Wednesday, February 13, 2013

What is a Spine Fin Coil?


It’s hard to stop a Trane – and when you see how they are made, its even more impressive.  For starters, many Trane Air Conditioners are built with their own proprietary “Spine Fin Coil” technology.

With some air conditioning coil units, the coil fins are made of aluminum and the tubing is made with copper.  With this type of system, the two different metal types increase the corrosion process.  Trane has developed a process called Spine Fin Coils whereby both the coil tubing and fins are made of pure aluminum.  This may seem obvious, but the construction of this type of system took many years to develop and the corrosion process is greatly minimized.
So whats the difference?  In science class, if you were paying attention, there is an electrical process created when different metals come in contact with each other, which causes corrosion to take place.  Trane’s “Spine Fin” coils are 5 times more corrosion resistant than copper / aluminum coils made by other firms.


In addition to being more corrosion resistant, Spine Fin Coil technology is more efficient, which means that your costs are lower over the long run.



Since 1999, Berkun Air has served the commercial and residential air conditioning needs for Palm Beach County.  Our factory trained technicians are NATE certified and are not paid commissions to sell you what you don’t need.  Trane’s own customer satisfaction survey results showed that 99.6% of those that used Berkun Air would recommend us again to others, thus earning us to be a part of Trane’s elite group as certified  ”Trane Comfort Specialists” for Palm Beach County.  Additionally, Berkun Air maintains an “A+ Rating” with ZERO complaints with the Palm Beach County Consumer Affairs Division.   If you need trustworthy help with your air conditioning needs, give us a try.  We can be reached in Palm Beach County by calling (561) 842-4362 or drop us a line via our contact us page.