Chiller Rental in Tempe
In Tempe, rental chillers are used at research buildings, mid-rise offices, and the Papago Park area’s larger campuses when a central plant is down or being upgraded.
Tell us what you need and we’ll line up the right rental chiller with the vetted local rental companies we work with in Tempe, covering the ASU area, Papago Park, Tempe Town Lake, and Downtown Tempe and Mill Avenue. Typical customers here include university and research buildings, mid-rise offices and apartments, lakefront mixed-use development, event venues, and older industrial and office parks in south Tempe.
Common Tempe jobs
- Lab and research space cooling during plant work
- Mid-rise office and residential cooling
- Lakefront and campus event cooling
- Server and electrical room backup cooling
Chiller rental at a glance
- Typical capacity: rental units commonly run from roughly 20 tons to several hundred tons each, and multiple units can be combined for larger loads
- Power: usually 480V three-phase; smaller units may run on 208/230V. Where building power isn’t available, a generator sized to the chiller is common
- Hoses & water: connects to the building’s chilled-water loop or to temporary air handlers with flexible hoses, often 2 to 8 inches depending on flow; many rental units include an onboard pump
- Footprint: smaller units are skid-mounted; larger units are trailer-mounted and need a level pad or paved area a truck can reach, with clearance for airflow around the condenser
Good fits: chiller failure or repair in a chilled-water building; planned central plant replacements; process cooling for manufacturing and labs; large temporary spaces paired with air handlers.
Those are typical ranges, not a sizing. The right unit and quantity depend on your heat load in tons, the power available, and how hot the space gets on the worst afternoon. Get a rough number with the tonnage calculator, and the rental company will confirm it.
Planning temporary cooling in Tempe
- Tight sites: Downtown and lakefront buildings often have little room at grade. Units may need to sit in a loading dock, garage, or closed lane, which can require a street-use permit from the City of Tempe.
- Streetcar and light rail: The Tempe Streetcar and light rail run along several downtown streets, limiting where trucks can stop and where hoses or cables can cross.
- Campus and event timing: Deliveries near ASU and Town Lake may need to avoid class changes, games, and events. Mention the location so timing can be planned.
What does chiller rental cost in Tempe?
Chiller rental varies widely with tonnage and duration. As a rough, commonly cited ballpark, smaller units can run several hundred dollars a day and large units several thousand dollars a week or more, before delivery, hoses, power or generator, and tie-in labor. Weekly and monthly rates are typically better value. Get a written quote for your project. These are general ballpark figures, not Phoenix quotes or a price offer; actual pricing varies by provider, equipment, date, and site.
More on rental chillers and Tempe
See our chiller rental overview for the full picture, or temporary cooling in Tempe for other cooling options in the area.
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