Rio Filter Supply

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Rio Filter Supply

• Harlingen, Texas
• One business for your in-door air quality needs
• One business for your sterile process needs
• One stop energy savings

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AGENDA

• Air Filtration
• Definition - NAFA
• ASHRAE
• Basics
• Ratings
• Energy Savings
• Recommendation
• Process Filtration
• Equipment
• Dust/Particle Removal
• Gas Removal
• UVC and Energy Savings
• What is UVC?
• How does it work?
• How does it save energy?
• Tools used
• Test Results in BISD
• Rio Filter Supply
• Who are we?

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What school did this Transportation Department
official graduate from?
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Filtration

• NAFA National Air Filtration Association
• The Importance of Air Filtration 
• Air filtration supplies the means to obtain the
  level of particulate cleanliness required by any
  definition of "air conditioning."
• It extends from the simple task of preventing
  lint and other debris from plugging
  heating/cooling coils to removing particles as
  small as 0.1 micron which could cause a short
  circuit on a microchip.

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Filtration

• In addition to the reasons given above, air
  filters are used for a wide variety of purposes,
  some of which include
• Protecting the general well-being of the
  occupants of a space
• Protecting the decor of occupied spaces by
  removing the staining portion of airborne dust
• Reducing maintenance of building interiors by
  reducing the frequency of washing such items as
  Venetian blinds and fluorescent bulbs
• Protecting the contents of occupied spaces
  including paintings, tapestries, and other items
  of historic or cultural value
• Elimination of fire hazards by removing lint and
  other materials which might accumulate in
  ductwork
• Extension of shelf life of perishable dairy
  products by removing airborne mold during
  processing operations
• Removing airborne bacteria from operating room
  air to help prevent postoperative infection.
• Basically, air filtration helps establish the
  In-door Air Quality of a facility, room or
  building.

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Air Filtration Basics

• The Air we breathe
• Mixture of 21 oxygen, 78 nitrogen, 1 argon,
  and traces of other gases
• Also particulate material and gases generated by
  nature, by man, and by industrial processes

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Filtration

• ASHRAE American Society of Heating,
  Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
• Chief body within the filtration industry that
  sets standards for filtration products
• Helps you know what you are getting for your
  money
• Helps you establish requirements for your systems
• Helps with the in-door air quality rating that
  you desire for your facilities
• Chapter in Corpus Christi

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Air Filtration Basics

• Airborne Contaminates
• Aerosol or gas
• Aerosol is a suspension of solid or liquid
  particles in the air
• Dusts
• Fumes
• Fogs
• Mists
• Smokes
• Gases
• Any material that has a tendency to expand
  indefinitely and which completely and uniformly
  fills a container

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Filtration Basics for Schools

• Who do you protect?
• Students
• Faculty
• Visitors
• First line of defense
• Air Handler pre- and post- filtration
• For dust, large allergen particles, gases and
  particulate matter

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Filtration Basics for Schools

• What filters do I use?
• What do you want to achieve?
• How much system protection do I want?
• What do my AHU specifications require for a
  minimum for air flow rates, dust capture
  requirements, and frame configuration?
• What affect do I want to achieve on my in-door
  air quality?
• How much energy do I want to use/save?
• How often do I want to change my filters?

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Filtration Basics for Schools

• MERV Ratings ASHRAE 52.2 Standards
• Minimum Efficiency Rating Value
• Key to the ability of an air filtration device to
  remove a certain size particle from the air
• Current standard for air filtration devices to
  ensure required level of filtration is maintained
  in the systems

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Energy Savings in Filtration
Cost per Hour
Final Pressure Drop
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Energy Savings in Filtration
Running a filter to its highest designed final
pressure drop is costly, as any savings in
achieving the highest pressure drop are eaten up
in energy usage to get to that point.
Cost per Hour
Final Pressure Drop
Line T A is the power cost Line T B is the filter
cost Line T C is both added together The time to
change a filter is when the cost over time is at
its minimum Point C
- Changing before C is uneconomical because
filter life is not optimized - Changing after C
is uneconomical as the cost of power is greater
than the extended life of the filter
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Energy Savings in Filtration

• Experience plays a big role in determining
  optimum filtration energy savings
• If air flow becomes obviously restricted due to
  filter loading, a change is most likely needed
• Location of AHU inside or outside
• Activity and make-up of area with return
• Some areas on campus may be prone to shorter
  loading times than others
• Pleated media is typically the most economical
  filter in saving energy, as the air flow passes
  over more surface area of media and is therefore
  less restricted in its flow

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Air Filtration - Recommendation

• Use a MERV 7-8 filter to protect in-door air
  quality
• Change at least every month for outdoor AHUs
• Check all AHUs pre- and post- filters visually
  and static pressure if possible periodically

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Air Filtration

• Questions?

