The muggy dog days of summer in Southern California are winding down and soon to be replaced with offshore Santa Ana winds. Are the humidifiers at your facility inspected and ready to go?
Santa Anas and La Nina in the Southwest
Usually beginning in October, Santa Ana winds originate in the higher pressures of the Southwest desert regions flowing westward to the lower pressure of Southern California. The winds first pass over mountain ranges where the air is compressed and heated creating strong, dry offshore winds whipping into the southland. Humidity levels can rapidly drop, even in the coastal greenbelt areas. In addition, a dry “La Nina” weather pattern is predicted by NOAA for the Southwest this season.
Commercial humidification in Southern California is often used for environments with critical tolerances. Laboratories, vivariums, manufacturing and hospitals are just some of the common applications where humidity is used for a specific controlled process range rather than for comfort.
Why Humidifier Selection is Important
How quickly conditions can change? If your controlled area requires100% outside air with 12 air changes per hour, your internal humidity conditions will equal the outside humidity conditions in 5 minutes time. Do you have the correct humidifier, controls, and make-up water to keep pace with these kinds of changes? Pure Humidifier Company is a U.S. manufacturer of electric-to-steam, gas-to-steam and boiler steam humidification systems. They can be designed for use with RO or DI make-up water to provide the highest degree of control with minimal maintenance. Similar models can also be used with standard city or softened make-up water. Contact Q Applied Systems today to discuss your application requirements.
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High-pressure fog atomizing humidification applications are diverse. Since 1980, MicroCool of Thousand Palms, CA has been a leader in adiabatic humidification and cooling. Visit the MicroCool blog to read about success stories in a wide variety of applications. You can also contact Q Applied Systems today to discuss your application.
What Do You Need To Do?
If you have not yet done so, NOW is the time. Inspect and service your humidification equipment to ensure it is ready to respond to the rapidly changing weather conditions. Contact your HVAC technician for inspection and service of your humidification equipment now. The dry Santa Ana conditions of the west often occur at the same time as when eastern regions of the country need humidification for the start of the heating season. There can be excessive demands on factories for parts during these initial periods.
About Q Applied Systems
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