Articles in UVR Blog

The Opportunity to Transform School IAQ

Posted at 08:40h in Education, HVAC Efficiency (Save Energy), HVAC Equipment, Infection Mitigation, Property Management, UVR Blog by Joel Williams

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School districts nationwide have an unprecedented opportunity to upgrade HVAC systems and physical plants that could transform the quality of air students and teachers breathe. A recent study from the LANCET COVID-19 Commission, “Designing infectious disease resilience into school buildings through improvements to ventilation and...

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Scientists Raise Health Concerns Over Unproven Air Cleaners

Posted at 10:30h in Education, HVAC Equipment, Infection Mitigation, Infection Mitigation, UVR Blog by Joel Williams

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A group of leading scientists recently cautioned school systems and municipalities against adopting unproven air cleaning equipment and avoid wasting valuable emergency COVID relief aid dollars installing it within school facilities. "None of the $176 billion approved over the last several months by the Federal...

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Proving UV-C Maintains Air-Conditioning Operational Efficiency

Posted at 12:02h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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ASHRAE Research Project: UV-C Cleans Coils & Reduces Energy Use -- For years, UV-C users and manufactures have shared anecdotal experiences and case studies of successful installations of UV-C systems where the result was a clean cooling coil and reduced energy use. ASHRAE TC 2.9—the...

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Why UV-C Cannot Produce Ozone

Posted at 21:20h in Lamps, Property Management, Terminology, UVR Blog by Joel Williams

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UV-C light in the 253.7nm wavelength (most common germicidal range) does not produce ozone. Most germicidal lamps, including those from UV Resources, are produced with doped quartz glass, which blocks the transmission of the 185nm ozone-producing wavelength....

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Fouled Cooling Coils

Posted at 21:52h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, UVR Blog by SMW User

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Biofilm is the greatest enemy of an efficient HVACR system. When biofilm gains a foothold in the coils of your air handler, a slew of operational and efficiency issues will lower performance and drive up costs. This is why it is important to have a...

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Go Back To School With Ultraviolet Light

Posted at 20:18h in Applications, Education, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, UVR Blog by SMW User

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School is back in session and cold and flu season isn’t far behind. If you’re a facility manager at a school, university or some other educational facility, you are looking to your HVAC/R system to maintain indoor air quality and efficient operation throughout the upcoming...

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Why Your Air Handler Should Soak Up The UV Light This Summer

Posted at 20:43h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, UVR Blog by SMW User

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Summer is finally here. Three months of warm, sunny days, ice cold beverages and microbial proliferation await you. That’s right. One negative side effect of the warm weather is humidity. As you know, HVAC systems perform their “cooling” operation by removing heat and moisture from...

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How to Extend UV-C Lamp Life

Posted at 21:00h in Installation, Lamps, Maintenance, UVR Blog by SMW User

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There’s nothing exciting about the topic of dielectric grease - it’s about as mundane as you can get. But this silicone compound is of the utmost importance in protecting vehicles and electrical systems of all kinds, including HVAC/R ultraviolet lamp (UV-C) connections from costly corrosion...

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