UV lights, often installed in hospitals and some air purifiers, are incredible for eradicating specific bacteria. Likewise, these lights, when professionally stabilized within your heating and cooling system, protect your home’s atmosphere and HVAC unit from dangerous allergens and toxins, such as mold, mildew, and bacteria. To help you determine whether UV lights are an ideal fit for you and your home, here are a few details about UV lights and indoor air quality from those who care at Upper Arlington Heating & Air.
Are UV Lights Energy-Efficient and Cost-Effective?
UV-C eliminates and helps prevent the accumulation of organic material on the surfaces of cooling coils, drain pans, and inner air-handler surfaces. Further, UV-C enhances airflow while returning and maintaining heat-transfer levels of cooling coils to their intended capacity. As a result, the HVAC system won’t use more energy, will provide the best cooling results and ventilation power, maintaining system energy efficiency, and UV-C coil installations on current systems decrease HVAC energy usage by 10-25%.
How Do UV Lights Prevent Disease?
UV-C’s proficiency in disinfecting the air flowing through your home’s HVAC system can be super beneficial. While we have come a long way with innovative medical technology, we can’t eliminate infectious diseases. However, these lights can help prevent the spread of illnesses within your home by removing the airborne pathogens before they have time to spread and accumulate throughout your living space. So be sure to have your HVAC system maintained by a professional because an improperly maintained system will only recirculate diseased germs throughout your home. We advise the professional installation of UV lamps; with their capacity to destroy all known microorganisms, they can thwart disease transmission and cross-contamination.
What Are the Safety Precautions For UV Lights?
- Avoid Unnecessary Exposure– UVC radiation can cause severe burns to the skin. While skin burns from UVC exposure usually heal within a week with no known long-term damage, it is a needless painful event.
- Avoid Direct Eye-Contact– UVC radiation can also cause photokeratitis, essentially a sunburn affecting the corneas of your eyes. It can occur minutes, even seconds after exposure. Never look directly into a UVC light source, even briefly. If you do, you may be unable to use your eyes for a day or two.
- Follow Safety Guidelines– Always follow safety measures set in place by the manufacturer. If you are unsure what these measures are or where to locate them, we will help in any way we can!
To guarantee safe and acceptable UV light installation and maintenance, call Upper Arlington Heating & Air today at (614) 490-7507, or schedule an appointment now by clicking here! Our competent, hard-working crew is delighted to help you pursue a more clean and safe home environment for all! Our UV installation and maintenance guarantee safe, cost-effective, and energy-efficient disease prevention for you and your home! So many great perks for a light that’s not even visible to the human eye!
