Nice bit of kit that lads ! UV has been used to kill bacteria for many years, quite commonly in koi ponds etc, they have UV lights within the filter housings to keep the water clear, and free of algae !
First came across this technology years ago when I was installing a pilot waste water treatment plant at the giant Davyhulme waste water plant in Manchester. Now this is standard practice across all water treatment plants
Great video guys, and yes there's going to be a big market here for someone. I like the emphasis on safety - it's super important that no-one can come into contact with UV-C light.
Fantastic products for helping make both public spaces & the workplace safer while providing new business opportunities for installers. There's a link to installer training in the video description.
UVC tubes have been used in the marine industry for years for potable water on ships .. its a great idea, esp in office spaces regardless of the pandemic.. just a simple cold spreads in no time.. i'm surprised they haven't made a T5 version to fit under kitchen units, good sales ploy for the domestic market.. disinfect while you're out .. Philips, i want royalties if you do haha
Big Clovis has done a lot of videos on the topic namely it started I think with the one where he talked about the lighting display in a store that caused severe sunburn and welders sand Eye.
Having now watched the video those Luminaires at the end of the video look like the stuff of nightmares. Good that you mentioned safety interlocks and automatic monitoring but it still worries me that there could possibly be "Unauthorised resellers" that install this stuff without the care that Phillips intended. Also those little white ceiling mounted doodads, do you not think they would be worth while inside of a HVAC duct to disinfect the air as it is circulated around the office space, as the ones in the video seem to do a localised area and we all know who well a cold circulates around the office thanks to HVAC.
@@warrmr they do make HVAC units, and some places have them installed. but remember nobody wants to sit by the air intake because "that's bad" so I've been to businesses that I think have had their air circulation system turned off. Stores that were abnormally warm or abnormally cold for the time of year and outside temperature. Yeah the scary thing is you put "UV" into Amazon or eBay and you can get whatever you want. On top of that the distinction between the different levels of UV is blurred so you could get a cheap knock off black light UV and think you're safe and then get the real deal and get burned thinking it's safe. You can either get something that does nothing but a placebo (UV phone light filter) or you can get something that is very dangerous to handle that looks safe (Random UV tube off eBay).
I feel like the end goal is new buildings will just have AC with UVC filtering built in the same way they have HEPA filters. As buildings get more air tight for energy efficiency reasons forced air ventilation will be the way forward so it naturally makes sense. Older leaky buildings air filtration doesn't make sense but UVC cabinets for disinfection are already used in conjunction with steam ovens in places like dentists and hospitals across the world.
The only problem with UVC light is everybody thinks it’s UV light like black lights to the point where we have both products marketing black lights as disinfecting when they’re not and UVc lights as black lights very dangerous one doesn’t work and one gives you severe sunburns and welders Eye. Snazzy labs just reviewed the UV disinfecting attachment for your phone that turns your phones light into a fancy black light. But I’m sure they’re raking in the dough until somebody gets sick and Sue’s them. There also needs to be more talk about what UVC cannot come in contact with as from my research It’s not great for fabrics and color some dies which means it’s not necessarily good for a quilt show even though we had proponents in the quilters group wanting it and at the time the market was not readily available with safe options.
In this current climate it's good to see products coming to help with sterilization. Are there particular tests that would need to be carried out daily/weekly/monthly to ensure they are still working correctly ?
Would need some checks - lamps last for around 9000 hours - but as with all lighting systems - dust is the biggest cause of light output loss - so get the duster ready - but switch off first.
I was thinking the same thing unless it was a first surface mirror although it’s not going through it completely and still has a slight layer of reflection on the surface so....
Can see people getting hurt with this technology. Painter and decorator painting the ceiling wont be reading the warning notices on the unit but may look at the light. Great idea but more safety regulations needed i recon
The cabinet, yeah ok. High level fairly enclosed air cleaner, hmmm. Totally exposed T8's, I wouldn't want to be the person filling out the HSE paperwork on that install 😶
I saw some UV toothbrush disinfection devices that are wall mounted and hold your toothbrush all the time. Anyone fancy one of these next to your shaver socket?
If you want to see the variety that’s available just look up UVC on big Clives channel there are some that can be directly powered but that just makes it even more dangerous. With the scarcity florissant fixtures it’s sort of makes it safer as you can’t accidentally swap the bulb out because it looks pretty in a regular lamp.
Different UV light, Big Clive has a few videos talking about the dangers of what happened when a store used a lighting display with UVc lights because they looked cool.
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Great opportunity to differentiate and offer UV-C products to make buildings safer. Fantastic vid EFIXX team!
Very interesting journey of discovery to make this one.
Nice bit of kit that lads ! UV has been used to kill bacteria for many years, quite commonly in koi ponds etc, they have UV lights within the filter housings to keep the water clear, and free of algae !
First came across this technology years ago when I was installing a pilot waste water treatment plant at the giant Davyhulme waste water plant in Manchester. Now this is standard practice across all water treatment plants
Is that the one right next to the M60?
A lighthearted look at UV-C. Philips are bound to clean up with this. A fitting time to show this guys, cheers.
Thanks Brian - Hopefully a useful solution to play a part in getting the world back to some form of normality - Stay safe.
Really clear explanation of the options and how electricians can help make buildings safer. Great work again from the EFIXX team!
Great video guys, and yes there's going to be a big market here for someone. I like the emphasis on safety - it's super important that no-one can come into contact with UV-C light.
Echo your comment on safety. The market is flooded with products which don't pay attention to the challenges of working with UV-C.
I live in a rural area on a private water supply and use UVC tubes for water filtration.
