Recent trends in Paint Booth regulations and filter manufacturing have created some confusion in what type of filters are actually needed for paint booth exhaust. Too often we find that operators are using old-style filters that perform poorly compared to more modern styles. With the...
Optimized is a difficult word because so many companies have burned bridges by offering "optimized" solution that only seem to optimize their own profits, but this post will discuss the traditional meaning and how you could self-test or at least self-audit someone claiming to optimize...
With the coverage and interest in UVC light growing in Hospitals, Schools, and other Commercial Buildings, we are often asked the following: "This UVC light stuff looks good, but what's in it for me?" or "Why would I spend the time and money installing a UVC light...
UVGI Coil Irradiation using UV lights has been around since 1996, and has been gaining popularity due to the staggering energy savings and reduced installation costs. With new technology, fixtures, and more installations the inital, installation, and operation costs of coil irradiaiton systems has gone...
In today's eco-conseious world the washable air filter is seeing a revival, and with new technology there is good reason to consider washable air filters for some applications. While the metal air filter remains the most commonly thought of washable air filter, there are other better options...
Welding fumes rise quickly and can cloud a shop with little effort. Because of this eliminating this cloud can be difficult. Most of the time companies rely on exhuast ventilation or expensive dust collector or Airborne Pollution Control (APC) equipment. These systems are typically costly...
The phrase "High Effiecency Air Filter" has been a subjective term in the past, and has been left up to the manufacturers, not users, of air filters to determine what makes a filter high efficiency. With this responsibility on the shoulders of the air filter...
One of the most comon requestes we get when discussing applications of UVC light in commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, and educational facilities is to define UVC. This makes sense as it would be difficult to understand the applications and why you would want to use this technology...
UV light sterilization, also called Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradition or UVGI, is not a new technology and has proven itself to offer substantial benefits when used for coil irradiation, air disinfection, and surface decontamination. It has become so clear that Ultraviolet C band light has been through so...
One of the most common questions we get is asked a variety of ways: How much MERV is enough? What efficiency filter should I use? Isnât 8 enough? As is the case with most questions like this, the answer is: It depends. To come to an answer for general HVAC...