-The Tanners

The Benefits

• Whole house air purification is integrated into your
  forced air heating and cooling system.
• Allergy Symptoms inside your home are relieved.
• Neutralizes odors: pets, cooking, smoking, chemical, paint solvents, carpet, etc.
• Enjoy the sweet smell, of fresh air during the entire year.
• Destroys micro and macro organisms such as: spores, molds, mildews, fungi,
  
  
  bacteria, viruses, and associated odors.
• UL and CSA classified
• Uses no costly chemicals.
• Registered as a Class II medical device (K980745).

The Process

There are different technologies used by Second Wind Air Purifier Systems. All of our Second Wind Air Purification Systems use Ultra-violet germicidal light. Ultra-violet germicidal light has been used successfully since 1936 in controlling airborne pathogens such as viruses and bacteria. Ultraviolet germicidal light is used in many applications: water treatment, hospital surgery rooms, laboratories, fish tanks and ponds, food processing plants, dairies, etc. As the microscopic bioaersols in the air, enter the duct system through the return and are exposed to the Ultra-violet light, their DNA structure is altered thus sterilizing them.

The 1000 Series Second Wind Air Purifiers produce a metered amount of singlet oxygen atoms (pure oxygen) that can only exist in nature for a few seconds. The singlet oxygen atoms attach to the odor causing gas-phase contaminants and change their molecular structure to a non-odiferous state.

The balance of our air purification units use a process called Photocatalytic Oxidation. This process uses ultra-violet energy and a semiconductor. Destruction of organic compounds takes place through reactions with oxygen (O), or hydroxyl radicals (OH). The O, OH reaction with volatile organics compounds (VOC's) drives these diverse gas-phase odor causing contaminants to change their chemical make-up, thereby reducing odors.

Several of our units have also incorporated air filtration. These units have filters such as a 5 inch pleated media filter, a 12 inch HEPA-type media filter, and an advanced carbon-fiber filter.
The Proof

The EPA tells us that the air inside your home can be up to 40 to 70 times more polluted than the outdoor environment. To test the effectiveness of the Second Wind Air Purifier in eliminating airborne contaminates in an enclosed environment, petri dishes were placed in a portable classroom and left uncovered to accumulate any airborne contaminates, was removed. A portable Second Wind Air Purifier programmed to run for three separate one hour periods within 24 hours was then placed in the room. The dish on the left shows the dramatic results. Over the 72 Hours of the experiment, 100% of the contaminates were eliminated.