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Cooling Season is here!  Some buildings are ready.  Are you?

Cooing Season is here and its annual
“One-Two Punch”: first, storms with hail, then cottonwood season.
 It’s really tough on your HVAC equipment.
 
Rooftop units, condensers, air-cooled chillers & cooling towers get beat up.
 
It hits your maintenance budget, electric bills and bottom line every day!
Don’t let it “punch your lights out” with high electric bills, compressor failures and premature equipment replacement!
 
Many companies responsible for building operation and maintenance have taken steps to mitigate these problems.
We can help you, too.  With the proven, reliable and patented products manufactured by Air Solution Company.
éPlus Environmental Solutions is the authorized factory representative in Kansas & Missouri.
Call us today, we really can help.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Check back,more videos will be posted in the future.
Product Overview from AHR 2012 Combo  Playlist – 4 Videos

 

Pulley Mount System with Vinyl Cover

Close-Up Look at the Vinyl Cover

Two-Men Lowering the Pulley-Mount Filter

One-Man Lowering the Pulley-Mount Filter

Weather Guard from Air Solution Company

 Weather Guard For Low Ambient Chiller Start-up
(Patent Pending)

Weather Guards mount over the condenser coils on the prevailing wind side of the unit to block air movement through the coil during low ambient operation. Note, low ambient temperatures will offset the reduction of air movement through the coil.

Compressors require a small amount of heat retention to support the startup process – however, during frigid temperatures, it takes as little as a 5 mph breeze through the coil to dissipate the necessary heat required and when this happens, the compressors will stall leaving process equipment and operations starved for cooling.

Wind Guards are constructed of a heavy duty, fiber reinforced vinyl with outer reinforcement. Includes choice of fasteners: – nylon turn stud or toggle fasteners, Heavy duty Stud Adapters or Self-tapping Screws & Bonded Washers.
 Wind Guards Must Be Removed When Ambient Temperatures Rise to a Point where Air Movement through the Coil is required for normal operation – Contact Plant For Minimum Equipment Requirements for Using This Product.

 

 

Protect Cooling Tower Fill Media and Basin Components from Damaging Ice and Snow Build-up During Winter Shut Down (Patent Pending)
Also ideal for protecting Fill Media during transportation and prior to New Construction Start-up
  
 

Weather Guards mount over the intake opening on cooling towers to protect the fill and sump from ice and snow build-up during winter shut down. When produced at the same time as Air Inlet Screens, Weather Guards will mount directly over the top of the Screens using the same fasteners.

 

Weather Guards are constructed of a heavy duty, fiber reinforced vinyl with outer reinforcement. Includes choice of fasteners: – nylon twist lock or toggle fasteners, heavy duty Stud Adapters or Self-tapping Screws & Bonded Washers.

 

Aircuity Knowledge Center

3rd party Expert Reports & Analysis, Web-based data management & full documentation

 
Benefits to building owners and managers:

  • Lower Risk

Minimize the chance of a “healthy” building becoming “sick”.  Potential problems are quickly identified and can usually be corrected at minimal expense.

  • Resolve Indoor Air Quality Complaints

Professionally, quickly and inexpensively respond to complaints from building occupants.

  • Reduce Liability

Professional monitoring and evaluation programs provided by our technical staff demonstrate that you have taken necessary steps to ensure a healthy environment

  • Improve Relationships

Employees and building occupants appreciate your true concern for their wellbeing.

  • Save Money

Regular air quality monitoring helps prevent unexpected maintenance and can reduce building operating costs.

  • Maintain and Increase Property Value

Maintain the highest value of your building asset.

The Prevention of Legionellosis & Cooling Tower Fouling: The Problem is Contaminates & Keep the Airborne Debris Out in the First Place

 “Contaminates in a cooling tower system, both suspended and precipitated solids, facilitate the growth of bacteria and biofilms that can increase the potential for Legionella.”
 
BSR / ASHRAE Standard 188P, Prevention of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems (3rd Public Review Draft, (January 2013)
 
 
Keep Airborne Debris Out in the First Place
 
The Air Intake Filter systems have been installed on cooling and air intake systems across many industries. Whether your systems are used for process or environmental air, no business today can afford to be without an effective cooling system.

