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Commercial Air Filters

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Commercial Air Filters. There isn’t really a general standard on how often air filters should be replaced per year, especially because it depends on the environment it’s in. However, it is good practice to have air filters inspected every 30 days. To determine if your air filters should be replaced, you compare the results to your industry standard. Some commercial air filters can last 30 days while other filters can last up to a year or more. It depends on the quality and location.

Why Commercial Air Filters

Indoor air quality has been more important than ever and the coronavirus outbreak has raised more awareness about upgrading your HVAC filtration system. Indoor pollutants are usually higher indoors than it is outdoors because pollutants get contained inside the building. It is important to have a good HVAC system in place to help get rid of these pollutants. Contaminated air has a direct effect on the building’s inhabitants. It can disrupt workflow, health, and costs. A commercial building needs proper airflow and a good filtration system in place to increase indoor air quality, increase production, and lower overall costs.

What Type of Commercial Air Filters?

There are many different types of air filters. The type of filters you need depends on your end goal. It also depends on your environment. Obviously, hospitals require intricate setups. Some as far as requiring UV lighting systems in their air stream. But with the coronavirus pandemic, don’t we all need more intricate HVAC systems? Commercial air filters come in many shapes and sizes as well as density and filter ratings. Vbank Air Filters, Pocket Air Filters, Gas Phase Carbon Air Filters, HEPA Air Filters, and more are all types of Commercial Air Filters EFS offers. They range from MERV 8 to MERV 16 efficiency. The higher the MERV rating, the more particles it can filter. However, choosing the highest MERV filter isn’t always efficient. It depends on your standards and the HVAC system you have. For expert advice on the type of filters that will work best for you, contact Advanced Filtration Concepts.

Work Environment

Clean air in the work environment is important to increase productivity, decrease illnesses, increase production, and decrease costs. Working in an environment that “feels clean” well make the workplace happier to be in, thus increasing productivity. Also, it reduces the spread of illnesses like Covid-19 and other viruses. Engineered Filtration Systems manufactures quality commercial air filters for all your commercial air filtration needs.

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Gas Turbine Filters

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Why is it important to use quality filters replace your Gas Turbine Inlet air filters? And why you should get on a schedule to do so? Well, for a quick and simple answer, it’s to protect your equipment, extend the life of your equipment, and keep your equipment running smooth and efficient with little to no downtime. But the real question is, what type of filters to use? And why?

Gas Turbine Inlet Air Filters

There are different types of inlet air filters and what you should use depends on your location. Engineered Filtration Systems manufactures gas turbine filters, as well as, HEPA air filters to help filter particles and keep them from affecting your Gas Turbines. V-bank filters, rigid pocket filters, cartridge filters, composite filters, EVAP media, drift eliminators, pleats, and also, pre-filters are all different types of filters that may be needed to properly protect you Gas Turbines. Your plant could be located near high moisture environments or in the desert, therefore, the location takes a part in what type of filters you should use and how often you should replace them. However, air filters aren’t the only thing used to keep your equipment clean and running efficiently. Filters for cleaning out particles in lube or other liquids running through your system are required as well.

Hilco Filters

We know that contaminated air can affect gas turbines in a negative way. But, on top of needing clean air to help keep your equipment running efficient, the liquid running through the machines need to be clean as well. Lube oil conditioning is important for all moving parts in the system. There are filters for water removal, varnish removal, acid removal, and more. Lubrication for main bearings, fans, boiler feed pumps, EHC systems, compressors and more all need to be filtered. Hilco manufactures quality fluid filters that will help you meet your goals of keeping your equipment in tip top shape. Also, Advanced Filtration Concepts are the official distributors of HILCO Filter in California.

GT Filters

Having a proper changeout schedule from a company that takes turnkey services to the next level is key. You want to keep your business running smooth and efficient. So, AFC is here to offer full turnkey services for all your Gas Turbine filtration needs. But, if you’re looking for Gas Turbine inlet air filters, pre-filters, or HEPA filters, please contact us anytime. If your looking for a supplier that can offer quality services with quick lead times, Advanced Filtration Concepts is your team! Let us know if you have any questions or drop a comment below!

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UV Lighting In HVAC Systems

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Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been greater strides in achieving cleaner air. Clean air inside office buildings, workplaces, homes, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, apartment complexes, classrooms, airplanes, and more! There are new innovations for increasing indoor air quality (IAQ). This brings us to a common topic for achieving cleaner, healthier air; UV lighting systems in HVAC. Why? Well, let’s break it down.

