{"id":639,"date":"2020-06-17T13:18:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T20:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hvacquick.com\/?p=639"},"modified":"2020-07-14T16:30:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T23:30:46","slug":"exhaust-and-filtration-in-the-time-of-covid-part-1-bathrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/blog\/archives\/exhaust-and-filtration-in-the-time-of-covid-part-1-bathrooms","title":{"rendered":"Exhaust and Filtration in the time of COVID: Part 1 Bathrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all know that aerosolized particles, particularly COVID-19 hang in the air for long periods of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, to add to the concerns, researchers have found that toilet flushing can trigger release of  pathogens.  In particular, COVID-19 carrying microdroplets from pre-symptomatic or symptomatic carriers can occur via fecal shedding .<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0013318\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0013318<\/a> Ick ! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do we fix it ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You guessed. Good. Bathroom. Ventilation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who knew. We did. This has been our job for the last 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a couple places to start:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\">Our website<\/a><\/li><li>Contact our technical experts: <a href=\"mailto:team@hvacquick.com\">team@hvacquick.com<\/a>  888-855-7229<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aim for 8+ Air Changes per Hour (ACH) .. more is better: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/sysbuilder\/bathbuild.php\">https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/sysbuilder\/bathbuild.php<\/a><\/li><li>Select a quiet bathroom fan system : examples: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Ceiling-Mount-Fans-for-Bath\/Fantech-FQ-Series-Quiet-Ceiling-Mounted-Fans\">https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Ceiling-Mount-Fans-for-Bath\/Fantech-FQ-Series-Quiet-Ceiling-Mounted-Fans<\/a><\/li><li>Your choice of ceiling mounted (easy to install);  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Ceiling-Mount-Fans-for-Bath\">https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Ceiling-Mount-Fans-for-Bath<\/a>    or <\/li><li>Remote fan (very quiet and lots of air !) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Remote-Fans-for-Bath\">https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Remote-Fans-for-Bath<\/a><\/li><li>Timer to maintain ventilation after use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Exhaust-Fan-Controls\">https:\/\/www.hvacquick.com\/products\/residential\/Bathroom-Ventilation\/Exhaust-Fan-Controls<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources for further research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>NIH article on toilet plume aerosol: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4692156\/\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4692156\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hvacquick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/toilet_plume.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-649\" width=\"507\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hvacquick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/toilet_plume.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.hvacquick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/toilet_plume-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that aerosolized particles, particularly COVID-19 hang in the air for long periods of time. Now, to add to the concerns, researchers have found that toilet flushing can trigger release of pathogens. In particular, COVID-19 carrying microdroplets from pre-symptomatic or symptomatic carriers can occur via fecal shedding .https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/5.0013318 Ick ! 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