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AIR FILTERED
PLACES
Air filters are used at Airports, Auditoriums, as
Automotive parts, Body Shops, Food Packaging, Government Facilities,
Hospitals, and Manufacturing Facilities. Other places where air filters
are required, as a rule ,are in Microelectronics, Museums, Office or
commercial buildings, Paint Both, Pharmaceuticals, Schools and
Universities. Air filtration is a necessity at nuclear Reactors as well
as gas turbine and diesel stations.
APPLICATION FOR AIR FILTERS
Air filters are used to take out contaminants such
as
pollen, Spanish moss, dust mites, sanding dust, textile fibbers
spray paint dust etc, and dust spot efficiency and arrestance
level can be anything between 20 - 90% respectively as a
minimum filtration for residential window air conditioners.
The type of air filers used here are usually the Throwaway
disposable synthetic or fibreglass panel filters, the washable
aluminium mesh, animal hair or foam filters or electrostatic
self charging woven polycarbonate filters.
For
Commercial buildings and industrial workplaces or paint booth
inlet air, the best air filters are the pleated disposable
filters with cotton blend media or cartridge filters of
graded density viscous. Bag filters of micro fine fibreglass or
synthetic media or box filters of rigid style cartridge are
best suited for Hospital impatient care, smoking lounges or
the general Surgery area.
SELECTION
OF AIR FILTER
Whether for
residential, commercial, industrial, electronic
or use in an engine or machine, proper care must be taken
before selecting an air filter. The basic need for an air
filter of any of the aforementioned is to ensure optimum working and
conducive condition, so thought must
be given to the fact of that essence. Most engines, for
example, use specified filters, so to use just any other
filter will be to endanger such equipment.
For
Buildings, considering that air filters are usually a
huge system, it will be difficult to do changes after
installation and remember that air filter upgrades can
cause system imbalance and pose needless problems.
NO
ALTERNATIVE TO AIR FILTERS
If bad air is bad for engines and equipment then it
is even
worse for humans. Pollutants like pollen, molds and dust
common in most household are the harbingers of allergy, respiratory
diseases such as asthma and even hay fever symptoms. An air
filtered indoor place is devoid of allergens such as pollen,
mold, smoke and dust which is usually made of numerous unquantifiable
particles of toxins including dried animal faeces. It is therefore very
obvious that good health is also a function of healthy air.
CAR OR TRUCK
ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND AIR FILTERS
Though Engines run on gasoline, their functionality
will be greatly
hampered by impure air intake. A clean high-flow of clean air of low
temperature increases horsepower of an engine, considering
this you will see what difference a good air filter will make
to both the function and life span of your engine. There
are available today efficient high-flow intake kits that
can help you enjoy the best of motoring and get the most out
of your car or truck using air filter equipment designed to
increase horsepower and speed through excellent air filtration.
ADD-ON AIR
FILTERS
Some of the high-flow intake kits even completely
replace
factory airflow assembly with obvious improvement to engine
performance which is why more and more people are now favouring
modern air filter products that guarantees increased horsepower
for their vehicles with lower air temperature and less intake
sound.
Best of the bargain is that these air filter
equipment are designed and made to bring about higher air flow when
compared to original paper filters. For example, most modern filters
use cotton to minimize the loss of air flow pressure through the filter
thus ensuring best performance and full exploitation of maximum power.
GO FOR
STANDARD AIR FILTERS
All the
modifications and increased performance of air filters nowadays stem
from advancement in engineering software and thoroughly trained
technicians and the use of latest technologies for the manufacture
of air filters that are made with epoxy coating to resist oxidization
from humid
air and petrol fumes. They are easy to install and has up to 100,000
miles life span and fits
into many popular vehicles.
FACTS TO
NOTE ABOUT AIR FILTERS
Air filters of the disposable type should
be checked
every 3 - 4 weeks to see the level of dirt collection and possible
change.
It is okay
to run a moderately dirty air filter, but when
it is allowed to get too dirty it brings strain on the equipment
which it is meant to protect or help function well. It is advisable
to replace disposable air filters and vacuum or wash reusable air
filters when they become very dirty to ensure optimal performance of
the equipment.
For home air
filters, how long depends on the home environment
and the number of people and level of activity in such a home. In a
crowded home where airborne contaminates a generated constantly due to
types
activities undertaken in and around the home, frequent change of air
filter will suffice. For instance, a home near a cement factory
will surely change more air filters in a year than a home without
a cement factory nearby.
Note that it
is better to run your system fan continually in order
to ensure air filtration since only the air that passes thorough
the filter will be cleaned through the air filter's ability to
trap particles from the air we breathe
Reusable air
filters are to be washed or vacuumed monthly
while disposable air filters should be changed after inspection since
change will depend on the type of filter and the amount of dirt
it has collected at the time of inspection of between one to three
months for air filter.
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