Also, when talking about UV lighting, it’s not as simple as it sounds. There are many factors that need to be considered. What you’re using it for, what you need it to do for you, where to install it, what type of UV light you need, how many bulbs, how much radiation you need it to emit, etc. That being said, these are just some of the questions you need to answer for effective use of UV lighting.

Different Types of UV Lighting

There are different types of UV Lights and you need to know which would be most effective for your purpose. UVA light, UVB light and UVC light. UVC lighting is more commonly used for disinfecting. If you want more information, you can read about the different UV Lights from healthline. According to healthline, UVC light is most effective for killing germs. Hence, making it more widely used for disinfecting liquids, surfaces, and… what we’ll be focusing on… air!

Why UV Lights

Germs can be killed using UV lighting systems. Also, the installation of UV lights are generally cost effective and simple to add to your cleaning procedure. Many companies are devising solutions for disinfecting hospital rooms, air planes, and more! UV lights are also being used to sanitize tools and PPE. UVC light has been widely used for some time now and the technology is advancing faster than ever because of the novel coronavirus. However, UV lighting needs to make direct contact to the virus for it to be effective in disabling it. In addition, the length of the exposure time to effectively kill the coronavirus isn’t common number throughout UV lights. It varies on the equipment being used and where. The intensity of UV lighting used in hospitals vs UV lighting used in homes vary and are not the same.

UVC Light In HVAC Systems

UV lights destroy the molecular bonds that hold together the DNA of airborne pathogens, viruses and bacteria. UV-C energy alters the DNA of microorganisms, preventing them from reproducing. Therefore, it causes them to become non-pathogenic, or incapable of causing disease. Ultraviolet energy (ultraviolet germicidal irradiation or germicidal ultraviolet) are quite effective at maintaining cleanliness of HVAC coils, drain pans, and other wetted surfaces. Properly designed systems can be quite effective at on-the-fly inactivation of microorganisms in moving airstreams. Coupled with our top-quality, effective air filtration systems, you can rest assured that your building will be healthier and safer.

Advanced Filtration Concepts is one company making strides for the installation of UV lights in HVAC systems. They have an effective way of installing UV lighting systems to clean the airstream of your HVAC system. Contact AFC to learn more about adding UV lighting to your current air filtration system or if you want a new system installed.

UV Lighting Against Covid-19

There’s still a great unknown about the spread of diseases through aerosols, but using UV lighting in HVAC systems is a proven step to help increase our safety against viruses and bacteria. Although nothing is guaranteed, we can only continue to learn and make the necessary adjustments as we go. If you have any questions or want to inquire any of our high quality commercial air filters and industrial air filters, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Also, if you want to learn more about the steps we’ve taken in response to covid-19, please visit our site.

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Is Your Air Clean?

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You may believe that being indoor protects you from air pollution because you’re not being “exposed” to the elements outside. However, because inside space is mostly enclosed, it traps particles in, affecting your indoor air quality. In some occasions, outside air is needed to help dilute the contaminated air inside. This, coupled with a proper air filtration system, will help increase your indoor air quality. So now you may ask yourself, is your air clean? Is there a simple air quality monitor to use?

Why Dilute The Air?

Ever heard of the phrase “Fresh Air”? This is because outside air isn’t recirculated over and over. You get fresh, clean air over time. Nature acts as a filter for the air we breathe. Air filters, however, doesn’t capture everything. No matter how efficient your air filter is, your filtration system can only do so much. But, because of the novel coronavirus, a new thought has occurred. The thought of mixing in outside air with inside air is more heavily investigated. Some studies show that mixing in fresh, outdoor air with indoor air could help dilute the contamination, thus lowering the risk of spreading covid-19. While this may help reduce the spread of Covid-19, there are still other factors that can affect the air we breathe.

Not Only Covid-19

However, the novel coronavirus isn’t the only thing that can pollute your air. There are many factors to take when determining air quality. The amount of dust in the air, pollen, allergens, bacteria, formaldehyde, and much more could all affect the air quality index and affect your breathing. Health is important, so it’s important to know what’s in your air.

