Articles in UVR Blog

Infection-Free Dentistry With UV-C

Posted at 21:26h in Applications, Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Infection Mitigation, Product Solutions, UVR Blog by SMW User

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If you’re a dental or other healthcare professional, customers no doubt appreciate your use of personal protective equipment (PPE), routine equipment sterilization and easy-to-clean fabrics and furniture. There’s a definite reassurance when a healthcare professional opens a fresh set of latex gloves or instruments. To...

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Keep Your HVAC System In As-Built Condition With UV-C

Posted at 21:32h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by SMW User

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Many factors can impact a building’s environmental performance and the consumption of energy, water and materials. Manufacturers of building systems design performance around a specific, optimal condition. Over time, these performance standards will deteriorate if nothing is done to preserve the original “as-built” condition. This...

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ASHRAE Weighs In On Health Benefits Of UV-C

Posted at 21:42h in Benefits, Codes & Standards, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by SMW User

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ASHRAE recently released two position documents (links listed below) examining the health consequences of using filtration and air cleaning technologies in HVAC systems. Our own Dean Saputa is an active member of one of the committees responsible for this research (the ASHRAE Filtration and Air...

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Why Encapsulate UV Lamps with Protective FEP Coating?

Posted at 10:25h in HVAC Equipment, Lamps, Product Solutions, UVR Blog by Joel Williams

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UV Resources offers EncapsuLamp™ technology. EncapsuLamp is a FEP encapsulation material (Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene) that hermetically seals UV-C lamps in case of breakage. Should an accident occur, broken glass and mercury will remain within the lamp protective shell protecting building occupants and facility managers....

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UV-C Specifications In HVAC Systems Growing At Fastest Rate In History!

Posted at 10:47h in Applications, Benefits, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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We are in the midst of an HVAC revolution as the number of mechanical engineers specifying UV-C in all building types is mushrooming at historic levels.The ultraviolet-C (UV-C) wavelength (254nm) was promoted in the mid-1990s primarily to improve indoor air quality by preventing microbial buildup...

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Heal Your Commercial Building’s Air With Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation

Posted at 10:55h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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UV-C rips apart elemental bonds in organic matter, degrading them similarly to how UV light from the sun degrades vinyl and rubber, etc. UV-C eliminates biofilms, mold and fungi, and other organic contaminants on coils, drain pains, and plenum interiors. In new HVAC/R systems where...

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Grow Your Business With Ultraviolet Technology

Posted at 11:00h in Benefits, Maintenance, Miscellaneous, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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If you aren’t using UV-C equipment in your customers HVACR systems, you should change that right now. Virtually all HVACR systems are potential candidates for UV-C because of the key benefits it offers, including: (a) destruction of surface and airborne microorganisms; (b) the restoration and...

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Dirty Sock Syndrome

Posted at 11:08h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, Product Solutions, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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When it comes to cooling coils, microbial buildup starts on day one. A/C components are not made in sterile environments, meaning that microbes cover all of their parts along with a small amount of lubricant. During the first cooling event following installation, condensate brings life...

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