Service · LHA-01
Loop Health Audit & Coolant Testing
Lab-verified coolant analysis and loop assessment for liquid-cooled data centers in BC and Alberta. Fixed price, 48-hour report.
The problem
What's at stake
A modern cold plate has channels thinner than a human hair. Depleted inhibitors, drifting pH, glycol breakdown and bacterial growth all happen silently, and any of them can end in fouling, corrosion or a leak above hardware worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Most operators have never had a baseline analysis of the fluid their uptime depends on.
LHA-01 · SCOPE
- On-site fluid sampling from supply, return and dead-leg points
- Accredited-lab analysis: pH, glycol concentration, inhibitor reserve, metals, particulates, bacteria
- Visual and pressure inspection of accessible loop components
- Leak-detection coverage review against where liquid can actually go wrong
- Findings scored by risk, with photographs and lab certificates attached
What you receive
A prioritized written report within 48 hours of the visit: every reading against its OCP and manufacturer reference range, every finding ranked, every recommended action costed. A document you can hand directly to your warranty provider or insurer.
Our commitment
Fixed price, quoted before we arrive. If the report is late, the audit is free. All sampling follows our published Loop Health Protocol, the same steps in the same order at every site.
FAQ
Common questions
How much does a data center coolant test cost?
Pricing is fixed and quoted before we arrive, so the number you approve is the number you pay. The exact figure depends on your facility, so each audit is scoped individually. To get a quote, send your site details through the contact form on this site. One commitment worth noting: if the written report arrives later than 48 hours after the visit, the audit is free.
What actually happens during a loop health audit?
A loop health audit is one site visit followed by a written report within 48 hours. On site, we draw fluid samples from supply, return and dead-leg points, complete a visual and pressure inspection of accessible loop components, and review your leak-detection coverage. An accredited lab then analyzes the samples for pH, glycol concentration, inhibitor reserve, metals, particulates and bacteria. Every audit follows our published Loop Health Protocol, the same steps in the same order at every site.
Can you test our coolant while the racks are live, or do we need downtime?
In most cases the audit runs while the loop is in normal operation, with no IT downtime. Sampling comes from supply, return and dead-leg points on the cooling loop itself, not from your IT equipment, and inspection covers accessible loop components only. Because every audit follows our published Loop Health Protocol, you can see exactly which steps will be performed, and anything specific to your site is confirmed in the fixed quote before the visit.
How often should data center coolant be tested?
Test at least annually in most cases, and more often for loops that run heavily loaded, carry warranty conditions that require fluid records, or show symptoms like rising temperatures or pressure drift. Inhibitor depletion, pH drift, glycol breakdown and bacterial growth all develop silently, so a schedule matters more than waiting for a visible problem. If your loop has never had a lab-verified baseline, that first analysis is the most valuable one, because every later result gets compared against it.