Monday, June 15, 2015

Necessary Use of UV light in HVAC systems

Dan Jones, vice president of marketing at UV Resources, said the main application of UV-C is on cooling coils, though the number of units being placed into ductwork is increasing. “What we’ve seen as far as UV’s use and popularity has been driven by ASHRAE,” Jones said. “ASHRAE has published three UV chapters in its handbooks over the past four years, and from an engineering standpoint, that has given UV a lot of traction. We’re seeing more and more UV specified by engineers.”
Jones added that the technology now costs roughly half what it did a decade ago, making it a more affordable option for consumers.

“UV has been around for a long time, and it’s going to be here for a long time,” Jones said. “UV will be as ubiquitous as air filters in the future; no one will knowingly want to operate a/c equipment without it.”

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Updated Product Selection Guide

Starting at upper left corner, follow the guidelines and answer the questions to see which Second Wind Air Purifier model is best for your home - contact us for a contractor near you!

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Contact Information Update - Canadian & Int'l Sales

To our Canadian & International customers, our new contact information is as follows:

Second Wind Air Purifier Ltd.
PO Box 501
Burford, ON N0E1A0
ph: (519)754-7930

Same great staff, same great Indoor Air Quality service!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

AHR Expo 2014 Report

This is going to be a short report (shore repor to Stephen Colbert).
We were unable to attend the ASHRAE/AHR Expo 2014 at the Javits Center in New York City as a winter storm shut down LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, Jan 21.  The delayed flight that was rescheduled for early Wednesday the 22nd was also cancelled due to air traffic volume and the logistics of cleaning up the airport and de-icing airplanes on the tarmac.  Early calls to customers, sales reps and vendors we intended to meet expressed some frustration that the show was 'dead' as attendance was down due to the weather.

from NY Daily News

There's nowhere we would have preferred to be than Manhattan for this show.  Hopefully the attendance figures will have climbed in the following days as the show closes today.  Also sending prayers to everyone driving/flying home after this great annual event.  Please be safe, we look forward to seeing you in 2015 as the event returns to Chicago! Click here for future show schedules

Friday, December 20, 2013

Operations over 2013 Christmas holiday time

Our US domestic offices will be closed Dec 24, 25 & 31 as well as Jan 1. International offices are closed Dec 23 thru Jan 1. Have a wonderful holiday everyone.


 As the holiday season approaches, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support. It is business associates like you who make our jobs a pleasure and keep our company successful.

May your holiday season and the New Year be filled with much joy, happiness and success. We look forward to working with you in the coming year and hope our business relationship continues for many years.

Thank you and best wishes for the Holiday Season and a Happy New Year.

Tiercel Technology Corporation

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Ozone - statement from Indoor Air Quality Association


Last week the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) posted This video  explaining the effects of ozone on people and their bodies.  Not a bad watch, take a look and let us know your thoughts.

We provide several devices that produce residual ozone for aggressive odor treatment as the IAQA video mentions, but since the late 90's we have also produced ozone-free products that provide good odor removal without the noticeable smell or harmful effects.

It would have been preferable from our view that IAQA not generalize that UV lights create ozone.  Some do, some do not!

Friday, November 15, 2013

Home Inspections educate Indoor Air Quality & Radon Issues

Mike Holmes recently issued a story through one of Canada's newspapers, the National Post highlighting that home inspection companies are now documenting Indoor Air Quality and Radon exposure issues in their inspection services.  Click here for the article



Home Inspectors are becoming a normal part of any existing home purchase.  These people are trusted by the public in establishing fair evaluations of a home's integrity when sold.  Why not use these same people (when properly trained) to conduct an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) home assessment to see if there is anything present that can be harmful to the homeowner or his/her family?  If these evaluations become standards in evaluating the safety of occupants, it is possible that demand will grow for IAQ products to address the unseen contaminants that can reside in homes.

From the perspective of a provider of residential Indoor Air Quality products, we welcome the attention that Home Inspectors can give to this important aspect of a home's quality and its safety to people.  We also welcome any insight and assistance we can provide to continue to educate the marketplace - we'd hope that they become our present & future customers.  Email or contact us if there are any questions!