Tag: air filter

EZ Kleen Filters

Controlling air flow throughout your kitchen and facility is crucial, and makeup air supply units are an integral part of the process. They help keep your air pressure balanced, give you better temperature control to keep heating costs down, protects your equipment from damage, and of course, also provides fresh, clean air to building occupants.

That’s why it is so important to keep your makeup air unit running efficiently and effectively. And one great way to do that is by installing EZ Kleen air filters. Continue reading →

Pollution Control Units for Restaurants

Air quality is a concern across the world. From Italy to Brazil and everywhere in between, more and more commercial kitchens are installing pollution control units (PCUs).

Sometimes it is voluntary but PCUs are now being required by a growing number of local and regional authorities. So what is a pollution control unit and who should use one? First, we’ll share a bit of background on the topic. Continue reading →

EZ Kleen Metal Mesh Filter

Air filters are some of the true workhorses in any commercial kitchen. When you consider the sophistication of a restaurant ventilation system, your air filters become an integral part of maintaining a viable cooking and eating environment.

One of the most popular items we offer at HoodFilters.com are EZ Kleen metal mesh filters for commercial make up air units. They provide everything you need in a filter including easy cleaning, great performance and affordability. Continue reading →

Air Filter Spray

You can quickly and easily increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your commercial kitchen ventilation system with this simple and affordable method. By treating your metal mesh filters with air filter spray , you can help capture more dust, dirt, and sub-microscopic particles. A light coating is all it takes to improve your metal mesh filter’s performance and increase its arrestance.

Air filter spray is a slightly tacky, non-oily, water-soluble liquid adhesive that is applied to the leaving side of the filter. The filter spray extends the mechanical impingement of a filter by creating a positively charged surface that electrostatically attracts and traps negatively charged particles such as allergens and mold spores that would otherwise escape. Continue reading →

Air Filter MERV Ratings

What is a MERV?

Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value, or MERV, is a scale that rates the effectiveness of air filters. Created by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in 1987, air filter MERV ratings relate to the relative effectiveness of the filters they’re assigned to.

How Do MERV Ratings Work?

Filters are rated on two different performance factors as measured by testing both the upstream and downstream airflows of a given air-cleaning appliance. The first factor evaluated is how effective a filter is in removing large (greater than 1 micron in size) particles like pollen, pet dander, and byproducts from dust mites. The other factor is efficiency in filtering out particles less than 1 micron in size, such as smoke from cooking or tobacco, household dusts, bacteria, viruses, and even benzene gas. (As a matter of perspective, the eye of a needle (depending on the type of needle, of course) is somewhere in the 500-200 micron range.)

What is the Best MERV Rating for Your Needs?

Given that some 98 percent of all indoor air particles are under one micron in size, a filter’s ability to remove these minute yet potentially harmful specks is especially important when it will be used to improve the quality of indoor air. Continue reading →