Airthinx Air Quality Monitoring System

If you need help monitoring your air, Advanced Filtration Concepts has teamed up with airthinx to offer their air quality monitoring system. This allows you to monitor your air quality in real time via app or console and allow you to take the necessary steps to improve air quality. The airthinx system has a sensor to measure particulates, VOC’s, CO2, CH2O, Temperature, Air Pressure, and Humidity. It sends the recorded information to a secure cloud storage. This allows you to view your data on your phone or computer. For more information on the airthinx monitor or where to purchase it, please contact Advanced Filtration Concepts.

Air Quality Monitor

Although, when dealing with Covid-19, ventilation systems are being rethought and rerouted to introduce more outside air in, there are so many factors that affect air quality. It’s important to use an air quality monitor to measure your air and take the necessary steps to improve IAQ. The air we breathe affects our health, it’s important to limit exposure to air that can make us sick. We offer a variety of filters and products in response to Covid-19. Please contact us anytime for any questions or concerns you may have.

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Air Pollution Causes Rise In Food Delivery and Plastic Waste

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Air pollution, Food deliveries, and Plastic Waste. How are these three related? Studies show that air pollution is causing a rise in food delivery and plastic waste. Because of air pollution, people are ordering more food. Because they are ordering more takeout, plastic waste is rising. Let’s talk about why this is happening.

Why Food Deliveries?

Well, this part is easy to explain. People are ordering food because they don’t want to go outside. With talks about covid-19 spreading by aerosols and the fires contaminating the air we breath, people are taking precautions. One of these precautions include hiring food delivery services to bring groceries and takeout directly to their homes. This means they don’t have to expose themselves to the outdoors and risk breathing in contaminated air. It makes it very convenient for people to order food from the comfort of their own home. This makes them feel safe by reducing their exposure to the outside. Plus, they think they’re doing a good deed by helping slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Rise In Plastic Waste

While staying inside reducing one problem (reducing the spread of the corona virus), it causes a rise in a different issue, plastic waste. There’s no doubt that plastic waste is bad for nature. It doesn’t decompose and it’s literally everywhere you look. It makes a negative impact on everyone’s and everything’s environment. It’s littered all over the place. It ruins our lands and oceans. It releases toxins as they breakdown. And, it kills way too many animals. But, it’s convenient. It makes our lives easier. It’s cheap. It allows for many different things to be made, including the packaging we get our food delivered in. And, it’s easily available. These are the ingredients for more and more plastic waste. Obviously, there’s no quick and easy solution to stop plastic waste, but it is an issue that needs to be looked at.

The Link

So, how does plastic waste, food deliveries, and air pollution relate? Air pollution increases food delivery orders, thus increasing plastic waste. Because air pollution has been terrible lately and the coronavirus pandemic is requiring people to social distance, food delivery services has been on the rise. Therefore, making the link between air pollution and the rise in plastic waste. Even though restaurants have taken strides in reducing plastic waste by using more paper products, but because of air pollution and more food deliver services are being used, it makes it more difficult.

Inside Air

With all this talk about limiting outdoor exposure, it has to be known that inside air is just as important as outside air. Because inside air isn’t diluted like outside air, it is important to take the necessary steps in keeping your indoor air quality (IAQ) high. A good filtration system can help with that. Having an air purifier with a quality HEPA filter can help clean at an efficiency of 99% and filter out particulates as small as 0.3 microns. Cleaning air ducts and vents will help increase your IAQ, as well as, vacuuming occasionally. Using carbon filters in your filtration system will help reduce odors from cooking and smoke. There are many ways to increase indoor air quality and if you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Activated Carbon Air Filters

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The recent Silverado Fire is lowering the air quality around surrounding cities. It’s obvious that what we breath in affects our health. Here at Engineered Filtration Systems, we manufacture a line of activated carbon air filters. Our filters are designed to effectively remove particulates, as well as, a wide range of odors, dust, and gases that contaminate indoor air quality.

Why Activated Carbon Air Filters?

The activated charcoal in carbon filters are used to trap gasses. This removes them from the air and increases the air quality. Although you need a quality air filter to remove dust, pollen and other small particles, the carbon filters help in removing the odors and other smells. The carbon air filters simply adsorbs the gases known as VOCs. These gases stick to the activated charcoal.

EFS Gas Phase Carbon Vbank Filter

Our GPC.V carbon filter is designed to filter particles while removing odors. Also maintaining efficiency at high airflow rates. Great to use for building using high end air conditioning and indoor climate control systems. We also have activated carbon air filter media available. This allows you to add the benefits of activated carbon to current air systems. We offer custom cutting as well.

