HVAC AND MOLD REMEDIATION

Keep air systems clean and dry, while removing allergens and airborne contaminants from the air. Shop sustainably by buying bulk, chlorine dioxide products - a certified fungicide, algicide, biocide, and deodorizer.

HVAC DISINFECTION

Pollution is often kept inside and is continually blown about, creating a breeding ground for harmful pollutants like bacteria, viruses and mold. The EPA states that a 0.42 inch buildup on a cooling or heating coil can cause a 21% decrease in efficiency.¹ These toxic substances can grow in dirty ductwork, and can cause severe damage to people with weak immune systems.

The powerful sanitizing agent chlorine dioxide is widely considered to be the best. It’s time for you to consider what your building or home requires when planning your annual HVAC cleaning or seasonal shutdown. Chlorine dioxide can be applied to system ductwork and drip pans, as well as evaporator coils to remove bacteria, mold, mildew and yeast. A biocide that is effective in suppressing and killing a variety of 81 bacteria, 24 protozoa, 44 viruses, 8 chemical decontamination components, 61 algi, fungi. mold, yeast, and 8 beta lactams.

COMMON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS

It is easy to include air handling systems with chlorine dioxide as the gas is small enough that it can penetrate through HEPA filters like they are not there. And, because it is a gas, it can navigate all the turns and bends of the ductwork system. For stasis microbial control first, clean the system. Then apply a routine maintenance program with chlorine dioxide. To ensure complete microbial control, apply a concentrated amount of chlorine dioxide to the system intakes. This should be done while the fan is running.²It is important to allow time for machines to be cleaned. This will ensure that they are able to work at their peak efficiency for next year and prevent any machine breakdowns.

HVAC and vapor fogging

Ventilation and other restricted airflow disinfection and deodorizing

Concentration 100 ppm – ensure all surfaces are damp before drying³

Commercial fogging in confined rooms or buildings

Concentration 500 ppm – open confined space and air before re-occupying⁴

An antimicrobial agent to eliminate germs, odor, and contamination

Disinfect and sanitize to control mold, mildew, fungi and slime-forming-bacteria

Light Concentration 20 ppm -soft, porous, hard, nonporous, and food contact⁸
Heavy Concentration 500 ppm – hospital grade and healthcare environments⁹
Viricide Concentration 500 + ppm – massive decontamination in milliseconds¹⁰

AREA FOGGING, VAPOR DISINFECTANT, AND ODOR ELIMINATION

Equipment can be tented, fogged or fumigated for applications that do not require decontamination of the entire room. This reduces the volume of work required to treat, which in turn lowers treatment costs and time.⁵ Eliminate odors by eliminating bacteria from the source, including smoke and other bad smells. According to the American Lung Association (ALA), air ducts can contain more germs than chicken coops. Ventilation systems can spread disease-causing organisms easily by allowing for damp and dirty environments.⁶

Chlorine dioxide gas completely fills the space in which it is contained. This ensures that no surface is left unattended, regardless of how big the target area is or how much equipment is within it.

TOXICITY AND SAFETY

Clean Solutions’ key attributes include its safety, low toxicity, and 90% reduction in use of petroleum plastics. Since 1988, chlorine dioxide gas has been registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a sterilant (a form of antimicrobial pesticide). Rated as a category IV, the lowest EPA toxicity rating means there are no harmful dermal (skin), ocular (eyes), inhalation (breathing), or ingestion (swallowing) or dermal effects when using this product.⁷

APPLICATION METHODS & FREQUENCY

It can be applied with either a hand-held or air-driven sprayer to any HVAC system, including residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, home, private, or public property.Recommended treatment twice a year, or as often as necessary. To ensure environmental control in buildings and facilities, in particular high traffic and industrial places can be treated each month.