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AGENDA

• Air Filtration
• Process Filtration
• Equipment
• Dust/Particle Removal
• Gas Removal

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Process Filtration

• Industrial in scope typically measured in
  microns to trap
• Equipment
• Hydraulic elements
• Strainer baskets and elements
• Paint booth filtration of particles as well as
  process overspray, etc
• Dust/particle removal from molding processes
• Canister filtration
• Large area dust extraction devices
• Liquid/Water filtration from process machinery
• Gas/Vapor Removal
• Compressed air systems
• Dry-scrubbing media to remove chemical
  contaminants and odors

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Process Filtration

• Questions

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AGENDA

• Air Filtration
• Process Filtration
• UVC and Energy Savings
• What is UVC?
• How does it work?
• How does it save energy
• Tools used
• Test Results in BISD

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Steril-Aire UVC

• What is it?
• How does it work?
• Tell me more!

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Local Steril-Aire Customers Speak Out

• Carlos Aboytes, Director of Engineering, Mission
  Regional Hospital, Mission, Texas, August 2001
• The lights successfully control mold and
  bacteria growth in the Air Conditioning System
  providing good Indoor Air Quality and reducing
  energy usage, and labor costs, because the lights
  keep the coils clean

Terry Sims, Senior Superintendent of Engineering
Services, Valley Baptist Medical Center, May
2003 The changes to the condition of the coils
in each AHU has been substantial. They are
basically clear of any mold and bacteria growth.
James Hawkins, Director of Engineering and
Maintenance, Sodexho at Knapp Medical Center,
August 2001 follow up samples have been
negative on any growth of mold spores or other
abnormal flora, no slime growth in condensation
pans and cleaner coils with better airflow.
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National Steril-Aire Customers Speak Out

• Jim Kingsrud Home to Home Mold Inspectors, Inc
  Remediatoron using the Steril-Aire Room
  Disinfector Tree
• All we had to do was turn the lights on

Katy C. Worrilow, Ph.D, Scientific Director of
Invitro Fertilization at Lehigh Valley Hospityal
- Muhlenberg These UVC lights have been
critical to our Invitro process in increasing the
take home baby rates.
Don Eskew Indian River School District -
Florida We have a high school where some units
were growing mushrooms. in a week and ½, the
coils were clean.
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Other Schools Major Installations

• Houston Area
• La Porte ISD
• Honolulu, Hawaii
• Iolani School
• Western Kentucky University
• Texas State Technical College
• Juan Lopez

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School Testimony
Applications Schools and Institutions Steril-Air
e's UVC Emitters are ideal for classrooms,
libraries, meeting rooms, auditoriums, gyms, and
offices. Steril-Aire's proven technology stops
mold problems and prevents the spread of
childhood diseases. This reduces illness and
absenteeism. "This winter has been an especially
bad flu season for Southern California. I can say
very confidently that our students and teachers
have had some colds, but not the humdinger fevers
and flus that other schools in our area have
experienced. Since adopting the lights in the
summer of 2002, we report an estimated 20 drop
in absenteeism among students and a 50 drop
among teachers." -- Crescent Avenue Christian
PreschoolBuena Park, California
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UVC and Glass non-penetration
What is UVC light?
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Coil section - mold layers
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Coil inefficiency
COIL INEFFICIENCY FROM MOLD CONTAMINATION
How fast do bacteria multiply? Under ideal
conditions, bacteria and viruses may double every
20 minutes. Therefore in one day the formula
becomes 2n so that in 24 hrs we have 272 or
approximately 7 x 1013 or 70 TRILLION
ORGANISMS! Mold takes 6 hours to multiply, or
18 days to get 70 trillion mold organisms!
Fouling Thickness .006 .012 .024 .036 .064
Efficiency Loss 16 20 27 33 50
Microscopic levels of microorganisms begin
forming immediately after cleaning, rapidly
multiply in volume, have a major effect on HVAC
system efficiency.
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Home Page
Who is Steril-Aire?
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Steril-Aires UVC Emitter Benefits
www.steril-aire.com

• C Ban UVC (250-270 Nanometer Light Spectrum)
  Patented High Output Ballasts and Emitters kill
  micro-organisms DNA
• Reproduction is eliminated
• No micro-organisms grow on and in coils, on food
  products or equipment
• UVC light to touch all surfaces
• For AHU system - destroys mold, bacteria, and
  viruses reducing Nosocomial infections and
  micro-organisms through the ducts and into the
  buildings air streams
• Saves energy, as AHUs begin to operate at near
  new specifications to cool air
• Units use less electricity to meet cooling
  requirements
• Allergy symptoms of employees improve, reducing
  absenteeism
• Musty, dirty smells are eliminated