Removing Odors

As of late, Air quality has been decreasing drastically and the winds aren’t helping make it any better. In fact, it’s been spreading the smoke throughout our air. Keeping our windows closed helps keep the smoke out. But, be sure to filter the inside air to improve IAQ. Using a carbon filter will help reduce the odors from smoke by trapping gases to the activated charcoal. However, because the VOCs attach to the outside of the activated charcoal, it may fill up quick. Be sure to replace your filters often to keep the performance at optimal levels. If you have any questions, need any help, or just want some recommendations, please, don’t hesitate to contact us.

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How Covid-19 Is Affecting Building Plans

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Covid-19 has definitely taken it’s toll on the economy. It has changed how people live their day to day lives. Covid-19 is affecting building plans as well. Real estate developers have to come up with new solutions to help combat the spread of the virus. The need to redesign the way new buildings flow is important for helping their clients and tenants feel more safe and comfortable. Adding individual HVAC systems in each unit and upgrading filters is just one of the steps developers are taking to future proof new properties. If you’re looking to upgrade your filters, we offer a full line of high-quality EFS filters. Contact us anytime.

Individual Air Units for Covid-19

The layout of air units are being reconfigured in a way that brings in more outside air into the mix. When adding outside air to inside air, it helps dilute the contaminated air inside. Doing this helps in lowering the risk of spreading the viruses that become airborne. Also, higher MERV rated filters are being used to filter outside air coming in. The same filter also filters the inside air that is being recirculated. This will help create an overall cleaner environment.

On top of introducing outside air and relocating air units in each room, the way the air is being routed is another factor that is being looked at. The most recent is routing the air flow in a way to have clean air come in at the highest point in the room. The inside air used to recirculate is taken in from the lowest part of the room because pollutants eventually makes it’s way down. The inside air is then routed through the same filtration process as the outside air. It mixes in with the outside air and released through the same vent as the outside air.

Building Plans Requiring More Space Because Of Covid-19

Another way how Covid-19 Is Affecting Building Plans is requiring developers to create more space. They are adding dividers where it’s necessary. Stairs and walkways are widening. Common rooms are more spaced out. Elevators are limited. Etc. These are just a few of different steps people are taking to create a safer environment. It all depends on the situation and what the space allows.

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Activated Carbon Air Filters for Wildfires

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Activated Carbon Air Filters for wildfires has been a hot topic more recently. Why? Because there has been more wildfires spreading. And well, it’s also common knowledge that fire and smoke is bad for your health. People with asthma or other respiratory issues are even more prone to risks from the pollutants in the air caused by fires. With wildfires on the rise, people are requesting filter upgrades, acquiring air purifiers, and adding carbon filters to their filtration setup.

Steps For Improving IAQ During Wildfires

There are different steps you can take to lower the effect wildfires can have on your indoor air quality (IAQ). Below are just some of the things you can do to improve your IAQ.

  • Close Windows
    • During times of bad outdoor air quality, keeping your windows closed helps to keep the contaminated air from coming in.
  • Use Air Purifiers
    • Using Air Purifiers with True-HEPA filters may help filter a lot of fine particles from wildfire smoke. The size of the particles from the smoke are usually around 0.4 to 0.7 microns. True HEPA filters are known to filter out particles as small as 0.3 microns at 99.97% efficiency. Therefore, having an good quality HEPA filter in place is very effective. Visit negativeairfilters.com for your replacement HEPA filter needs.
  • Use a Carbon Filters
    • Using an activated carbon filter to supplement your HEPA filter is a good way to help reduce odors and pollutants from wildfire smoke. The Activated Carbon filters absorb these contaminants from wildfires and help keep it from circulating the room.

Although there is a lot more to improving air quality, these are just the basics.

Why Activated Carbon Products?

When used with a HEPA filters, it can help in removing impurities in the air. It adsorbs the pollutants from the air and helps people who are more affected by allergens. The fires going on more recently are taking a major effect on the air quality and is deemed “unhealthy” for most people. Carbon air filters can improve the quality of air you breath and help eliminate odors from cooking, fires, pets, and more.

Activated Carbon Filter Socks, Cubes, and Media

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EFS Carbon Products

Activated Carbon V-Bank Socks and Vbank Cubes are also available for your Vbank filters. If you’re looking to add a layer of activated carbon protection, the Carbon Socks and Cubes are designed to slip over you EFS Vbank filters. It helps eliminate odor and fumes from the circulated air. EFS also offers custom cut activated carbon air filter media. It is custom cut to your specs in any shape and size.

