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!

Second Wind Air Purifier Product Selection Guide#2

Last post we presented a field guide that our contractors could use with homeowners when deciding which 24V Second Wind Air Purifier to use.  This was done to address the need in our busiest market where we have historically been required to provide many different options.  This time we built on the success of the first guide to feature the units that we use in duct mount applications to again help contractors and homeowners decide which Second Wind device will be the best fit for them.   

For more information about each model in the Selection Guide, our website contains the specification sheets and other information you may have.  The links for each are here:

2000 & 2018 Models Spec Sheet
2124 Model Spec Sheet
24V Series Spec Sheet
All-in-One 9000 Series Spec Sheet

Field Question#3 - How to select a 24V Second Wind Air Purifier Solution

A great question came to us from Larry C. in Jacksonville, FL.  As mentioned in previous posts, we're always happy to post any questions sent in that pertain to Second Wind Air Purifier or Indoor Air Quality and will try to answer them quickly and clearly.  Please click here and send us your questions too!

Q. How can I choose which Second Wind Air Purifier 24 Volt device is best for contractors to advise for use at a customer's home?

A. We do have quite a few 24 volt options to consider, and understanding the best application for each model needs to be clear.  We took Larry's question and designed this flowchart to help guide our customers in the decision making process. Although it's not yet available on our website, please email us if you'd like a PDF sent to you to use as your own in the meantime.  We also included an area for contractors to quote their pricing for one or more models that homeowners can keep while considering their investment.

For more information about each model in the Selection Guide, our website contains the specification sheets and other information you may have.  The links for each are here:

24 Volt Coil Clean Models Spec Sheet
24 Volt Premium 2124 Model Spec Sheet

Field Question#2 - I Think My Second Wind UV Lamp is Broken....

We often receive calls to our customer service department with a comment that the contractor or homeowner thinks that the lamp they are using to service their Second Wind Air Purifier might be broken.  We will ask a few questions before investigating the problem to see if we are looking at an OEM replacement part but following that, we are often pleased to discover that our attentive and caring customer has noticed some apparent solids within the glass on their lamps that led them to believe that something was amiss.  What they notice as you can see in the photos below, is that there are two small balls inside the glass of the lamp that roll around and often make a slight rattling noise when the lamp is shifted in position.  These balls are the pieces of mercury (chemical symbol- Hg) that have solidified in the lamp used to create the fluorescent effect that you may be familiar with in drop ceiling lights or the newer compact fluorescent lights (CFL's).  

These components do not indicate a lamp is broken, it is merely the cooled mercury in a solid or liquid form.  When lamps are cold, some of the mercury in the lamp is in liquid form, but while the lamp is operating or the lamp is hot, most of the mercury is in a gaseous or vapor form.  

Although there is only a very small amount of mercury, there are procedures to follow to dispose of old lamps.  This National Geographic article provides some insight on how much mercury is there and LampRecycle provides good guidance for the appropriate disposal methods

We will continue to post any questions sent in that pertain to Second Wind Air Purifier or Indoor Air Quality that you may have. Please click here and send us your questions too!

Evaluation & Optimization of UV/Photocatalytic Air Purification Devices

Contact Us for your copy of the public document with reports on each aspect of the study.
We've got some great information to share about how our products perform in competitive testing against Volatile Organic Compounds and Bioaerosols

Second Wind UV Air Purifier Model 2000 Whole House PCO HVAC Review - Video Dailymotion

Check out the review posted about our model 2000 air purifier.  A satisfied customer talks about the benefits the unit brought to her home.

Second Wind UV Air Purifier Model 2000 Whole House PCO HVAC Review - Video Dailymotion

Display Stand for Duct Mount units

Here's a couple photos of our new display stand for our duct mounted purifiers.  These can be set up anywhere in a store or tradeshow booth.  It is CRITICAL to note that if the units are going to be powered up to attract attention that you must use Non-UVC lamps, sometimes called 'Dummy Lamps' so passersby are not harmed by the germicidal light.

Model 2124 on display stand

Model 2000 on display stand

Either model can be easily put on the stand.  The stand can serve when training as a demonstration of how easy it will be for contractors to install in customers homes, as the vertical panel simulates a duct wall.  Instructions for use are provided with each unit.  Stores can use units from stock, but please contact us at 800-387-4565 if you need a 'Dummy Lamp' or two for your in-store display.