Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:21:39 -0500
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From: Janet Baum <baum.janet**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Heat Recovery Wheel help needed
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There is a new (January, 2011) restriction against using heat wheels to recover heat from exhaust generated by chemical hoods. I don't have the reference handy but will send it to you tomorrow. Janet Baum On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Kim Auletta wrote: > Do any of your buildings have a heat recovery wheel in the HVAC/Fume hood > system? Our newest building has a heat recovery wheel installed for LEED > certification but new researchers are questioning the safety of this system > (energy research). > > I do not understand how these systems work. The architect has forwarded > some white papers, but these are vague, at best, on chemical safety data & > testing. > > If you have a heat recovery wheel in a chemistry building - > > How did you determine it was safe to use? > Do you have chemical restrictions? > What criteria do you use for restricting chemicals because of this system? > > Any help or insight you could provide is greatly appreciated! > > Kim Auletta > Lab Safety Specialist > EH&S Z=6200 > Stony Brook University > kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu > 631-632-3032 > FAX: 631-632-9683 > EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/ > > Remember to wash your hands!

There is a new (January, 2011) restriction against using heat wheels to rec over heat from exhaust generated by chemical hoods. I don't have the re ference handy but will send it to you tomorrow.


Janet Ba um

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Kim Auletta <kaul etta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu> wrote:
Do any of your buildings have a heat r ecovery wheel in the HVAC/Fume hood system? Our newest building has a heat recovery wheel installed for LEED certification but new researchers are questioning the safety of this system (energy research).

I do not understand how these syst ems work. The architect has forwarded some white papers, but these are vague, at best, on chemical safety data & testing.

If you have a heat recovery wheel in a chemistry building -

How did you determine it was safe to use?
Do you have chemical restrictions?
What criteria do you use for restr icting chemicals because of this system?

Any help or insight you could prov ide is greatly appreciated!

Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
EH&S =A0 =A0Z=6200
Stony Brook University
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here** notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-6 32-3032
FAX: 631-632-9683
EH&S Web site:
http://www.stonybrook. edu/ehs/lab/

Remember to wash your hands!


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