Based in Cornwall
Dry Ice Blasting for Data Centres
Precision cleaning for server rooms, electrical infrastructure and critical equipment without water, chemicals or downtime.
Data centres
Cleaning inside a live, air-managed environment
Particulate is a design problem in a data centre, not a housekeeping one. Construction fines, zinc whiskers, dust in floor voids and plenums, and loading on cooling equipment all affect the same three things: thermal performance, filter life, and the probability of a contamination-related failure.
The available methods are limited. Wet cleaning is unacceptable near energised equipment. Vacuuming lifts loose surface dust and leaves bonded deposit behind. Abrasive methods are unthinkable in a space where migrating media would be circulated by the air management system itself.
Dry ice blasting is dry, non-conductive and self-clearing. Solid CO₂ pellets are accelerated at the surface; on impact each pellet sublimes, lifting bonded deposit clear while M-class extraction captures it. No water. No media. No residue in the airstream.
Our equipment
Dry air, extraction at source
In a live white space, capture matters as much as cleaning. Dislodged particulate that is not extracted at source becomes airborne load on the equipment you were protecting, which is a worse outcome than leaving it in place.
Kaeser and Boge compressors hold constant airflow at constant pressure. Tundra air dryers keep the supply dry, which is non-negotiable around energised equipment. M-class extraction and containment screening confine the working area and capture contamination as it is released.
Substrate, contamination, containment and access are assessed first. Pellet size, flow rate and pressure are then configured around them, and the work is programmed against your change control process.
Services
Every service, one method
Every service on this page uses the same dry ice CO₂ process. Non-abrasive, non-conductive, entirely dry. Work is scoped against your change control and access procedures.
White space
Racks, frames & containment
Rack exteriors, frames, aisle containment, blanking and cable management cleaned of bonded dust without moisture or media in the aisle.
Raised floor voids & plenums
Void floors, pedestals, structure and plenum surfaces cleaned of construction fines and accumulated particulate, with extraction at source.
Cable containment & basket
Trays, basket, ladder and overhead containment cleaned of dust deposit in the routes directly above live equipment.
Ceiling grids & structure
Grids, soffits, services and high-level steelwork cleaned dry, with no run-off or fallout into the space below.
Zinc whisker remediation
Whisker-bearing surfaces treated by removal rather than disturbance, with containment and M-class extraction capturing released particulate.
Mechanical & electrical
CRAC & CRAH units
Coils, fans, plenums, housings and filter frames cleaned of loading that is directly reducing cooling capacity and increasing energy draw.
AHU & ductwork
Air handling units, ducting, dampers and grilles cleaned of dust and fines, restoring designed airflow and filter life.
Switchgear & distribution
Enclosures, busbars, chambers and terminals cleaned dry and non-conductively, with no wash-down risk to adjacent equipment.
UPS & distribution rooms
Cabinets, plinths, cable entries and room surfaces cleaned of dust and fines without moisture in a critical power space.
Generators & fuel systems
Generator sets, radiators, exhaust runs, skids and fuel systems cleaned of oil, carbon and dust deposit.
How we programme it
Post-construction clean
Removal of construction fines, dust and debris from voids, containment, structure and plant before the space is handed over or loaded.
Pre-commissioning clean
A documented clean ahead of commissioning or client acceptance, in the areas that particulate testing will examine.
Planned particulate programme
A scheduled interval that keeps particulate loading below the level at which it affects cooling performance and filter life.
Post-incident soot removal
Soot and carbon from an electrical fault or fire event removed dry from enclosures, containment and structure, with no corrosive wash-down residue.
Decommissioning & reinstatement
Cleaning during strip-out, refit or reinstatement, where dust generated in one area cannot be allowed to migrate into another.
What it delivers
Four reasons operators allow this method in
Access to a live white space is granted on the basis of risk, not results. This method is defined by what it does not introduce.
Cooling capacity recovered
Clean coils, plenums and air paths return heat rejection and airflow to design, which shows up in both temperature and energy draw.
Bonded deposit removed and captured
Contamination that vacuuming leaves behind is released and extracted at source rather than redistributed through the airstream.
Live, dry, no shutdown
Non-conductive and entirely dry, so work proceeds alongside energised equipment without a shutdown and without drying time.
Filter load reduced
Removing the source of loading extends filter life and reduces the particulate burden the air management system has to carry.
Cleaning as an operational discipline rather than a cosmetic one. In this environment the method has to serve the air management strategy, not compete with it.
Coverage
Nationwide, fully mobile
Compressor, dry ice blasters, M-class extraction and containment screening all travel with us. There is no fixed geography, and equipment is sited and routed to suit the facility.
Live environment
Alongside energised equipment
Containment and M-class extraction confine the working area so cleaning proceeds in a live space, under your change control, without a shutdown.
Shell & construction
Before handover
Post-construction and pre-commissioning cleaning of voids, containment, plant and structure, before the space is loaded or accepted.
Containment & capture
Extracted at source, not redistributed
Any cleaning method in a live white space is judged on one question: where does the contamination go once it is disturbed? Get that wrong and a clean becomes an airborne particulate event affecting equipment that was previously unaffected.
The process is built around capture. Containment screening confines the working area, M-class extraction takes dislodged particulate at source, and the blasting medium itself sublimates rather than adding to the load. What leaves the area is contamination, in a filter.
That is what makes the method acceptable inside change control, and why it can be used on a live floor rather than only during a shutdown.
Access, containment, extraction and change control requirements are agreed in writing before mobilisation.
Assets we clean
What we clean in data centres
Colocation, enterprise, hyperscale and edge facilities, plus the contractors building and maintaining them. Where the environment is live, air-managed and intolerant of moisture, this is the method that fits.
Get in touch
Request a process assessment
Tell us the areas involved, the access constraints and how your change control works. We will assess the work and come back with a scope and a price.
- Assessment from a site visit or your photographs
- A written scope and quotation
- No obligation
Prefer to speak to a specialist? Call 01736 804118