Johnson Controls S1-CVUVS220A Product Information, How Important is Indoor Air Quality?

PRODUCT INFORMATION

How Important is Indoor Air Quality?

Did you know that the EPA has identified indoor air quality as one of the top environmental concerns? With people spending 90% of their time indoors, air quality is certainly something to be concerned about.

Asthma and allergies are on the rise. Asthma afflicts over 26 million North Americans with the number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations escalating annually. Asthma is the #1 cause of school absenteeism.

Even the cleanest indoor spaces are home to millions of allergy-producing pollen, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and airborne microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and mold. These pollutants and contaminants can trigger health issues ranging from the common cold to severe allergies and asthma.

Mold, mold by-products and their odors are the leading cause of allergic symptoms such as sneezing, watery, itchy eye, coughing, headaches and sinus congestion. Your heating and air conditioning system provides the perfect damp, dark breeding ground for mold to grow and thrive. The mold attracts dust and dirt that continue to build up on the heating and cooling coils, drain pan and ducts. Every time the system runs, it disperses these harmful pollutants into the air that building occupants breathe.

What can I do?

By installing the UVC Germicidal Kit, you can benefit from a clean, healthy indoor environment. Designed to fit new and existing systems, the UVC Germicidal Kit was developed to destroy airborne microorganisms for clean, germ-free air.

How Does It Work?

UVC is the most effective germicidal wavelength in the ultraviolet light spectrum that will destroy the bonds of the DNA and RNA of microorganisms, killing or inactivating the microbes, surface and airborne mold as well as viruses and bacteria. UVC greatly reduces allergy and asthma symptoms and prevents the spread of everyday colds, flus and other seasonal illnesses.

Installed inside your system near the coil, the UVC lamp bathes the cooling coil, drain pan and the air with UVC energy. Its high energy wavelength destroys the mold, bacteria and viruses that grow there or circulate in the air before they travel around your home or building and trigger allergic reactions or spread disease.

The UVC Germicidal Kit is effective against:

•Mold and mold spores

•Bacteria, including TB, Legionella, E. coli, Listeria, Pseudomonas, Serratia and whooping cough

•Viruses, including colds, flu, measles, mumps and SARS

•Musty odors produced by mold and its by-products

•Fouled coils that reduce system performance

The multi-patented UVC lamp offers the highest output and the lowest life-cycle cost of any UVC product. It is reliable and safe with no ozone or secondary contaminants.

Operation

The UVC lamp operates all the time. In order to maximize germicidal effectiveness, it is recommended that the fan selector switch on your home thermostat be in an “on” position at all times.

In order to continuously clean the air, the air must be circulated past the germicidal lamp. Running the lamp and fan continuously ensures the cleanest air and the best protection from irritants and pollutants.

Maintenance

The UVC Germicidal Kit must be changed at 9,000 hours (approximately 12 months) of operation or sooner to maintain design output and to ensure germicidal effectiveness.

The indicator light on the front panel of the power supply housing will change from blue to yellow to remind you to contact your HVAC contractor. When the indicator light turns red, the lamp must be changed to maintain the highest level of air quality.

indicator light

Blue light:	up to 7,000 hours
Yellow light:	7,000 to 9,000 hours – time to call for service
Red light:	replace Kit

The US Environmental Protection Agency classifies UVC lamps along with fluorescent bulbs. Go to http://www.epa.gov/ bulbrecycling/ to learn about recycling programs in your area.

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