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- Steril-Aires UVC Emitter Benefits -
Continued

• Saves energy, as AHUs heat transfer optimizes
  and cooling capacity increases returning/keeping
  the coil capacity to near as-built status
• Units work less to maintain same or better
  cooling capacity
• In this high humidity, wet, moist environment,
  microbial growth potential is the highest
• Installations pay for themselves typically in
  less than one year in overall savings
• No additional coil or drain pan cleaning needed.
  Increases the life of the coil

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UVC Keys to Look for in AHU Performance

• Cubic Feet per Minute increase
• Static Pressure Decrease
• Wet Bulb/Dry Bulb readings separating
• Net Cooling Capacity btuh improvement

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EXAMPLE - Celestica Project Readings
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Example - Corning Cable Systems 3rd Month
Readings
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Example BISD Pace HS AHU 3
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PACE PROJECTED SAVINGS
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BISD Pace HS AHU 1

• Turn on date 9/22/06

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DE SE FIXTURES
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UVC for Schools

• Benefits
• Ensures building against allergens from the air
  system
• Reduces energy usage and pays for itself in less
  than one year
• As proven, school districts need the health
  benefits of UVC ___AND___ the money savings of UVC

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UVC for Schools

• Questions
• So why arent you saving your school districts
  money?
• We will proceed to AHU 1 in a moment to view the
  installation

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AGENDA

• Air Filtration
• Process Filtration
• UVC and Energy Savings
• Rio Filter Supply
• Who are we?
• What do we do?

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A Little About - Rio Filter Supply

• 15 Years in Business in the Rio Grande Valley
• Fabrication of pleat media and link panel filters
  in Harlingen
• Best pricing in Rio Grande Valley
• Best service in the Rio Grande Valley
• Experienced, full service crews for outsourcing
  installation and filter change servicessaves you
  technician time and money
• The Steril-Aire UV C-ban provider in the RGV
• Capability to stock on-demand products
• Provides all types of in-process filtration
  products from water treatment systems to
  equipment filtration

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Rio Filter Supply Markets Served

• Hospitals/Healthcare
• School Districts and Education
• Property Management
• Hotels
• Restaurants
• Commercial Properties
• Industrial and Manufacturing Plants
• Odor Control
• Energy Savings in all Markets

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Primary Filter Supplier - LaJoya 2006/2007
RIO FILTER SUPPLY - Customers

• Brownsville Independent School District
• PSJA Independent School District
• Edinburg Independent School District
• Weslaco Independent School District
• Port Isabel Independent School District
• Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen
  Brownsville
• Knapp Medical Center
• McAllen Medical Affiliates
• Edinburg Regional Affiliates
• Rio Grande Regional
• Harlingen Medical Affiliates
• Su Clinica Familiar
• Atoglas Matamoros
• C.R. Bard - Reynosa
• Panasonic Electronic Devices - Reynosa
• Jabil Global Services - Reynosa
• Delphi locations Matamoros/Reynosa
• Corning Reynosa
• Wells Manufacturing Reynosa

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RIO FILTER SUPPLY - Filtration Division

• Rio Filter in the Rio Grande Valley Current
  Specialties
• Commercial Filter Change Services
• JIT Stocking
• Sales/Service available 24 hours a day
• Air Quality Control
• 24 hour delivery on Stock Items
• Rio Filter in the Rio Grande Valley
  Applications
• Commercial Air Conditioning
• Paint/Spray Booths
• Clean Rooms
• Grinding Operations
• Coolants Cold Storage
• Fume Extraction Machines, Carbon Filters, etc.

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RIO FILTER SUPPLY - Filtration Division

• Rio Filter in the Rio Grande Valley
  Filter Types
• Disposable Panel Filters
• Link Panels
• Pleated Filters
• Anti-Microbial Filters
• Synthetic Media and Polyester
• H.E.P.A. and U.L.P.A. Filters
• Bulk Filter Service Rolls
• Lifetime Filter Frames
• Multi-pocket Bag and Box Filters
• Liquid Filter Bags and Cartridges
• Gas Phase Absorbers
• Cube Filters
• Filter Vessels and Housings
• Strainers, Screens and Washables

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RIO FABRICATION Filtration Division
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Rio Filter Supply

• Questions?

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Rio Filter Supply

• Harlingen, Texas
• One business for your in-door air quality needs
• One business for your sterile process needs
• One stop energy savings

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Let's Eat!!
After we look at the installed UVC !