Do You Smell Something Burning?

For safety and insurance purposes, most if not all mechanical codes have requirements with regards to fire safety for materials used in a building’s HVAC systems. For instance, the State of Ohio (USA) MechanicalCode states in the section on “Air Filters” that:Media-type and electrostatic-type air filters shall be listed and labeled. Media-type air filter shall comply with UL 900.

Similarly, the Hong Kong Fire Services Department requirements for filters used in mechanical ventilating systems state that: Air filters cells (i.e. media plus media enclosure) shall be constructed from materials which conform to the fire property requirements of one of the following standards:Read More