Derek ColeGM, Simmons One Hour Heating & Air · AI HVAC Answers

The Power of UV in Your HVAC System

24 Apr 2017 · 1 min

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In this brief explanatory segment, Derek Cole emphasizes that ultraviolet (UV) light functions like the sun when installed inside an HVAC system, targeting the damp, dark areas where coils and pans collect moisture. He describes how these conditions foster microbial growth and mold, likening the lack of UV exposure on the north side of a tree (which leads to moss) to the interior of HVAC units. By introducing UV, the system can sanitize these problem spots, preventing the nasty buildup that occurs without sunlight.

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UV is a powerful product. I mean, it's the sun. You're basically bringing the sun inside your system, which is in a damp, dark spot. I mean, when you think about it, you got hot air coming across a coil, which is then cooling the air down and then dripping, and then things in the pan. It's dark, it's damp, there is no sunlight, things start to happen that's pretty nasty. UV can handle that problem. So, uh, if you look, you know, if you think about the north side of the house, or if you're in the woods, the north side of a tree has moss on it, right? That's because it gets no UV. Things start to grow, right? So we can take that same power and put it inside the system.