Abatement Whole Home Filtration
True HEPA Filtration With Optional Germicidal UV Plus Lamps
When it comes to harmful air pollutants, what you can’t see can hurt you. For people with allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems living in mid-sized to larger homes, Home Comfort Centre highly recommends CAP600 series Central Air Purifiers with true HEPA filtration. Abatement HEPA cleaners are in use in over 3000 hospitals for both infection control and indoor air quality control during hospital renovations. CAP600 series models represent the ultimate in air cleaning technology and inevitably, home air purification for clean, pure healthy air in your home.
All CAP600 series models feature a HEPA filter that is independently third-party tested and certified to an efficiency of 99.97% or higher at 0.3 microns. This HEPA filter is similar to the kind used to cleanse the air in hospital operating room suites. To remove odors and some volatile organic compounds, CAP600 air purifiers utilize activated carbon filters. Customers may also include an optional UV Plus lamp for enhanced control of microbes, VOCs and odors.
Abatement HEPA Filter Captures Microscopic Contaminants
No other filter captures microscopic contaminants as effectively as a true HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter. Scientific studies have shown that more than 99 out of every 100 particles in indoor air are smaller than one micron in size–far too small to be captured by most upgraded filters let alone low-efficiency throwaway furnace filters. Each and every HEPA filter used in the CAP600 series models are individually tested and certified by an independent third party laboratory to capture at least 99.97% of particles 0.3 microns in size.
Carbon Adsorption to Capture Airborne Gases
Vapor-Lock® activated carbon filters in our CAP600 series models capture airborne gases, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and odors. VOCs are often generated by offgassing from carpets, composite wood furniture and other materials in the home. Vapor-Lock filters capture gases and odors via a process known as carbon adsorption, whereby the gaseous molecules of the contaminants are attracted to and chemically bond to the surface of the carbon.
Internal Motorized Impeller Circulates Air
CAP600 series Central Air Purifiers are designed to supply HEPA-filtered air to the entire conditioned space in your home without adding any load to the HVAC motor & blower. A powerful, internal motorized impeller that never needs lubrication pulls contaminated air out of the return, through the filters and pushes the purified air back into the return plenum. A typical installation can replace the entire volume of air in the home with purified air up to 75 times per day.
Simple Partial Bypass Installation
Installing CAP600 series units in a “partial bypass” configuration further enables the units to pull air through the highly-efficient filters without adding any appreciable load to the HVAC motor & blower. Bypass connections are made by cutting a 10-inch diameter hole into the return duct and connecting the inlet of the CAP unit to the duct with 10-inch rigid or flexible ducting. The exhaust of the CAP unit is similarly connected with 10 or 8-inch ducting into the return duct or plenum downstream from the inlet connection to complete the "bypass loop".
A HEPA Home is a Healthier Home
CAP600 series units are designed for use in both new installations and for retrofit applications. CAP600 series models are designed for use in homes with one to four ton forced-air systems. One CAP600 unit is required for each HVAC system and is professionally installed by Home Comfort Centre.
Standard CAP600 Model
The standard CAP600 model is equipped with 2 stages of prefiltration to protect the life and performance of the third stage HEPA filter. The three stages of filtration are:
Stage One is an inexpensive Fiber-Trapper® filter designed to capture up to five times more dirt and larger particles than a standard throwaway 1” furnace filter. This filter is even washable for homeowners who want to reuse it for up to 6 months.
Stage Two is a dual-purpose Vapor-Lock® activated carbon filter that captures microparticles, as well as odors and some volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Stage Three is an independently, third party tested and certified HEPA filter designed to capture bacterial, mold and fungal spores, pollens and other lung-damaging microparticles.
Top-of-the-Line CAP600-UVP Model
These top-of-the-line models have all of the features of the standard CAP600 model, plus the added benefits of our germicidal UV Plus lamp technology.
The CAP600-UVP model is equipped with a special dual-output lamp that generates both germicidal UV and a controlled amount of trivalent oxygen (ozone) via an oxidation reaction called photolysis. This lamp provides enhanced effectiveness against odors caused by mold and fungal growth or VOCs that may be present in the dark, damp recesses of the HVAC system.
When the filter access door is opened for inspection or servicing, a safety interlock switch instantly deactivates the lamp to protect against any possibility of direct skin or eye exposure to UV light.
