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Humidification and evaporative cooling articles
Articles from Condair's experts relating to humidification and evaporative cooling for heating, ventilation and air conditioning professionals.
The specification of humidification
Dave Bull, Applications Manager at Condair, details the important questions to consider when specifying humidifiers and designing humidification systems.
Electrode vs resistive steam humidifiers
Dave Marshall-George, UK Sales Manager at Condair plc looks at the pros and cons of electrode vs resistive electric steam humidifiers for the contractor and their customer.
Industry guidelines on indoor humidity
Many organisations recommend 40-60%RH as the ideal indoor humidity. This is a summary of the most prominent guidelines.
Energy conservation vs humidity control
Jordan Stevens, Sales Manager at Condair, weighs the case for humidification vs the energy it consumes.
Direct and indirect evaporative cooling strategies
Dave Marshall-George, UK & Ireland Sales Director at Condair UK, looks at how humidifiers can be used in different evaporative cooling AHU strategies.
A cool recovery with humidifiers
Dave Marshall-George, Sales Director at Condair UK, explores how evaporative humidifiers can significantly reduce HVAC energy consumption, increase sustainability and minimise operating costs.
Humidifiers de-mystified for the AC contractor
Find out more about the different humidity control options available to AC contractors.
Cool humidification
Explore how cold water humidifiers are used to provide low energy, low cost cooling.
Hybrid cooling systems: bridging efficiency and sustainability
Core principles of hybrid cooling, including components, key benefits and design considerations.
Reducing the cost of humidification
Dave Marshall-George looks at the options for lowering operating cost of humidification systems and humidity control.
The energy of humidification
Dave Marshall-George explains how much energy commercial humidifiers need and what are the options for those buildings that need to minimise energy use.
The economy of gas-fired humidification
Dave Marshall-George looks at the options for lowering operating cost of humidification systems and humidity control.
Dehumidification articles
Articles from Condair's experts relating to dehumidification for heating, ventilation and air conditioning professionals.
Dehumidifier specification - how to size and select a dehumidifier
Julien Taschot, Application Manager (Dehumidifiers), asks all the right questions for delivering profitable drying projects
Why drying rooms matter
Julien Taschot looks at the opportunities drying rooms offer the ACR contractor.
Preventing ice & mist in freezers with dehumidifiers
Julien Taschot, Application Manager (Dehumidifiers), explains how commercial freezer operators could reduce icing by lowering the humidity with dehumidifiers.
Dehumidifiers - A Contractors' Guide
Julien Taschot, Application Manager (Dehumidifiers), looks at what a HVAC contractor should know to successfully deliver a dehumidifier project.
Dehumidification - a hot topic
Julien Taschot, Application Manager (Dehumidifiers) at Condair, explains the heat management aspects of a dehumidifier project.
Desiccant vs condensing dehumidifiers
Julien Taschot, Application Manager (Dehumidifiers), compares dehumidifier technologies and gives an overview on best practise dehumidifier selection.
Service-related articles
Articles from Condair's experts relating to service and engineering of humidifiers and dehumidifiers.
How to install a steam humidifier
Tony Tullett, Service Director at Condair, provides some best practise guidance on industrial humidifier installation.
Humidifier winter preparation
Condair experts highlight how to prepare and appropriately service humidifiers in readiness for winter.
Legionnaires disease and humidifiers - what you need to know
Information on Legionnaires’ disease and humidifiers, the legislation that governs it and how any risk can be minimised.
Installing humidifiers - a contractor's guide
Tony Tullett, Service Director, looks at the important issues contractors ought to consider when installing a humidification system.
The importance of expert humidifier commissioning
Tony Tullett, Service Director at Condair Limited, reviews the elements to consider when commissioning an industrial humidifier.
Industry and use case articles
Articles from Condair's experts relating to the application of humidifiers and dehumidifiers in different industries.
Data centre humidification
Carl Batchelor examines how humidifiers are used in data centres. From controlling static electricity to providing evaporative cooling for enhanced free air cooling systems.
Controlling humidity in museums and art galleries
Dave Marshall-George looks at the complexities of indoor humidity control in heritage sites.
Improving office productivity with humidity
Jordan Stevens, Sales Manager at Condair, looks at why and how to manage humidity in commercial offices.
Fighting static with humidity
An indoor humidity of >40%RH will effectively reduce static build-up. Learn how to manage static with humidity.
Control humidity and improve productivity in digital printing
Condair explores the need to manage humidity control in digital printing to improve productivity and digital printer machine performance.
Humidification in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Poor environmental control, particularly in respect of humidity, can directly effect the pharmaceutical production line in a number of ways.
Humidification of museums, art galleries & works of art
Condair experts describes the need for correct humidification in museums, art galleries and heritage sites as well as how to achieve it.
Healthcare humidity matters
Darren Bryant, Area Sales Manager at Condair, reviews the importance of humidification in healthcare.
The importance of humidity control in textile processing
Condair experts explore how humidification optimises textile manufacturing processes.
Bad air day at the printers
Darren Bryant, Business Development Manager, UK, outlines how humidification can help printers, especially in the winter.
Humidification in tobacco production
Condair experts examines the optimal humidification in cigarette production and manufacturing.
Humidity and healthcare
Dave Marshall-George examines the implications for hospitals of a recently published study on humidity and influenza infection.
Improving food productivity with humidity
How to enhance profits in food manufacturing with either humidification or dehumidification.
Automotive paintshop humidification
Darren Bryant looks at the benefits to automotive paint spray operations of maintaining optimum humidity.
Health-related articles
Articles from Condair's experts relating to how humidity can impact health and wellbeing.
My humidity is low - what should I do?
If your workplace humidity is consistently below 40%RH it could be affecting your health. Find out more about how to create the optimal conditions.
Consider your humidity when increasing your ventilation
Condair examines why increasing ventilation without adding humidification might be protecting us in one way but harming us in another.
Making buildings healthier
Jordan Stevens, Sales Manager at Condair, examines the potential for improving public health through humidification and other HVAC strategies.
Humidification for health – is it worth the energy?
Jordan Stevens, Sales Manager at Condair, weighs the benefits to health of humidity control vs the energy required to maintain it.
Return to work: how to manage a healthy humidity
Dave Marshall-George, Sales Director, looks at how businesses can adhere to guidance on indoor humidity levels.
The importance of indoor humidification for health
Jordan Stevens examines the importance of humidity control in our lives for health, productivity and success.
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