UV-C Germicidal Lighting

UV-C Germicidal Lights Reduce Mold, Allergens, And Other Biological Contaminants In Your Home

Indoor Pollutants In Your Home

Most people spend the majority of their time inside their homes. The E.P.A. warns that the air inside your home may be up to 5 times more polluted than outside air. Microscopic mold, mildew, bacteria, and viruses linger in the air leading to allergies, asthma, respiratory disease, and infection. These unseen biohazards can live and breed, posing a serious health threat.

Mold thrives in the cool, damp environment of the air handling system. Mold growth on cooling coils and the interior of the air handler is a health risk, but it can also significantly reduce the system's efficiency.

UV-C light

Ultraviolet light is that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that lies beyond the purple edge of visible light. The UV-A range causes "sun tanning" in human skin, and the UV-B range causes "sunburning." Natural UV-C range light from the sun is filtered out by the atmosphere. Scientists have known the germ-killing power of artificially created UV-C light for years. The antimicrobial power of U.V. light is used in water treatment facilities, the food industry, and hospitals. It is used to clean the air and reduce the threat of airborne infection and disinfect surfaces and surgical instruments. Today this powerful disinfecting technology is available for our homes and businesses, resulting in healthier, safer indoor environments.

Kill Germs With Light

For over a century, scientists have known that certain frequencies of light have a devastating effect on microbial life. We now know that exposure to ultraviolet light in the range of 254 NM (UV-C band) disrupts the D.N.A. of microorganisms, thus preventing them from reproducing thereby effectively killing them.

U.V. Light- A Well Established Disinfection Technology

U.V. light disinfection is now widely used in hospitals and laboratories to sanitize instruments and work surfaces and prevent potentially lethal airborne infectious diseases. The food industry uses the technology to sterilize food before packaging, and water treatment systems large and small now incorporate U.V. light as a chemical-free means of purification.

Germs In The Air You Breathe

Like it or not, the indoor air you breathe has a lot of stuff in it that you don't want, like viruses, bacteria, mold, mildew, and allergens. Some are only annoying, and others can make you sick. Because air repeatedly passes through your HVAC system (in fact, many microbes like the system's cool, dark, damp interior), this is the ideal place for germs to multiply and spread throughout the house.

A Cleaner Air Handler

Installation of a germicidal U.V. light inside the air handler inhibits mold growth, saving energy by allowing the system to operate more efficiently. A cleaner system also requires less maintenance.

A Whole-House UV Air Purifier - The Best Defense

Because it works inside your central air system, a whole-house U.V. air purifier can intercept airborne pathogens and destroy them as they pass by. As air cycles through the system, it passes by the U.V. light many times, exposing and re-exposing airborne microbes to its sterilizing effect. This has proven to be a safe, economical, chemical-free way to reduce airborne contaminants indoors significantly.

Chemical-Free Disinfection

For over a century, scientists have known of the germ-killing properties of ultraviolet light. The antimicrobial power of U.V. light is used in water treatment facilities, the food industry, and hospitals. It is used to clean the air and reduce the threat of airborne infection and disinfect surfaces and surgical instruments. Today this technology is available for our homes and businesses, resulting in healthier, safer indoor environments.

UVC-applications. Products like AHU Series®  feature simple installation in the air handler.
The innovative APCO™ in-duct air purifier also reduces toxic Volatile Organic Compounds (V.O.C.s) in the air.

Frequently asked UV-C Questions (UV-C FAQs)

Interested? Call DUCTZ 410-692-9775 for more information or to have a UV-C light system installed in your HVAC system to breathe cleaner, Healthier air.

Products Offered

The AHU Series germicidal lamp can be installed at the coil, blower or both

The APCO (reduces germs, odors, and VOCs) is installed in the plenum, the coil, or both.

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