THE CLIENT
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is a higher education institution focused on finding cures for rare diseases such as Malaria, HIV, and TB.
THE PROBLEM
Their mosquito laboratories had nine existing electrode technology humidifiers installed to ensure stable humidity control. However, being electrode technology, the humidifiers needed frequent drain intervals during operation, during a drain cycle the humidifier must remain in an idle state until the cycle is complete. During this period, it was noted that the humidity control was drifting out of the required bandwidth. This made it difficult for Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to maintain close humidity control which is required for consistent breeding conditions.
THE SOLUTION
After an initial site visit, it was clear to our engineer John Bainbridge that resistive humidifier technology was required to ensure consistent humidity control. The Neptronic SKE4 series was the perfect solution, as the sophisticated software enables us to determine not only when the unit drains but also the percentage of the water that is drained from the chamber. This means that the humidifier is able to maintain a constant humidity control of +/- 1%.
THE RESULT
After the Neptronic SKE4 Humidifiers were installed, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine noticed a difference in the reliability of the mosquito laboratories. The mosquito larvae is hatching 4 days earlier than before due to the stable environmental conditions. This allows them to carry out their tests quicker and move on to the next batch of mosquito larvae.
The installation of the 9 units went smoothly, with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine saying “From start to finish, the service process was a seamless experience, and the engineer on-site was a pleasure to work with. Their exceptional professionalism and adaptability ensured that our insectary teams could continue their work uninterrupted. Their approach made what could have been a challenging process, incredibly straightforward and hassle-free”.
Ron Plumbley – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
As a result of the seamless installation, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine took out a Planned Maintenance contract with Humidity Solutions, with the Service Team maintaining the units twice a year to ensure the mosquito laboratories are in the optimum condition all year round.
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