Why choose electric heaters for thermal disinfection?
While chemicals have been used for many years to disinfect areas and handle pest control, this does have disadvantages. They can take a long time to apply and clean, meaning areas may need to be vacated for a long time before it is safe for people or animals to enter.
Furthermore, many types of pests and germs have developed resistance over the years to some chemicals, meaning they are no longer as effective as they once were. They can also place the health of operators at risk, as well as be harmful to the environment.
Thermal disinfection offers a safe, eco-friendly alternative. Using only hot air to create inhospitable conditions for bugs, bacteria, viruses and other contaminants, electric heaters can be an efficient, effective way to ensure spaces are clean and healthy for inhabitants.
Upon being placed inside a bug-infested or otherwise contaminated room, these recirculate the air and increase temperatures by up to 15ºC at a time to reach the optimal temperature of 50ºC. At these high temperatures, most bugs, larvae, eggs and other pathogens cannot survive, leading them to die by dehydration.
As no chemicals are employed, the thermal disinfection process can be completed quickly and leave no residual damage that must be cleaned afterwards. This makes electric heaters ideally suited for pest control in many public, commercial and industrial spaces, including:
- Houses, flats and other accommodation
- Hospital rooms
- Train carriages
- Aeroplane cabins
- Restaurants
- Shopping malls
- Warehouses and storage areas
Compact, lightweight and durable, our portable disinfection heaters are employed throughout Europe to tackle infestations at any scale. Our units’ smooth, gradual heating prevents thermal shock from causing damage to rooms and the objects within them, ensuring safe, controlled disinfection at all times.
In addition, this approach leaves a much-reduced impact on the environment than the use of chemicals and pesticides, allowing these jobs to be conducted in a greener, healthier way. Our highly energy-efficient heating technology also keeps operating costs to a minimum.
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