Staybridge Suites in Historic Savannah Georgia

The electrical grid is under more strain than ever, and power surges are becoming a regular part of doing business. Every time the grid hiccups, the circuitry inside your HVAC equipment takes the hit. Control boards, sensors, and compressors all carry a higher risk of damage with each surge event, and that risk only grows as demand on the grid keeps climbing.

This is especially true for high-efficiency VRF (variable refrigerant flow) systems, which rely on sensitive electronic components to manage refrigerant flow across multiple zones. A single surge can knock out a board or shorten the life of the system, leading to costly repairs and downtime you didn’t plan for.

For a hotel, that downtime hits harder than a repair bill. When a system gets shocked and rooms lose conditioning, it directly impacts nightly revenue. A single VRF system typically serves 10 to 25 rooms, which can represent $3,000 to $7,500 in nightly revenue depending on the property. A surge that takes out one system doesn’t just cost you a repair, it costs you sellable rooms.

That’s why the Encore Mechanical’s VMS was installed at Staybridge Suites in Historic Savannah, Georgia to address this exact problem. When installed, it delivers real-time monitoring alongside dedicated surge protection, giving your VRF equipment a layer of defense the grid can’t provide on its own. Instead of finding out about a problem after it happens, you get visibility into system performance and protection against the surges that cause it in the first place, at a fraction of what one bad night of lost rooms would cost you.