Commercial air purifiers are an essential tool for improving indoor air quality in commercial buildings. They help to remove pollutants from the air, such PMs as dust, allergens, viruses, and bacteria, making the air safer and healthier to breathe. However, like any mechanical system, commercial air purifiers require regular maintenance, and one of the most critical maintenance tasks is changing the filters.
Commercial air purifiers work by filtering the air that passes through them, removing pollutants and contaminants before recirculating the clean air back into the building. Over time, the filters in the air purifiers become safe harbors for viruses, bacteria, mold, and other pollutants, reducing their efficiency and compromising the quality of the air. This is why it’s important to change the filters regularly to ensure that the air purifier is functioning effectively.
The Challenge of Changing Commercial Air Purifier Filters
On most air purifiers, filters must be changed every 3-6 months.
These are some of the common challenges associated with changing commercial air purifier filters:
1. Accessibility: Depending on the location of the air purifier, accessing the filters can be difficult. Some air purifiers are mounted in high ceilings or in hard-to-reach areas, making it challenging to reach the filters.
2. Time-Consuming: Changing air purifier filters can be a time-consuming task, especially in larger buildings with many air purifiers. It requires shutting down the unit, removing the old filter, and installing a new one, which can be an hour or more for each.
3. Maintenance Costs: Regular filter changes are essential, but they can also be costly. The cost of replacing filters regularly can add up quickly, especially for buildings with a large number of air purifiers.
Tips for Changing Commercial Air Purifier Filters
These are some tips that can make the process easier:
1. Develop a Maintenance Schedule: Developing a maintenance schedule for your commercial air purifiers can help ensure that filter changes are performed regularly and that your air purifiers are operating efficiently. We hear from many engineers that after a year or two, air purifier filters are not changed regularly.
2. Ensure Accessibility: If possible, install air purifiers in easily accessible areas to make changing filters easier.
3. Use a Professional Service: Consider using a professional service to change the filters in your commercial air purifiers. A professional service can provide the necessary expertise and equipment to complete the task efficiently and effectively.
That’s not much, is it? Changing air purifier filters is a hassle. So a system, like Metalmark Tatama, that reduces required air purifier filter changes from every several months to every several years, can make a huge difference.
Tatama Air Cleaner
For commercial new construction or retrofits into existing facilities
Tatama uses Metalmark’s advanced HEPA-grade filters to capture airborne particulates, smoke, VOCs, and pathogens, including viruses and bacteria.
Sierra Air Filters
For your existing commercial HVAC systems
The HVAC filter with enhanced protection against wildfire smoke. A simple drop-in replacement with no change to air flow or pressure.
