Does UV Lighting Really Work?
Yes, UV lighting has been proven under numerous studies for its ability to destroy the DNA of germs: viruses (air born COVID-19), mold, spores, fungi, and bacteria. It works at different levels depending on what one wants to accomplish. Williamsburg Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. (Learn More About Our Team...) now offers air quality products like UV systems for both home and commercial applications.
Commercial Applications
UV Lighting works in the commercial applications such as hospitals, clean rooms and food processing plants, the objective would be to have instantaneous kill. Therefore, UV lights would blanket the air passage system and the airflow directed over and between lamps, which provide for maximum kill of air pollutants.
Residential Applications
UV systems work in residential applications, the objective is to create a cost effective and continuous method of cleaning the air. The kill rate of air pollutants is a function of space, time and the intensity. Because this type of a system has been proven to work in a cumulative manner, the polluted air is cleaned over time and subsequent passages over the UV lamp - the same way like we wash our hands more than once a day to periodically get rid of germs. Germs are constantly growing in our indoor environment and pollute the air we breathe. UV technology gives us the opportunity to clean the indoor air continuously in a cost effective manner.
UV Systems For HVAC Systems
Studies show that the use of UV lighting within an HVAC air handler is know to kill viruses that pass through your air ducts. With Covid infecting so many people, Williamsburg HVAC suggests you consider a UV system. With the right conditions and proper installation, UV Systems can be very effective at killing viruses, mold, and bacteria.