A great application for UV-C
I was fitting something similar to that years ago from phs. In public toilets to stop oudor. Idea was kill the bacteria that caused the odour
Did they work?
@@efixx yes it created an ozone
@@scottsparky1 there’s some tubes that produce more Ozone than others.
Great video team eFIXX, thanks for sharing 👍
Fantastic products for helping make both public spaces & the workplace safer while providing new business opportunities for installers. There's a link to installer training in the video description.
How long does the installer training take?
NICE INVENTION TO CLEAN TOOLS AND MORE THINGS
UVC tubes have been used in the marine industry for years for potable water on ships .. its a great idea, esp in office spaces regardless of the pandemic.. just a simple cold spreads in no time.. i'm surprised they haven't made a T5 version to fit under kitchen units, good sales ploy for the domestic market.. disinfect while you're out .. Philips, i want royalties if you do haha
Need to protect the Formica from the UV - or fit stainless steel tops! 😀
@@efixx good point
I remember seeing something from Big Clive on UA-cam awhile ago, he had a UvLight and mentioned killing bacteria
Lots of UV-C around - but lots of products have no safety considerations.
Big Clovis has done a lot of videos on the topic namely it started I think with the one where he talked about the lighting display in a store that caused severe sunburn and welders sand Eye.
Having now watched the video those Luminaires at the end of the video look like the stuff of nightmares. Good that you mentioned safety interlocks and automatic monitoring but it still worries me that there could possibly be "Unauthorised resellers" that install this stuff without the care that Phillips intended.
Also those little white ceiling mounted doodads, do you not think they would be worth while inside of a HVAC duct to disinfect the air as it is circulated around the office space, as the ones in the video seem to do a localised area and we all know who well a cold circulates around the office thanks to HVAC.
@@warrmr they do make HVAC units, and some places have them installed. but remember nobody wants to sit by the air intake because "that's bad" so I've been to businesses that I think have had their air circulation system turned off. Stores that were abnormally warm or abnormally cold for the time of year and outside temperature.
Yeah the scary thing is you put "UV" into Amazon or eBay and you can get whatever you want. On top of that the distinction between the different levels of UV is blurred so you could get a cheap knock off black light UV and think you're safe and then get the real deal and get burned thinking it's safe. You can either get something that does nothing but a placebo (UV phone light filter) or you can get something that is very dangerous to handle that looks safe (Random UV tube off eBay).
I feel like the end goal is new buildings will just have AC with UVC filtering built in the same way they have HEPA filters. As buildings get more air tight for energy efficiency reasons forced air ventilation will be the way forward so it naturally makes sense. Older leaky buildings air filtration doesn't make sense but UVC cabinets for disinfection are already used in conjunction with steam ovens in places like dentists and hospitals across the world.
Great input - Thanks 🙏
The only problem with UVC light is everybody thinks it’s UV light like black lights to the point where we have both products marketing black lights as disinfecting when they’re not and UVc lights as black lights very dangerous one doesn’t work and one gives you severe sunburns and welders Eye.
Snazzy labs just reviewed the UV disinfecting attachment for your phone that turns your phones light into a fancy black light. But I’m sure they’re raking in the dough until somebody gets sick and Sue’s them.
There also needs to be more talk about what UVC cannot come in contact with as from my research It’s not great for fabrics and color some dies which means it’s not necessarily good for a quilt show even though we had proponents in the quilters group wanting it and at the time the market was not readily available with safe options.
In this current climate it's good to see products coming to help with sterilization. Are there particular tests that would need to be carried out daily/weekly/monthly to ensure they are still working correctly ?
Would need some checks - lamps last for around 9000 hours - but as with all lighting systems - dust is the biggest cause of light output loss - so get the duster ready - but switch off first.
Presumably a glass mirror reflecting the UV-C light would be fine as the glasswork would block the UV-C!
Good question - we’d have to double check this as it would depend upon they type of glass the mirror is made from.
I was thinking the same thing unless it was a first surface mirror although it’s not going through it completely and still has a slight layer of reflection on the surface so....
Dyson should start fitting these lamps into their air dryers...
Can see people getting hurt with this technology. Painter and decorator painting the ceiling wont be reading the warning notices on the unit but may look at the light. Great idea but more safety regulations needed i recon
The cabinet, yeah ok. High level fairly enclosed air cleaner, hmmm. Totally exposed T8's, I wouldn't want to be the person filling out the HSE paperwork on that install 😶
Why not become a certified Installer of UV-C Products.
Great opportunity with applications in lots of industry sectors.
I saw some UV toothbrush disinfection devices that are wall mounted and hold your toothbrush all the time. Anyone fancy one of these next to your shaver socket?
Wow 🤩
But how do you know the items have been disinfected?
You can use a calibrated test card to measure the dose received by the items in the chamber.
That and time
This lamp can be work without TRANSFORMER directly from souruce 220v
They use the same control gear as regular fluorescent tubes.
@@efixx really thanx a lot brother for important information
If you want to see the variety that’s available just look up UVC on big Clives channel there are some that can be directly powered but that just makes it even more dangerous.
With the scarcity florissant fixtures it’s sort of makes it safer as you can’t accidentally swap the bulb out because it looks pretty in a regular lamp.
Talking of viruses. How come you two are able to work so close together?
We work in a team of two people and have done for months. Very limited number of visitors to our industrial unit. Frequent COVID tests.
Rember UV lights in your disco days?
White t-shirt essential 🕺
Different UV light, Big Clive has a few videos talking about the dangers of what happened when a store used a lighting display with UVc lights because they looked cool.
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Also available in Tenerife - great opportunity for you!