Sunday, November 20, 2016

HVAC Air Filter Technology

What needs to be known about HVAC Air Filters

Dirty Air Filter

What Dirty Air Filters can do to the health. (Photo Credits)

As its name suggests, HVAC Air filters prevent unwanted fine particles from polluting indoor air in any home or commercial establishment. All a homeowner needs to do is to decide which air filter to purchase, and remember to regularly replace the HVAC Filter.

Both however are not as simple as it seems considering that there are hunderds of choices when it comes to HVAC Air Filters. And determining when it is appropriate to change one is another thing that breeds confusion since there are no hard and fast rule to know when to do it.

Effective HVAC Maintenance

The future of HVAC Filters however seems promising with more and more improvements taking place year after year.

APC Filters for instance took pride in a specialized air filter they crafted for a swine farm. Plumbing Association of San Diego

"Our client was concerned farmers may use inferior standard replacement HVAC filters and was very concerned about the potential spread of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus among their stock.  This deadly virus causes industry losses of over half a billion dollars every year. Our engineering team analyzed existing ventilation systems used in other swine farm facilities our client's facilities and designed a custom filter solution to prevent the installation of standard filters that operate at a lower performance.  We determined a custom designed 4V filter frame construction with a high filtration efficiency filter media specially treated with an antimicrobial agent would eliminate the virus and protect the livestock."

Read the whole article here.

Energy Efficient Air Filters

In the United Kingdowm, Energy Efficient Air Filters are taking on the spotlight as shared by the website Health Estate Journal. A/C And HVAC

"Featuring aerodynamic pockets for optimised performance, the air filters have been rated A+ by Eurovent, and should, Camfil says, save users up to £30 per annum for every installed filter."

Read the rest of the write-up here.

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The website Apartments.Remmont cautioned its readers against buying cheap air filters.

"The fact is not all air filters are created equal. The cheapest filters might be fine for filtering out large sized household dust and lint, but the typical home's interior air is polluted with a lot more unwanted elements composed of much very fine size. The EPA provides an informative breakdown of particulate matter and gaseous pollutants often found indoors. listing the 'two categories of indoor air pollutants that can affect the quality of air in a home.' Viruses, bacteria, pollen, mold, dust mite, animal dander, smoke. nobody wants to breathe these inside their own home and the cheapest of HVAC filters do a poor job of removing these elements from interior air."

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Read the whole post here.

Replacing air filters regularly is a must especially for families with allergic sensitivities.

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