OTHER APPLICATIONS

✔ Campers and tents

✔ Fire & flood areas

✔ Inside cars

✔ Motor homes

✔ Restaurants

✔ Inside Boats

✔ Pet Kennels

✔ Litter boxes

✔ Basements

✔ Gymnasiums

✔ Empty grow rooms

✔ Restrooms and stalls

✔ Diapers pails

✔ Inside shoes

✔ Hospitals

✔ Sick rooms

✔ Waste disposals

✔ Cocktail lounges

✔ Hotel & motel rooms

✔ Carpeting and floors

✔ Evaporative coolers

REMOVE AIRBORNE ALLERGENS AND PATHOGENS

The first step to removing allergens and airborne contaminants from the air is cleaning the ductwork. The EPA found indoor air to be about five times more polluted than outdoor air. Some buildings have 100 times the pollution.¹¹

Dust mites thrive in dirty ductwork where they feed on organic matter. The antimicrobial disinfectant chlorine dioxide gas improves indoor air quality by reducing the concentration of bacteria and fungi. Filtration of air efficiently is essential to stop the spread of these diseases and keep loved ones and employees from getting ill.¹² Using the Spaulding classification scheme categorizing items as noncritical, semi critical or critical brings efficiency to processing workflow and for sterile processing facilities.¹³

Types of Microorganisms in order of difficulty to kill per the Spaulding Classification¹⁴

Bacterial Endospores (Clostridium, Bacillus)
Mycobacteria (Mycobacterium)
Non-enveloped, non-lipid viruses (Parvoviruses)
Fungi (Aspergillus, Stachybotrys)
Gram-negative vegetative bacteria (Escherichia, Pseudomonas)
Gram-positive bacteria (Enterococcus, Staphylococcus)
Enveloped, lipid viruses (Influenza)

Safety assessment by the EPA, The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

Regarding “treatment of HVAC systems; the use of continuous release (gas) deodorizers. Chlorine dioxide/sodium chlorite can be applied as an aqueous solution to hard surfaces such as floors and potentially result in inhalation exposure. For this assessment, the Agency estimated the air concentration to be 0.003 ppm, which is below the short-term RfC of 0.05 ppm, and therefore not of concern. For application to HVAC systems, this use is not of concern. For the continuous release, the estimated constant air concentration was 0.52 ppm, assuming no air exchange and no build up of chlorine dioxide over time because of the short half-life.”¹⁵

VIRUSES AND GERMS

Chlorine Dioxide solutions have proven successful in treating some of the most challenging environments around the globe. Chlorine dioxide can be safely used on stainless steel, anodized aluminium, painted steel, paints, epoxy flooring, paints, gaskets and electronics to disinfect and deodorize, killing over 220 different harmful microorganisms.¹⁶

Highly touched surfaces (such as light switches, doors, knobs, desks, chairs, water fountains, and other common areas that receive a lot of traffic) should be targeted. No rinse is required because there are no toxic residues. The WHO¹⁷ recognizes chlorine dioxide as a safe sanitizer¹⁸ on skin for people and pets.¹⁹

Chlorine dioxide gas is an agent used to control noxious microorganisms on inanimate objects and surfaces. It is important to allow time for machines to be cleaned. This will ensure that they are able to work at their peak efficiency for next year and prevent any machine breakdowns.

MOLD & MICROBES

MILDEW

FUNGUS

SPORES

Virus

Mold is easily attracted to moisture and can be found all over the place. It can travel between buildings if ventilation systems are connected or people traffic contamination. Mold removal is a common application in flooded homes to stop its reemergence. Chlorine dioxide disinfects and deodorizes microorganisms, like mold, directly from the source.²⁰

It is not easy to prevent or eliminate spore contamination. Spores can lead to a variety of health problems, including asthma, allergies, respiratory infections, and toxic poisoning. Also can cause headaches, irritation of the eyes and throat, as well as coughing. Chlorine dioxide is better at inactivating fungal spores than chlorine,²¹ can be used to sterilize peroxide-resistant and UV-resistant spores, and is hospital grade and safe for public use.²²

HOW TO USE OUR KITS

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1. Mixing

Put a few drops of concentrate and a few drops of activator into a glass or plastic container

2. Wait

Set aside for one minute and wait for the solution to turn an amber, yellow color.

3. Fill with Water

Add clean water to fill the rest of the container and you’re ready to sanitize

4. Start Cleaning

Find a surface you want to clean and use it just as you would a normal cleaner.

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