Using a Fanwall system to replace older, end of life fans in existing air handlers can be the most cost-effective solution for avoiding the cost and business disruption of an air handler failure, while delivering energy savings as high as 40%. Retrofits using a Fanwall system have delivered energy savings as high as 40% in applications ranging from offices, education, and hospitals. In many cases, access limitations are a barrier to a fan or air handler replacement because it cannot be accomplished without the time and expense of a major tear-out and reconstruction project. A Fanwall system can minimize this as well as other barriers.
- An air handler cabinet can retain its integrity well beyond fans, coils and other components, allowing it to be retained with a new Fanwall system.
- The modular design of Fanwall system allows individual cubes to be navigated through a standard 3-foot door and assembled inside the existing air handler cabinet.
- There is no need to have a crane on site as is often the case with larger, more conventional fans.
- The performance of the new system can be upgraded to better match actual capacity and airflow requirements.
- Ancillary components such as sound attenuators and air blenders that created static pressure penalties in the old system can be removed.
- Design flaws and other maintenance concerns- such as component access issues and corrosion- can also be addressed, essentially resulting in a new, more efficient air handler in an old skin.
- Retrofits often can occur over a weekend or during unoccupied time frame to minimize downtime or disruption of normal business.
