UVC lights enchance IAQ, reduce AHU operating costs

From: Heating, Piping, and Air Conditioning | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF.-Southern California Air Conditioning Distributors (SCACD), the world's largest Carrier distributor, wanted to investigate additional indoor air quality (IAQ) improvement methods in its 30-year-old administrative facility located here. According to Bruce Fuhrmann, commercial manager for SCACD, he knew from visual inspections that there were typical accumulations of dirt and mold around the cooling coil and drain pan in the central station air handler. He believed that this condition might be the source of non-specific odors in the building and knew it was impeding heat ...

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