How to Install a UV Light
Ultra violet light emitted from the sun suppresses the growth of fungi, bacteria, mold, viruses and other microbes. These microbes can grow inside your home because of the lack of sunlight. To combat the growth of these harmful microbes, you can install your own ultra violet light in your air conditioning unit. By placing a UV light in your air handler, fungi, bacteria, mold, viruses and other microbes will not grow inside your home.
The installation of a UV light will not only increase the purity of the air being circulated inside your home, it will help to reduce your health care costs. What is more, a UV light does not require a great deal of power to operate, so it is cost efficient.
In fact, many air conditioning manufacturers are beginning to install UV lights into their units. This is because much of the air borne microbes in your home come from the air conditioning duct work. With a UV light factory installed the air conditioning unit will remove odors, air pollutants, smoke, viruses, bacteria and mold.
With these many benefits, installing a UV light into your air conditioner will make your home a more pleasant place to live. Neighbors and family members will want to know how you keep your home so clean and odor free.
To install a UV light in your air conditioning unit, you need a few common hand tools and perhaps a helping hand from a friend or family member.
Select the appropriate lights by consulting a professional HVAC technician or Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning technician. In the alternative, contact the air conditioner manufacturer for specifications on lights.
You will need two ultra violet lights installed in your cooling unit. One will be above the coil in the duct, the other will be situated near the air handler by the return vent.
Instructions:
1) Cut two large holes where ultra violet lights are to be installed in the unit using aluminum snips.
2) Place the mounting brackets in the appropriate position and mark the location with a permanent marker.
3) Remove the mounting brackets.
4) Drill holes through the outside of the unit to the inside.
5) Push the ultra violet lights' electrical wires through the holes you drilled in the unit.
6) Set the mounting brackets in place.
7) Affix the mounting brackets to the inside of the unit with screws and a screwdriver.
8) Attach both ultra violet lights to each mounting bracket.
9) Wire the ultra violet lights. You might need to use diagonal pliers to cut the wires.
10) Braid the wires together and fasten wire nuts over the bare copper.
11) Close up the opening in your air conditioner.
12) Seal the holes shut with duct tape.
13) Plug both ultra violet lights into a nearby electrical outlet.
14) Turn your thermostat's fan setting from "Auto" to "On".
Once the ultra violet lights are installed in your air conditioner, you can turn your unit on. You will begin to notice over the course of seven to fourteen days the reduction of mold, mildew and other grows diminish. This will be particularly noticeable in the kitchen, bathrooms, finished basements and attics.
You will also notice anyone suffering from allergies in your home to be relieved from many normal symptoms. This will include a reduction in runny noses, watering eyes, sneezing, congestion and other symptoms. You'll likewise notice that surfaces are more easy to clean because less microbe growth is occurring in your home.
The installation of a UV light will not only increase the purity of the air being circulated inside your home, it will help to reduce your health care costs. What is more, a UV light does not require a great deal of power to operate, so it is cost efficient.
In fact, many air conditioning manufacturers are beginning to install UV lights into their units. This is because much of the air borne microbes in your home come from the air conditioning duct work. With a UV light factory installed the air conditioning unit will remove odors, air pollutants, smoke, viruses, bacteria and mold.
With these many benefits, installing a UV light into your air conditioner will make your home a more pleasant place to live. Neighbors and family members will want to know how you keep your home so clean and odor free.
To install a UV light in your air conditioning unit, you need a few common hand tools and perhaps a helping hand from a friend or family member.
Select the appropriate lights by consulting a professional HVAC technician or Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning technician. In the alternative, contact the air conditioner manufacturer for specifications on lights.
You will need two ultra violet lights installed in your cooling unit. One will be above the coil in the duct, the other will be situated near the air handler by the return vent.
Instructions:
1) Cut two large holes where ultra violet lights are to be installed in the unit using aluminum snips.
2) Place the mounting brackets in the appropriate position and mark the location with a permanent marker.
3) Remove the mounting brackets.
4) Drill holes through the outside of the unit to the inside.
5) Push the ultra violet lights' electrical wires through the holes you drilled in the unit.
6) Set the mounting brackets in place.
7) Affix the mounting brackets to the inside of the unit with screws and a screwdriver.
8) Attach both ultra violet lights to each mounting bracket.
9) Wire the ultra violet lights. You might need to use diagonal pliers to cut the wires.
10) Braid the wires together and fasten wire nuts over the bare copper.
11) Close up the opening in your air conditioner.
12) Seal the holes shut with duct tape.
13) Plug both ultra violet lights into a nearby electrical outlet.
14) Turn your thermostat's fan setting from "Auto" to "On".
Once the ultra violet lights are installed in your air conditioner, you can turn your unit on. You will begin to notice over the course of seven to fourteen days the reduction of mold, mildew and other grows diminish. This will be particularly noticeable in the kitchen, bathrooms, finished basements and attics.
You will also notice anyone suffering from allergies in your home to be relieved from many normal symptoms. This will include a reduction in runny noses, watering eyes, sneezing, congestion and other symptoms. You'll likewise notice that surfaces are more easy to clean because less microbe growth is occurring in your home.
