Electrical, 25 yearsGrey Highlands: Boiler, 25 yearsKingston: Mechanical Equipment, 25 yearsKirkland Lake: Buildings and Improvements - Mechanical/Electrical, 25 yearsOrillia: Arena - Condenser/refrigeration, compressor, HVAC, heating units, 25 yearsSevern: Building Components - Furnace/Heating System, 25 yearsSevern: Building Components - Condenser, 25 yearsThe Blue Mountains: HVAC System, 25 yearsGreater Napanee: E30 Chillers, Rink Piping, Fuel Storage Tanks, 30 yearsSimcoe: Mechanical, 30 yearsBrockton: Mechanical/Electrical (Heating/Cooling System, Refridgerating System), 40 yearsMeaford: HVAC - System, 50 yearsMeaford: HVAC - Furnace, 15–25 yearsBancroft, Centre Hastings and 2 more: HVAC Systems, 20–25 yearsOrillia: Facility - HVAC, Boiler, 20–25 years0102030405060

Years. Each dot is one stated life and each bar a stated range; equal values stack. The dashed line is the median. Policies that copy the same table count once.

All 35 stated lives
MunicipalityAs writtenYearsSource
Trent LakesHVAC systems10p10 · 2009
Grey HighlandsFurnace15p11 · 2026
KapuskasingHVAC Systems15p14 · 2009
SarniaHVAC15p1
The Blue MountainsFurnace15p11 · 2019
MeafordHVAC - Furnace15–25p17 · 2020
AmherstburgMechanical/Electrical - HVA, Lighting, Security systems, Electrical Panel20p8 · 2026
AmherstburgArena - Air Conditioner, Brine Chillers, Compressors, Dehumidifiers20p8 · 2026
ChappleBuilding Improvements - HVAC Systems20p1
Greater NapaneeE20 Mechanical - Boilers, Fire Panel/Alarm, Unit Heaters, HVAC20p16 · 2012
Grey HighlandsHVAC20p11 · 2026
KenoraBuildings - Mechanical System20p15 · 2026
LondonBuilding Components - Services (HVAC, lighting, communication, plumbing etc.)20p2 · 2023
MeafordHVAC - Air Distribution20p17 · 2020
Prince EdwardBuildings - HVAC20p34 · 2022
Rainy RiverBuilding Improvements - HVAC Systems/Generator20p11 · 2010
SevernBuilding Components - Air Conditioner20p400 · 2019
The Blue MountainsBoiler20p11 · 2019
WellandHVAC/Electrical/Mechanical20p8 · 2021
Bancroft, Centre Hastings, Hastings Highlands, Wollaston · same tableHVAC Systems20–25p5, p4, p6, p5
OrilliaFacility - HVAC, Boiler20–25p19
AmherstburgArena - Refrigeration Condenser, Scoreboard, Sound System25p8 · 2026
Greater Madawaska, Quinte West · same tableHVAC25p17, p38 · 2025
Greater NapaneeE25 Plant Mechanical & Electrical25p16 · 2012
Grey HighlandsBoiler25p11 · 2026
KingstonMechanical Equipment25p15 · 2016
Kirkland LakeBuildings and Improvements - Mechanical/Electrical25p10 · 2020
OrilliaArena - Condenser/refrigeration, compressor, HVAC, heating units25p19
SevernBuilding Components - Furnace/Heating System25p400 · 2019
SevernBuilding Components - Condenser25p400 · 2019
The Blue MountainsHVAC System25p11 · 2019
Greater NapaneeE30 Chillers, Rink Piping, Fuel Storage Tanks30p16 · 2012
SimcoeMechanical30p19 · 2025
BrocktonMechanical/Electrical (Heating/Cooling System, Refridgerating System)40p2 · 2009
MeafordHVAC - System50p17 · 2020

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Preventive maintenance

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Citation

unfinished.one (2026). Computer room air conditioner, v0.1.0. https://unfinished.one/c/crac-unit/v/0.1.0

BibTeX

@misc{unfinished_crac_unit_0_1_0,
  title = {Computer room air conditioner},
  author = {{unfinished.one}},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.1.0},
  url = {https://unfinished.one/c/crac-unit/v/0.1.0},
  note = {CC BY 4.0}
}

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