9000 Series All-in-One Air Purifier

9000 Series w/ 2012 paint upgrade

The 9000 Series of Second Wind Air Purifier systems was the feature of our January 2013 issue of Second Glance newsletter.  In support of that article, I felt it would be good to highlight the article here and provide a little more information support and guidance when evaluating our product against our competitors.

As an industry leader in Indoor Air Quality, Second Wind's engineering and marketing group decided that an all-in-one solution was needed to address all the factors that the Center for Disease Control identifies that contribute to respiratory problems and general poor health.

The CDC is a fantastic resource for Indoor Air Quality information

This could be living and breeding
 in your filter pleats

This unit matches up against many of the traditional filter box manufacturers like Honeywell, Lennox and Carrier to name a few. Some of these companies are now building devices that tie-in UV purification with their filter systems, which furthers our point of the importance of having an ultraviolet system installed as well as a filtration system.  The key design difference for Second Wind was to have a filter that could bear the intensity of Second Wind's high output ultraviolet lamps directly shining on the pleats of the filter media.  This allows our UV & PCO technology to kill, decompose or break down the contaminants that mite (pun intended) come to rest on the filter media.  Not all filters can stand up to the UV light.  A quick look below shows what can happen to non-UV treated filter when exposed to the UV light source.

Filter media degraded under UV light -
a white powder residue bled thru HVAC system
and entered the living environment

As you can see, the UV light eroded the filter media right down to the skeleton of the filter’s pleats (see the white area in the center….ewwww!).  The smell in the home was terrible and noticeable within minutes after installation. It was obviously installed by someone that thought all filters were the same, especially if they fit the filter guides.  When this was brought to our attention, it became clear that a knock-off filter had been used.  On Second Wind Air Purifier 9000 Series systems, you must get your replacement filters from us.



In basic cost comparisons, the Second Wind device is still much more affordable.  Once you look at replacement part costs and system capabilities, our five-year costing is considerably lower than the aforementioned competitors (all info collected from internet vendors, pricing may differ).

As always, if there are any questions, post them here or email us privately and we will respond directly.  Please note that during 01/30 - 02/08 this blog will be suspended while your faithful author is recovering from carpal tunnel surgery.  Thanks for your patience