--- title: How Cold Will My Spot Cooler Get? description: Wondering how much cold air your spot cooler will deliver? Here are some guidelines to help you figure it out. image: https://www.airpacinc.com/hs-fs/file-15405503-jpg/images/faq_man.jpg --- Want to see us in action? Head over to our video gallery to see what we can do! [![View Video Gallery](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/73348/6e0cd64c-ce93-4ae2-a3f8-e8fce9436848.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/73348/6e0cd64c-ce93-4ae2-a3f8-e8fce9436848) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/6162256/Icons/close.svg) [** 540.635.5011](tel:540.635.5011) [![footer_logo](https://www.airpacinc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Airpac%20_2018/Images/footer_logo.png?width=186&name=footer_logo.png "footer_logo")](https://info.airpacinc.com/homepage) ![Post Fetaured Image](https://www.airpacinc.com/hs-fs/file-15405503-jpg/images/faq_man.jpg) # How Cold Will My Spot Cooler Get? Posted by: [Tina Behnke](https://www.airpacinc.com/blog/author/tina-behnke) on Apr 15, 2011 ![How-cold-will-my-spot-cooler-get](https://www.airpacinc.com/hs-fs/file-15405503-jpg/images/faq_man.jpg)**Good question.**  And one we receive often!  The only honest answer to the question, "How cold will my [spot cooler](https://www.airpacinc.com/products/portable-air-conditioning-units/) get" is ***it depends***.  An air conditioner is typically capable of delivering a 20 degree Fahrenheit temperature differential, or Delta T, as HVAC folks would say.  What we've found over the years is that when clients ask, "How cold will my spot cooler get" what they really want to know is how cold their **SPACE** will get, not the **spot cooler**!    It doesn't matter if you are [cooling a server room](https://www.airpacinc.com/portable-applications/portable-air-conditioning-for-server-room-applications/) or a [special event tent](https://www.airpacinc.com/portable-applications/portable-air-conditioning-for-outdoor-events/), all air conditioners work pretty much the same.  Oh there are different configurations and methods but all air conditioners perform the same primary function -- cool and dehumidify the air.  Check out this overview [article on the basic types of air conditioners](http://home.howstuffworks.com/ac.htm).  So when you need to add more cooling to your space, instead of asking... ***"How cold will my spot cooler get?" *** You want to ask ***"How much cooling does my space require?"*** Now, you're going to love this answer....*** it depends... on what's in the space you are trying to cool!  ***You'll need much more cooling for a 10' x 10' room with racks of servers than a room with 2 workstations. 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