Humidity auditing for data centres

Every rack inlet, scanned for the humidity that corrodes.

Our RH probe sweeps every rack inlet in one ultra-fast pass, grading each row against the ASHRAE ≤ 60 % RH recommendation and the 57 % corrosion threshold — and catching the local humidity spikes a single room sensor averages away.

900readings / row
RH probeper inlet
≤ 60 %ASHRAE RH
57 %corrosion threshold
Reading corrosion risk

RH is the lever you can pull.

Corrosion needs moisture to run. The humidity at each inlet decides whether deposited salts stay dry or turn into an electrolyte — so we map it across every rack face, fast.

RH at every inlet

A single room probe reports an average; corrosion happens locally. We log inlet RH across the whole row, so a wet pocket can’t hide inside a comfortable mean.

RH · per position

Ultra-fast scanning

A full row in a single sweep — no rack-by-rack stops, no maintenance window. Hundreds of points per row, captured continuously as we walk the aisle.

≈ 900 points / row

Graded to ASHRAE + 57 %

Every row is graded against the ASHRAE ≤ 60 % RH recommendation and the 57 % chloride deliquescence threshold — flagged wherever RH crosses into corrosion-risk territory. Pass or fail, no interpretation needed.

graded · audit-ready
The corrosion threshold · 57 % RH

Below 57 % RH, the salts stay dry.

Chloride salts on a board only corrode once the air is humid enough to dissolve them — their deliquescence point sits near 57 % RH. Below it the attack essentially stalls; cross it and an electrolyte forms and corrosion accelerates. RH is the controllable half of the equation — pair it with ISA 71.04 coupons for the contaminant half.

Below 57 % RH · low risk

The danger of corrosion is very low

Across most of the row, inlet RH sits below about 57 % — under the deliquescence point of the chloride salts that drive localised corrosion. While it stays there, deposited salts can’t take up enough water to form an electrolyte, and the attack essentially stalls.

But RH swings · spot corrosion

The spikes are where it corrodes

A row can average safely below 57 % yet swing above it locally and intermittently — and those brief, wet excursions are enough to start localised, spot corrosion. A single averaged room sensor never sees them; a high-resolution scan catches every spike, by position. That’s corrosion happening between the readings.

The deliverable

What lands on your desk.

A one-page RH profile per row — the envelope, the 57 % and 60 % thresholds, and every excursion above the line flagged by position. Here’s a sample.

Inlet RH — Rack Row 01 FAIL · 2 excursions > 57% 70 60 50 40 % RH ASHRAE ≤ 60% RH 57% RH · corrosion threshold 15% · 64%RH 64% · 61%RH % of total row length · start side: East
Per-row RH verdictA pass/fail badge on every row, against the 57 % corrosion threshold and the ASHRAE 60 % cap.
Peak RH & every excursionThe highest reading per row, plus each position where RH crosses 57 % flagged along the row.
Full-length envelopeInlet RH min/max plotted across the whole row, start side labelled, both thresholds drawn in.
How it works

Three steps, one visit.

01 · SCAN

Walk the aisles

We move through each cold aisle once. The RH probe logs inlet humidity continuously against position — live, with nothing to power down.

02 · ANALYSE

Align & check

Readings are mapped to row length and tested against the 57 % corrosion threshold and the ASHRAE ≤ 60 % RH recommendation, row by row, flagging every excursion above the line.

03 · REPORT

Graded PDF

You receive an audit-ready report with a verdict and the numbers behind it for every row — and the exact positions where RH spikes into corrosion-risk territory.

Why it matters

Proof, and a payback.

Compliance you can hand over

Graded against the ASHRAE ≤ 60 % RH recommendation and the 57 % corrosion threshold, per row, with the measured peaks behind every verdict. Evidence, not impressions.

Localised corrosion, caught early

A room average can read safe while a single rack face swings wet. Scanning every inlet finds the local RH spikes that quietly drive spot corrosion on boards and connectors.

No maintenance window

Fast enough to run on a live floor. No rack-by-rack teardown, no scheduled downtime, no risk to running equipment.

Scan your rack inlets for corrosion-driving humidity.

Tell us the site and the number of rows — we’ll scope a single-visit RH scan and send back a sample report for your hardware.

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