Hot yoga takes place in a room held at over 42°C which protects muscles by allowing for a deeper stretch while also detoxifying the body by opening the skins pores to let the toxins out in sweat. Ambient air being brought in to the studio and heated to 40°C could drop the humidity down to below 10%rh which would make exercise very uncomfortable. Humidity is therefore introduced to bring the studio up to a comfortable 40%rh allowing the students to benefit fully from the class and not to suffer from dry skin, sore eyes or excessive dehydration of the body. The installation and commissioning, is normally carried out by Humidity Solutions experienced installation team within a single day causing little disruption to the Yoga studio or the customers. Controlled by a Carel duct sensor and wired back to the humiSteam X-Plus the internal controller allows the customer to set the operational time of the unit with the integral 7 day timer. The controller constantly monitors the humidity required by comparing the controlling sensor to the high level sensor readings in the supply air. This ensures that over humidification does not take place in the supply duct and that the room conditions remain tightly controlled.

Control of the environment is understood to be important in ensuring the smooth running of digital printing equipment. To control the temperature is easy and we confidently know the solution. Temperature is obvious and can be judged as soon as you walk in to a room – too hot, too cold. Easy. Installing an air condition unit solves the temperature problem. However if we look at the definition of air conditioning, we get a clue as to why this cooling unit does not solve all the production issues to do with controlling the climate in the press room. The Concise Oxford Dictionary definition is: ‘Having the air in a room cleaned and brought to required humidity and temperature. All hygroscopic materials such as paper react to variations in moisture levels in the air, so when printing the humidity level is a vital factor in maintaining a productive environment. Humidity control is an essential component in printing, but why do we need it in the cold wet climate of the UK? It’s because the air temperature and the humidity are permanently linked. If you change one the other shall follow,but frequently not in the right direction for a digital printer who’s trying to produce a quality product.

Humidity Solutions Ltd have been proud suporters of Helen and Douglas House over the past few years by supporting their fund raising events called Childish Things 7.

It is primarily a comedy night which over the years has been supported by all – and I mean all – the top acts in the UK.

Proformers last year included Jeremy Clarkson, Rory Bremner, Graham Norton, Rowan Atkinson, Bill Bailey and Jason Manford.

Some of Humidity Solutions customers came along to enjoy the evening as our guests. The evening started with a bite to eat at the Malmasion Hotel before heading to the theatre for a great evenings entertainment. A wonderful charity to help raise funds for.

Humidity Solutions have supplied and installed four resistive steam humidifiers to the Caspian Sea oil rigs off Azerbaijan. These humidifiers are provided to sever the accommodation blocks of the rigs which are home to the oil workers for up to a month at a time. Despite being surrounded by water the cooler air temperatures and constant air conditioning reduces the moisture content in the air to an uncomfortably low level without the assistance of these humidifiers.

Installation was carried out by Humidity Solutions engineers after undergoing the off shore safety course in Aberdeen which included being strapped to a replica helicopter as it is plunged into icy water and rolled over to simulate a ditching in the sea.

Using the CAREL range of humidifiers Humidity Solutions project managed, installed and commissioned the High pressure water adiabatic humidification system within the plenum serving a high profile data centre. The high heat gains generated by the equipment can easily cause the relative humidity of the return air from the data hall to fall as low as 15-20% rH. The recommended lowest limit value for avoiding a significantly high risk of electrostatic discharge is 40% - 45% rH, therefore humidification is essential to increase the moisture levels of the air to an acceptable level avoiding dangerous electrostatic discharges which can have catastrophic effects.

By controlling the air temperature and humidity, the server components at the board level are kept within the manufacturer’s specified temperature/humidity range. Products such as Electric steam and Gas steam humidifiers are still favoured choices owing to their low cost and control precision, but have high energy requirements and expensive on-going maintenance costs. This is no longer the preferred choice when
minimal power consumption and the most energy efficient design is required.

Humiserv the service division of Humidity Solutions Ltd gained several planned maintenance contracts recently demonstrating the wide range of applications that require good humidity control. Hot yoga studios, a Cuban Night club and gluten free bakers have all taken out a cost effective maintenance contract to ensure peace of mind and the most efficient performance from their humidifiers. Planned scheduled maintenance guarantee’s all these users excellent control and the required stable humidity.

Countrywide Studio’s where Hot Yoga is practiced require 42C and 40% relative humidity to create the desired environment for a good work out and the Cuban nightclub in central London requires a stable 50% humidity for its walk in humidor to preserve the finest Havana Cigars. The gluten free bread produced in South Wales is held in a proving oven at 95%rh to ensure the perfect loaf prior to baking. All the sites have the Humisteam electrode boiler humidifiers installed.

Humidity Solutions Ltd have supplied and installed a 90kg/hr Carel gas fired steam humidifier to serve a presigious office block in Bristol. The personel within the building were suffering from the effects of low humidity within their offices so Hoare Lea and Ptns special projects were called in to provide the solution.

Project management was provided by Maxwel Stewart with the humidifier serving the sites existing air handling unit so giving effective humidity distriubtion through out the four floors via the air movement system.