TRANE Clears the Air Inside
09 February 2006 - 12:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Leading Air Quality Researchers Validate Effectiveness of
Breakthrough Technology That Delivers More Clean Air Than Any Other
Product NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Amid the sea of smog
alerts and pollen counts that keeps outdoor air quality in the
news, a growing population is waking up to a new reality: The air
inside is worse. In general, indoor air is four to five times more
polluted than outdoor air, according to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. This reality has led consumers to spend more
than an estimated $500 million a year on plug-in room air cleaners.
But to paraphrase Churchill, never have so many spent so much to
get so little. Now comes air cleaning's finest hour. TRANE, a
leading maker of home heating and cooling systems, introduces TRANE
CleanEffects(TM), which delivers vastly more clean air throughout
your home than any other residential air cleaner technology. The
Biggest Advance in Indoor Air Quality Since Central Air "With the
highest clean air delivery rate in the industry, the TRANE
CleanEffects whole-house system promises to be the biggest advance
in indoor air quality since the creation of central air," says
Steve Arnholt, indoor air quality systems leader for TRANE. TRANE
CleanEffects is 100 times more effective than the standard 1-inch
filter found in most home central systems, removing up to 99.98
percent of airborne particles from the filtered air. It would take
eight typical room High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) cleaners
to match the cleaning capacity of one TRANE CleanEffects. "People
are waking up to the reality of the sad state of their indoor air,"
says John Spengler, Ph.D., professor of environmental health and
human habitation at Harvard's School of Public Health. "But at the
same time, they are finding a dearth of viable indoor air cleaning
solutions. The introduction of products like TRANE CleanEffects
will fundamentally alter the quality of air because they remove
airborne respirable particles far more efficiently than other
currently available air cleaning devices." TRANE CleanEffects
utilizes patented breakthrough air cleaning technology to eliminate
allergens and particles you don't want in your home, such as
bacteria, pollen, mold spores and pet dander. It even removes
particles as small as .3 microns -- 1/300th the diameter of a human
hair -- the size that eludes most air cleaners. This means TRANE
CleanEffects will eliminate the vast majority of the allergens and
particles that flow through a home's central air system, so
occupants can breathe more easily and feel better about their
indoor air quality. "Indoor air quality is, first and foremost, a
health issue," says Arnholt. "By removing up to 99.98 percent of
airborne particles from the filtered air, we are making the home a
better place for asthma and allergy sufferers and homeowners who
simply don't want to inhale things like bacteria, pollen and pet
dander. People are looking for more ways to make their homes better
environments, and TRANE CleanEffects provides a great solution."
Proven Performance TRANE subjected TRANE CleanEffects to a variety
of performance tests, including performance-testing by LMS
Technologies in the laboratory and Environmental Health &
Engineering, Inc. (EH&E), under real-world operating
conditions. Dr. Spengler, indoor air authority and co-founder of
EH&E was part of a team that developed the testing regimen and
evaluated the results. All studies yielded one clear result: TRANE
CleanEffects is substantially more effective than competing home
air cleaning products. The reason, in part, is TRANE CleanEffects'
superior clean air delivery rate -- a comprehensive measure of air
cleaner effectiveness. In this measure, TRANE CleanEffects laps the
competing products. A typical TRANE CleanEffects system has a clean
air delivery rate of 1,200, compared to 660 for the best
whole-house electronic air cleaners. By comparison, a typical
in-room device has a clean air delivery rate of 10, meaning that it
successfully cleans only 10 cubic feet of air per minute -- making
it just slightly more effective than gravity. Reducing the Triggers
for Asthma and Allergies More than 28 million Americans suffer from
hay fever and other allergies, and more than 15 million Americans
are estimated to have asthma. In the past 30 years, the number of
people with asthma has increased by almost 60 percent. Pollen or
mold spores can cause allergies and asthma to act up, but there are
other causes as well. In fact, up to 72 trillion allergens find
their way into your home every day. In many homes, mold spores can
irritate respiratory passages; the dander from pets can float in
the air and cause reactions in sensitive family members; and dust
mites can lurk in bedding, upholstery and almost any other soft
material, generating irritating waste particles that can become
airborne. With that much allergic material around, and with homes
built more airtight than ever trapping the irritants indoors, it
takes a powerful solution to remove the trapped indoor irritants
and provide your family with the cleanest air possible. "Using a
high-efficiency filtration system in a home is an effective way to
help reduce triggers for allergies and asthma," says Dr. Spengler.
The Nuts and Bolts of Cleaner Air Like other electronic cleaners,
TRANE CleanEffects electrically charges airborne particles. These
charged particles are then pulled toward collection cells where
they are removed from the air. That's where the similarities end.
TRANE CleanEffects uses an exclusive patented technology that
intensifies the power of the charge so that more and smaller
particles can be charged and subsequently removed. TRANE
CleanEffects is an advanced system that provides both unparalleled
filtration and unmatched cleanability. TRANE CleanEffects has
significant operating and maintenance cost benefits. This includes
decreased energy consumption for the amount of air cleaned and a
simple cleaning process rather than regular filter replacement. In
most cases, the amount of electricity TRANE CleanEffects uses is
comparable to the amount of electricity a 75-watt light bulb uses.
And, the filter never needs to be replaced -- unlike the 1- inch
filters found in most homes that have to be replaced regularly.
Indicators on the unit tell you when it needs cleaning, which is as
easy as vacuuming or rinsing every 3 to 9 months. TRANE
CleanEffects will be widely available this spring as part of a new
TRANE central system or as an accessory to existing central heating
or cooling systems. The cost will vary depending on the type of
system you have in your home. However, the accessory typically
costs about $1,400 installed. Installing the system as an accessory
to an existing central system is a quick process that can be done
easily by any independent TRANE dealer. Find out about your indoor
air quality knowledge and learn more about TRANE CleanEffects by
visiting trane.com or calling your local independent TRANE dealer.
About TRANE TRANE, the climate control and home comfort business of
American Standard Companies, is a leading global provider of indoor
comfort systems. It designs its systems to meet the specific needs
of customers who want heating, cooling, dehumidifying and air
cleaning systems for residential, commercial, institutional and
industrial applications. TRANE's offerings include energy-efficient
heating, cooling, ventilating, and air cleaning and filtration
systems, service and parts support, advanced building controls and
financing solutions. In 2005, TRANE contributed about $6.0 billion
to American Standard's total sales of $10.3 billion. For more
information, visit the TRANE Web site at trane.com. DATASOURCE:
TRANE CONTACT: David Kargas of Carmichael Lynch Spong for TRANE,
+1-720-946-6342, Web site: http://www.trane.com/
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