Autumn in New England is a time of crisp morning air, apple picking and raking piles of colorful leaves. It’s also the perfect time to address two maintenance activities that can greatly improve the air flow and air quality in your facility.
1. Clean out facility louver vents
The louvers, both stationary and moving, play an important role in protecting buildings and rooms from moisture, dirt and debris, and have a key roll in extending the overall longevity of your facility.
While gutters and downspouts remove water away from a building’s exterior, the louver’s job is to facilitate air flow and prevent the build-up of moisture, stagnant humid air, dirt and debris. When louvers aren’t cleaned on a regular basis, dust buildup, dried leaves, and other debris clog the air flow, trapping condensation and humidity within the building. This can potentially cause costly issues such as rust, mold, and significantly reduced air quality and flow.
Before Photos – Prior to cleaning the louvers and plenum
Before Facility Louver Cleaning 1
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Before Facility Louver Cleaning 4
Before Facility Louver Cleaning 5
2. Clean out facility plenum areas
The plenum air intake area is a separate space designed to facilitate air circulation for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. These typically dead, non-circulating air spaces are naturally prone to develop large amounts of dust buildup, not only on the louver vents, but on all the floors and equipment in the plenum area. In a relatively short amount of time, the dust buildup and debris can significantly reduce air quality and flow. Ideally, these areas should be cleaned out a minimum of twice a year.
After Photos – BMI makes the louvers and plenum sparkling clean!
After Facility Louver Cleaning 1
After Facility Louver Cleaning 2
After Facility Louver Cleaning 3
After Facility Louver Cleaning 4
Facility Louvers and Plenums Require Regular Maintenance
Louvers are one of the few parts of a building that move and require regular maintenance to ensure your building is operating efficiently and is in safe working order. BMI provides one-time clean-outs as well as semi-annual maintenance plans.
Some louvers and intakes are in challenging locations. BMI Mechanical is experienced in working in confined space as well as other high-risk areas. We proactively take all the appropriate precautions to ensure the safety of the people and equipment involved.
We’ve been serving Boston-area facilities for over 40-years and have a reputation for proving responsive and reliable high, quality service.
Good fits for our semi-annual Plenum and Louver Maintenance Plans are hospitals, educational institutions, biotech and pharmaceutical facilities as well as high-rise condominiums and apartment buildings.
Don’t have the time or resources to do the work?
BMI is ready to help! We welcome the opportunity to assess and quote your facility louver and plenum clean-out project. Give us a call to schedule a walk-through assessment and free quote at 603-394-2188 or email us with details.