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3M and Filtrete are trademarks of 3M Company. © 2010 3M Company. All rights reserved. Please recycle. Printed in U.S.A. 70-0202-6084-3 REV 0610 3M Purification Inc. 400 Research Parkway Meriden, CT 06450 U.S.A. (800) 648-3550 (651) 789-7381 TM Commercial High Performance HVAC Filters 3M Purification Inc. Solution Customer Commercial office building in major metropolitan area ~ 1.7 Million ft 2 , operating approx. 5,000 hours / year Customer expectations Reduce costs associated with energy, labor, waste disposal and CO 2 Existing products 2” pleated MERV 8 prefilters and 12” MERV 14 metal box filters • Combined initial pressure drop is 0.74” w.g. at 492 fpm • Prefilters changed four times a year; Box filters changed once a year 3M Purification Inc. solution Use Filtrete ™ Commercial High Performance HVAC Filters • ONE 2” commercial filter replaces BOTH filters (Prefilter AND Box filter) • Initial pressure drop is 0.37” w.g. at 492 fpm • Filters changed once a year Customer benefits • Substantial savings in energy use, labor, waste disposal and CO 2 compared to original prefilters and metal box filters used PROJECTED ANNUAL SAVINGS PER FILTER SLOT / OPENING Energy Savings 1 (Annually) Operational Cost Savings (Labor, Disposal, and Filter) CO 2 Reduction 3 In kW hrs. In dollars 2 In dollars 2 1,000 lbs. (0.5 tons) 667 $113 $28 Projected Total Annual Savings $141 PROJECTED ANNUAL SAVINGS FOR TOTAL BUILDING Energy Savings 1 (Annually) Operational Cost Savings CO 2 Reduction 3 In kW hrs. In dollars 2 In dollars 2 In hours In ft 3 850,000 lbs. (425 tons) 567,000 $96,390 $23,235 Labor Reduction from 319 hrs. to 53 hrs. (83% Reduction) Waste Reduction from 5,670 ft 3 to 567 ft 3 (90% Reduction) Projected Total Annual Savings $119,625 CASE STUDY COMMERCIAL OFFICE Existing Products 1 Annual energy savings predications assume that the annualized average pressure difference between the 3M and competitive filter system is equal to the difference of the new filters at 492 fpm. 2 Based on $0.17/kWh 3 Based on 2004 EPA study that showed coal burn avg. 1.5 lbs./kWh (call local energy provider for actual CO 2 per kWh information) This assessment is only intended to provide a general indication as to possible fan energy savings that may be obtainable. 3M Purification Inc. does not warrant that this assessment, or its products, will result in any specific energy savings at a facility. One customer’s successful use of a product in a particular application is not necessarily representative and is not a guarantee of the results another customer may have in the same or similar application. Every customer is responsible for evaluating the 3M Purification Inc. product to determine whether it is fit for a particular use and suitable for the customer’s application.
