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Portacool 30th Anniversary Spotlight – Henry Denton

  Founded in 1990, Portacool is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. To give you a view into what makes the leader in evaporative cooling tick, we’re spotlighting long-time employees to share their memories, experiences and perspectives during their time with the company. Name: Henry Denton Role: Engineering Specialist Years at Portacool: 25 years  What…

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Protect yourself from heat-related illnesses during home DIY projects

  Quarantine and social distancing mean spending more time at home. This has inspired renewed interest in home improvement and DIY projects. While warm-weather months are ideal for many projects, it also can bring high temperatures and dangerous heat. To avoid heat-related illness and injury, it is important to take precautions to stay safe. Heat-related…

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Portacool Jetstream 260

  The Portacool Jetstream series of portable evaporative coolers were designed to answer the need for cooling in a variety of challenging spaces and environments. Ranging from the compact Jetstream 220 to the mighty Jetstream 270, this lineup has an option for every cooling need. The Portacool Jetstream 260 stands at just over 6 feet…

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Portacool 30th Anniversary Spotlight – Michelle Bauer

  Founded in 1990, Portacool is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. To give you a view into what makes the leader in evaporative cooling tick, we’re spotlighting long-time employees to share their memories, experiences and perspectives during their time with the company. Name: Michelle Bauer Role: Engineering Projects Coordinator Years at Portacool: 25 years…

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Humidity Perceptions and Evaporative Cooling Efficiency

  When it comes to how we humans feel temperature, it can be difficult to separate fact from perception. Humidity throws an extra wrench in things. When we check the weather and see a high humidity percentage, we know we’re in for frizzy hair, clammy skin, and the temperature feeling warmer than it actually is.…

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Portacool 30th Anniversary Spotlight – Rose Jenkins

  Founded in 1990, Portacool is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. To give you a view into what makes the leader in evaporative cooling tick, we’re spotlighting long-time employees to share their memories, experiences and perspectives during their time with the company. Name: Rose Jenkins Role: Executive Administrative Assistant Years at Portacool: 22 years…

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Does your evaporative media need to be changed?

  Kuul evaporative media is designed and manufactured to be the longest-lasting evaporative media on the market. Only the highest-quality materials are used to ensure product quality and longevity. If consistently and properly maintained, Kuul evaporative media can provide a large return on investment by negating yearly or bi-yearly replacement and installation costs. As you…

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Utilizing Portacool Evaporative Coolers as PPE to Combat Heat

When we think of traditional personal protective equipment or PPE, we can find a full list of materials that provide safety for workers that quite literally cover them from head to toe. Items such as hard hats, safety goggles, gloves, and shoe covers are common safety gear for many jobs, but when it comes to…

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Made in America

  America’s birthday is almost here. This weekend we’ll celebrate Independence Day – the 244th birthday of our nation. Here at Portacool, we are particularly proud that all of our products are made in the USA. For three decades, our company has manufactured Portacool branded portable evaporative coolers and Kuul evaporative media in Center, Texas.…

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My Kuul Story – BLJ and King Ranch

  Brian King, the owner of BLJ and King Ranch poultry farms, has been in the poultry production business since 2003. Located in Timpson, Texas, Brian has a production of 819,000 broiler chickens out of nine 40’ x 400’ houses in five flocks per year. His son, Justin, grew up on the poultry farm and…

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