First-Ever 5-Stage Shop Air Cleaner

First-Ever 5-Stage Shop Air Cleaner FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Air-Vac Systems long-time manufacturer of shop air vac cleaners in Cedar Falls Iowa recently announced a first-of-its-kind 5-stage dual intake air cleaner Robert Hughes president of Air-Vac Systems says his company has been building and selling its 2-stage air cleaners to farm shops welding machine and diesel shops for 25 years The 2-stage unit consists of a powerful fan that pulls dirty air through an industrial grade 4-in thick pleated pre-filter and then through a 95 percent efficient bag-type filter “The 2-stage unit works great for removing any liquid or solid particulates from ambient air ” he says Hughes says their new 5-stage Air-Vac unit will also remove odors toxic gases chemical vapors and VOC’s It will also kill mold bacteria and viruses both airborne and on surfaces The 5-stage air cleaner uses the same pleated and bag-type filter as the 2-stage model It’s followed by a 75 percent charcoal bypass filter and finishes with a large ultraviolet UV light encased in a titanium oxide filter “The combination produces what’s called photo catalytic oxidation or PCO technology ” says Hughes “The process creates hydroxyl radicals and super-oxide ions which are highly reactive electrons that convert harmful particulates and toxic gases into safer compounds such as carbon dioxide and water “PCO technology is many times more effective than a HEPA filter without diminishing the air cleaner’s cfm’s as HEPA filters tend to do A HEPA filter will remove particles down to 03 of a micron whereas PCO technology takes out particulates down to 001 of a micron ” Hughes says the wife of one of his customers came into his shop a couple of days after he had installed his PCO units and couldn’t believe the difference “She was used to the smells of gas oil and stale cigarette smoke and said she was glad that now ‘the stink is gone’” One M-30UV AIR-VAC 5-stage air cleaner will clean up to 2 000 sq ft of air For larger shops simply add more units It sells for $3 980 and is shipped complete with filters and eyebolts for ease of installation Air-Vac Systems is offering a $400 discount to FARM SHOW readers which results in a final price of $3 580 The Air-Vac M-30 Standard 2-stage is available for $1 959 Air-Vac’s M-25 air cleaner is also still available see page 61 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Hughes Air-Vac Systems Inc 1514 W Lone Tree Rd Cedar Falls Iowa 50613 ph 800 234-2473; cell ph 319 231-4711; fax 319 266-2524; rhughes@air-vacsystems com; www air-vacsystems com

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