That is why taking preventative measures makes sense. Air Intake Filters provide you with a first line of defense preventing cottonwood seed, airborne debris and insects from entering your cooling or air handling system, helping to:
 

  • First Step in the Control of Microbiological Activity is to Eliminate the Major Sources of Contamination
   

 

 
  • In Cooling Towers Those Sources are Mostly Airborne
  • Keeps Bugs, Leaves, Cottonwood and Other Airborne Debris Out of the Fill, Sump, Strainers, Blow-down Valves, Other Components & Out of the Water
  • Non-chemical Water Treatment components are especially vulnerable to the build-up of cottonwood and sludge, ElectroStatic electrodes must be clean to function properly
  • Pulse-Power Technology requires Systems Solids Management such as a Centrifugal Separator or side-stream water filters to maintain clean water.  Cottonwood Air Intake Filters keep the airborne solids out and allow the non-chemical water treatment and supporting system to operate in ideal conditions
  • You Save Time & Money by Using an Air-side Solution for Airborne Problems
  • Eliminate the Need For or Reduce the Size of Water Filtration Equipment: Applies to First Cost and the Associated Operating & Maintenance Costs
  • Prevent Down Time Due To Clogging and Fouling
  • Protects Against Insects, especially swarms of Cicadas During the 2014 & 2015, the 13 Yr & 17 Yr Broods in KS & MO
  • Reduces or Eliminates Algae Growth due to Shading
  • Reduces Water Treatment Costs, Makes Water Treatment Chemicals More Effective So You Use Less
  • Improves Cooling Tower & Chiller Plant Performance by Creating Laminar Airflow Across the Fill
  • Helps to minimize pathogenic biological agents in cooling towers by removing food sources
  • Best Practices for the Prevention of Bacterial Growth & Prevention of Legionella
  • Part of a Good Program to Protect Building Occupants, Maintenance Staff & Others
 
A recent cooling tower study showed dramatic improvement in tower and condenser water system performance.  The cottonwood filters create laminar flow across the cooling tower fill which results in:

  • Reducing the leaving water temperature to the chillers by 1° F which is an immediate 2% energy savings for all operating chillers


  • 5% reduction in the cooling tower fan energy


  • 20% reduction in tower maintenance costs
With thousands of filters currently in service across North America, our cost effective air intake filter systems have become a key component in the management of environmental air and in the maintenance of cooling water systems.  Click Here to read more

 

Look at the ROI Numbers !

Energy Savings, Added Value, Benefits, Maps & Cicada Information Links
 
In addition to keeping these bugs out of your towers and your systems clean, the cooling tower efficiency and performance is dramatically improved, in the following ways:
 
ROI: Significant Energy & Operational Cost Savings
 
  • 5% savings in the cooling tower fan VFD or runtime


  • 2-3% savings in the chiller(s) due to a 1º F lower water temperature in a 10º F DeltaT design ($1,450 – $2,000/yr x 10 yrs = $14,000-$20,000)


  • 20% savings in maintenance & water treatment costs

  • Total ROI for Intake Air Filters > 2 years
     on Cooling Towers, not counting the costs for removing 13 & 17 Year Periodical Cicadas
 

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The Best Way to Keep Micro-Channel Coils Clean

Keep the coils clean from the start and all the time

 
Installing Air Solution Company’s patented cottonwood air intake filters keeps the coils clean, thereby maintains maximum efficiency and dramatically reduces your operating & maintenance costs. The ideal time is before start-up, when the equipment is new and clean.
 
 
 This unit is protected by Air Solution Company’s patented Cottonwood Filters top & bottom
 New Micro-Channel Coils
 Photos of NEW  Micro-Channel Coils accumulating cottonwood and insects

 Coils can be easily damaged
Industry Consensus

The coil cleaning procedure for microchannel coils is significantly different than tube and fin type coils. As such, care must be taken to understand the differences to avoid damage to the microchannel coil. These differences require a number of DO NOT’s that must be observed:

  • DO NOT use coil cleaners or any chemical on a microchannel coil. This can cause severe damage to the coils.


  • DO NOT use a pressure washer to clean the coils. While it is possible to clean a coil with a pressure washer, it’s also possible to destroy it.


  • DO NOT contact the coil with a hard surface such as a hose nozzle or metal vacuum nozzle or any other tool.
 

Microchannel coils tend to accumulate more dirt on the surface, but less dirt inside the coils, which makes them easier to clean. Follow the three steps below for cleaning the coils:

1.      Remove surface debris such as dirt, leaves, insects, fibers, etc. with a vacuum cleaner having a soft attachment rather than a metal tube. Compressed air blown from the inside out can also be used. When brushing debris off the face of the coil a soft bristle (not wire) brush can be used. Do not scrape the coil with the vacuum nozzle, air nozzle, or any other tool.

2.      Rinse the coil with tap water. Do not use coil cleaners. Rinse the coil from the inside out, running water through every passage in the heat exchanger surface until it is clean. Microchannel coils are stronger than conventional tube and fin coils, but handle them with care, since you can cause a leak due to impact. Use a gentle spray from a spray nozzle with a plastic end or put your finger on the end of the spray nozzle to reduce impact and provide a gentle spray.

3.      Because of the fin geometry, microchannel coils retain water more than tube and fin style. It is generally recommended to blow or vacuum out the rinse water from the coils to speed drying and prevent water pooling.

Save Energy, Time, Money and extend the life of your RTU’s & Air-Cooled Chillers

 

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