No. However, Aircuity detects Methyl Alcohol (a component of saturated formaldehyde). Aircuity also doesn’t sense formaldehyde since its been found that commercial formaldehyde sensors that are on the market do not have anything close to the accuracy and sensitivity required at the very low levels of formaldehyde that are necessary to be measured. For example, the WELL Building Standard has required a basic prerequisite for formaldehyde to be less than 27 ppb with an enhanced requirement to be less than 13 ppb. They require monitors to be accurate to at least 5 ppb. However, commercial formaldehyde sensors typically cannot read accurately below 30 to 50 ppb, typically have accuracies no better than +- 50 ppb, and often have significant cross sensitivities particularly at these very low levels.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Does Aircuity detect formaldehyde?
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Can Aircuity be used and still achieve the minimum ACH levels required by ASHRAE/ANSI/OSHA? And does ASHARE allow night setbacks?
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What happens if the pumps stop running (or some other system failure)?
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Does the MicroDuct need cleaning?
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Are there distance limitations for air sampling using the Aircuity system?
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Can Aircuity work with the existing Building Management System (BMS) or Lab Control System (LCS)?
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Can Aircuity send an alarm if there is a spill?
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Are the contaminate thresholds that Aircuity controls against adjustable?
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If chemical banding/unoccupied setbacks/low flow fume hoods is already being done – is Aircuity still beneficial?
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Is Aircuity a life safety system?
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Does Aircuity sense PM10 particles?
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Why is it important to measure down to .3 microns and what advantage does this have if I already use a MERV filter?