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Why not put the uv lights in the hvac systems?
by mgarfias 3y ago
Why not put the uv lights in the hvac systems?
- rectalogic 3y agoThat’s what I did a few years ago. Drill a hole in the side of the air handler and mount it in there. https://mrscrappy.com/products/uv-c-air-sanitizer https://mrscrappy.com/products/uv-c-air-sanitizer
- tempestn 3y agoThat is a thing that's done. The idea here though is that UV lights are a much cheaper retrofit than HVAC systems, so they could be a huge improvement in places that don't have good HVAC.
- heraclius1729 3y agoI didn't think of that. This seems like a very good idea. Put the lights where the people aren't, but where the pathogens will be circulating.
- mgarfias 3y agoAnd toss in some filtration just in case.
- alexose 3y agoI wonder if it would be possible to have a small, battery powered device that could gently blow sterile air back at you for a couple of hours. Or maybe something you could wear around your neck?
- deegles 3y agothe interaction time between the UV and virus particles is too short to deactivate them.
- RHSeeger 3y agoThis is already a thing, and many companies and government agencies have been spending time and money on it for years. It is, indeed, a viable approach.