Carbon Filters for Wildfires

Having a good filtration system in place is crucial, but there are many other factors as well. Having a pre-filter may help keep your HEPA filter from filling up too fast. Upgrading your HEPA filters can filter out more particles. Also, the carbon filter can reduce odors from the smoke caused by fires. Advanced Filtration Concepts are experts in the air filtration industry and are always there to help. Anything involving air quality, they can offer expert advice and turnkey services. It’s important to stay up to date with news and what new protocols can be taken to improve your quality of life. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at 800-796-4337 or info@engineeredfiltrationsystems.com for any questions you may have.

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Airflow Cycle and Covid-19

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Updates about Covid-19 and a better airflow cycle to keep workers safer will probably be an ongoing topic for quite some time. We learn and we adjust, just like most things in life. We learn new information and take the necessary steps to better ourselves. Air filtration has always been a key part to improving indoor air quality. But, is filtering recirculated air enough to keep the coronavirus from spreading throughout a building? A ventilation system is being used more so to help dilute inside air with air from the outside.

Spread of Covid-19 in a Closed Airflow Cycle

Because the spread of Covid-19 could be recirculated around the building, you may want to use a setup that allows more outside are to come into the building. This will help dilute the indoor air with fresh outdoor air. Having a closed airflow cycle may spread the virus throughout a building. So, although having a quality air filtration system can help limit the spread, introducing fresh, outside air may help lower the spread even more.

Airflow Cycle
Airflow Cycle

A take on an air filtration setup is shown in the image above. Some places are having their air unit installed behind a wall versus up above. Take a look at the image shown. Clean air is being pushed out from the top. The return are is being sucked in from the bottom as particles make their way down. This is then cycled through and mixed with fresh air from outside to help dilute the contaminated indoor air. Then, the return air and outside air goes through the filtration process shown.

Filtration System Inside And Air Handler Unit

On top of introducing more outside air into the airflow cylce, it is important to have quality filters in place. A good air filtration system can help filter out more particles. In air unit shown above, it has different steps the contaminated air must go through before it’s used. The pre-filter and final filter are used to filter out particles from the air. UV lighting is in place to kill germs in the air stream. Also, the carbon air filter is used to filter out odors. Finally, the filtered air is sent out as clean air and pushed throughout the building.

Taking Care Of Your Air Handler Unit

On top of having a great filtration and ventilation system in place, a good maintenance plan is almost equally as important. These filters should be changed out in a timely manner to avoid build-up, which in turn, will lower efficiency and cause premature failure. We supply quality air filters, from pre-filters to final filters, HEPA filters to custom cut filter media, and also, carbon filter media. If you need help or recommendations on air handler units setups and installing UV lighting, Advanced Filtration Concepts are experts in everything air filtration. If quality replacement filters are needed for your air cleaners, visit Negative Air Filters. For any questions you may have, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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HVAC Air Filtration Maintenance

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It’s important to have a good HVAC air filtration system in place. It is not only beneficial for the people using the clean air, but also good for your wallet in the long run. Having quality filters in your system makes cleaning air more effective and helps your system run more efficiently. Filters with a higher efficiency like Merv 16 filters or HEPA filters will also filter out smaller particles that would otherwise pass through filters with lower rating. But, on top of having efficient filters, replacing these filters is what keeps your system running efficiently. Clean air is important, which is why having quality air filters and an HVAC Air Filtration maintenance plan is a must.

Why You Should Replace Your Filters

Changing out your filters on time or as directed will increase your IAQ (indoor air quality) and put less strain on your HVAC system. Not doing so will allow more particles to travel through your air-stream, resulting in your filters getting clogged up with dust and pollen. Because of this, your HVAC system will require more energy to force air through the clogged filters. It’s restricting airflow to the other rooms. Also, it’s spreading the dirty air throughout your building. All while raising your utility bill for poorer quality air. Keep your machine from overworking by replacing clogged filters. This will help prevent your motor from working too hard and overheating, causing early system failure.

Keeping Indoor Air Quality High

On top of saving your HVAC air filtration system from premature failure by replacing HVAC filters when necessary, you get cleaner air. Having clean air circling your environment has positive effects. It increases your air quality, increases performance, lowers the amount of dust circulating, and making the environment feel cleaner all around. If you’re looking for quality replacement EFS filters or just have questions about the type of HVAC system your business has, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

HVAC Air Filtration Maintenance Plans

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