Ceiling HEPA Filter FAQs Used most commonly in cleanrooms, operating rooms, anterooms, and pharmacies ceiling HEPA filters come in many different styles. This style of "cleanroom filters" are the most common and safest type of HEPA filter for operating rooms. Across all of the options and...
Camfil HEPA filters that are for use in HVAC systems (as opposed to cleanroom/ceiling units) are the Absolute series with efficiecies starting at 99.97% at 0.3 micron. There are a few things that make Camfil's Absolute HEPA filters different from any others. The manufacturing process for Absolute...
When trying to answer the question of what is best there should be a list of disclaimers, because nothing is 100% best 100% of the time. For this question, we are addressing commercial HVAC applications for non-critical facilities like schools, office buildings, warehouses, restaurants, shopping centers, etc. ...
It used to be if you wanted a side access HVAC air filter housing, you needed to know what style of filters you wanted to use, and then you were locked into that style as long as the equipment was in service. With new filter...
ASHRAE 170 provides an outline for Hospital and Healthcare Facility Ventilaiton and Filtraiton, and is the basis for CMS, FGI, and Joint Commission standards. This article is not a substitue for the actual standard, what will provide you with the "highlights" of ASHRAE 170 as it pertains...
With the introduction of ISO 16890 to the world (only the United States is left to adpot it) there has been a lot more talk and research about the relationship between air filters and air quality. This discussion has been happening before, but with little emphasis on...
An air filter frame is just a bent up piece of sheet metal isn't it? For many manufacturers the answer is yes, but for the end user that wants to ensure a proper fit and minimal to no bypass of air then the answer is...
Secondary filters are not only expensive, but they also put a big energy drag on an HVAC system because of their increased resistance to airflow. But that energy drag can be greatly reduced by simply switching air filter styles/makes! Take a look at the following...
Secondary filters are not only expensive, but they also put a big energy drag on an HVAC system because of their increased resistance to airflow. But that energy drag can be greatly reduced by simply switching air filter styles/makes! Take a look at the...
Most of us don't give much thought to our MERV-8 or MERV-10 prefilters, most of still change them on a schedule every 3-4 months, but these filters do impact a building's energy consumption in a big way. So how do different styles of air filters...