On "PHCPPros Off the Cuff: Liquid Cooling for Data Centers with NIBCO's Joe Choflet"

Liquid cooling for data centers is a real opportunity if you're positioned near major hyperscale operators, but don't mistake industry momentum for something that scales down to the regional or local HVAC shop. The hardware vendors are betting heavy on immersion and closed-loop systems because air cooling hit a thermal wall with modern chip density, and that's legitimate infrastructure evolution. For most NJ plumbing and mechanical shops, this stays a specialty play—it's not replacing your commercial HVAC base, and getting into it requires serious capex, training, and long-term relationships with the right clients. What matters is knowing it's coming, understanding your own market proximity to that work, and deciding if you want to chase it or focus on what pays reliably today.