Very exciting news on the #corsirosenthalbox front! @CorsIAQ & @CappaSnappa thanks for the (Elfstrom 2021) reference, it made my day! Some comments & questions follow: /1
"AHAM recommends that CADR is 2/3 of floor area" Yes, it's floor area = 1.55 x sqft. That's for 8' ceiling with 1 ACH residential outdoor air exchange, described in Annex E of AHAM AC-1 2020: /2
"Our method allows for determination of CADR values above the 450 CFM upper limit of the standard method AHAM 2014" Yes, larger test chambers are needed!
This has been updated, upper limit now 600 ± 10 CFM except for pollen which is 450 ± 25 CFM /3
Noise is normally measured in A-weight decibels at 1m, (AHAM AC-2-2006 describes it) and it's nice to see the distribution for any frequency spikes /4
There's been several CADR tests done on CR boxes that had much lower reported values, however, that should be considered for your references and comparison. See built-envi.com/portfolio/air-… (and next tweet...) /5
I have been able to replicate the flow within 9% with manufacturer's E1 filtration test rating for Total OPS value below (0.3 - 1μm) using the same model of fan and filters and construction. /6
For these small motors the fan speed & power varies linearly with voltage. Earlier versions of AC-1 used 120 V, newer use 115 V which understates the CADR compared to relative typical use. My home is 119-123 V so I use Variac & manually adjust with true RMS meter display /7
Fans should have an initial conditioning period. The Lasko 3733 needed overnight. Out of the box it was producing 536 CFM and slowly increased flow. By the next morning it was 710 CFM, and this remained even after being off for two days. /8
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Vancouver Coastal Health has released an updated Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality resource for Schools and Childcare Facilities () but their CO2 page needs some edits. vch.ca/en/document-li…
Vancouver Coastal Health "CO2 concentrations do not indicate a risk of infectious disease transmission in a space". No.
ASHRAE's position document on indoor CO2 says "higher CO2 conc correspond to lower ventilation and potentially increased risk of airborne transmission"
Vancouver Coastal Health "Note that health effects from CO2 occur at levels above 5000 ppm". Did WorkSafeBC interfere? Because that's contradicted by your Health Canada reference in the sentence immediately before it.
This document has been a long time coming. As described by @jljcolorado, Lidia Morawska, co-chair of the group that published the new WHO airborne model, was previously cut off by John Conly when making the case that #COVIDisAirborne to WHO. /3
Air purifier manufacturers say HEPA should always be the filter of choice, and their product's proprietary filter delivers. Which HEPA? ISO 35H at 99.95% or ISO 40H at 99.99%? Why not ISO 50U? That's 10x better at 99.999%. Why stop there? Go for ISO 70U at 99.99999%! /1
The answer is, single-pass filtration efficiency DOESN'T MATTER except in specific cases like Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR), clean rooms, operating theaters, or nuclear laboratory exhaust—HEPA's original purpose. /2
For portable/in-room air cleaners, all that matters is the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) for a target particle size and type, within acceptable for sound power and frequency characteristics for the people in the room. /3
Four years into this and we can't keep duct-taping in-room filter solutions for clean air. It's just filter(s) and a fan. We need open-source, optimized design, certifiable product, efficient, repairable using commodity filters and commodity components. /1
We need air cleaners assembled and distributed by not-for-profit community-based social enterprise. No more lock-in to proprietary filters. Verified replacement commodity filtration performance for safety. /2
Low income with donated CR boxes will pay over time in electrical costs for the duct-taped solution for clean air.
Power utilization for Smoke CADR, same filters:
Conventional CR Box: 4 CADR/W. (77 W)
PC fan array air cleaner: 24 CADR/W. (8 W)
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1/ Levoit Core 400S versus Austin Air HM400 in a challenge to see which portable air cleaner removes submicron salt particle aerosols the fastest! Which do you think will win, and by how much? Poll in next tweet below...
2/ Which has a higher CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate):
Levoit Core 400S, or Austin Air HM400?
See if you can find the manufacturer's claims for both, and then come back and vote:
[sarcasm] Not only is the Austin Air bigger and far heavier, it also draws way more power, is much louder, and more expensive. It couldn't possibly be *worse* than the Levoit, right? Right?