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CASESTUDYAPPLICATION:CommercialTestingLaboratoryPRODUCTSPOTLIGHT:Paragon’sModulatingCapacity–PreciseIAQ
ACaptiveAireParagonunitwascommissionedthispastFebruaryforacommerciallaboratoryinMaryland.Theexistingspaceconditionspriortotheinstallationwerepoor,withoverpoweringFormaldehydesmell.TheParagonunitquicklyandsignificantlyimprovedtheindoorairqualitybybringingin100%freshoutsideairwithpreciseconditioning.
Over3monthsofcontinuousoperationsincecommissioning:
• Maintainedspacetemperaturewithinthe68°Fand73°Fsetpoints97%ofthetime
• Spacetemperaturesneverexceeded+/-2°Foftherange• Coolingwithreheatfunctionalitymaintainedthespacerelative
humiditybelowthedesired58%RHsetpoint97%ofthetime
Theunit’soperationhasspannedFebruarythroughearlyMay.TraditionalOn/Offunitshavedifficultymeetingthelowerdemandsofthistransitionseasonduetoexcessivecycling.TheParagon’smodulatingheatingandcoolingcapabilitiesturndowntomeetthis“shoulderseason”demand.
• Combinedheatingandcoolingruntimesof38and13days,respectively• Averagecompressorspeedat38%offullspeed• Averagecompressorruntimeof70minutes–cyclingreduction
protectstheunitandextendsitsusefullife
CONCLUSION:CaptiveAire’sParagonunitmetthelaboratory’stightspaceconditioningdemandswhilealsodeliveringfreshoutsideair.Theemployeescommentedonthedrasticdifferenceinindoorairqualityandthemanagerwasveryhappywiththeimprovement.
AverageCompressorSpeed
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InstalledParagonUnitattheLaboratoryPercentofTimeatSpaceConditionSinceCommissioning