Air flow makes the difference

Chick houses, green houses, commercial buildings and others that use a central source of heat create a flow of air that is inefficient and unhealthy. To explain how this happens, consider a pan of water on a gas-stove burner. What we see is that the water near the center get hottest and expands, becoming lighter than the rest of the water. This hottest water rises to the top, being pushed along by hotter water below. The water flow then moves toward the outside of the pan and as it cools it sinks, thus creating a circular flow of temperature changes.

This flow of temperature rising and falling is similar to central heating sources in buildings, for example, brooders in a chick house. The heat is strongest just below the brooder creating warm air that rises directly to the ceiling, being pushed along by ever increasing warmer air below. As the air reaches the ceiling, heat loss often occurs and is cooled quickly. The cooling air becomes heavier than the rising warm air and is pushed along the ceiling and down the walls of the structure cooling further and often condensing moisture on the cool walls and dripping onto the litter. The air is once again reheated by the brooder and cycled over again.

This air-flow pattern creates many health concerns for chicks in particular. Cold wet walls and birds crowding near the heat sources. Not to mention litter becoming moist or muddy in the coldest parts of the house. Even through the use of conventional fans, the air flow pattern is not changed, simply accelerated while still creating cold pockets of air. If gas is being used to create heat in the house, the release of moisture into the air adds further condensation as cold and warm air clash with each other. As temperatures outside become more extreme and the balance of ventilation verse heat loss become more critical, this air flow pattern is even more of a concern.

The solution is CUBO destratification

The conventional air flow pattern is reversed and brings benefits to the environment inside as well as fuel savings. A simple centripetal fan captures the coolest air from the ceiling and pulls it through a heat exchanger near the floor before expelling it in 360 degrees toward the building's exterior walls. The result is uniform warmth across the floor. Walls remain dry and warm. Heat loss through the ceiling is reduced and cold air pockets are eliminated.

Watch an example of CUBO maintaining temperatures in a chick house

CUBO avoids the pitfalls of conventional heating and has many benefits, for example, in a chick house: It reduces heat loss through the ceiling because the coldest interior air is buffering against the ceiling before being pulled into the heat exchanger and being reheated. CUBO's efficiency allows ventilation to continue longer into the cold weather season than conventional heating. CUBO models Hot-water, CUBO-SE & CUBO-S do not have any combustion inside the house and will not generate any additional moisture in the air. CUBO's air flow pattern naturally removes the clash of warm and cold air that can cause condensation on exterior surfaces. CUBO reduces CO2 and Ammonia concentration at floor level and ensures maximum oxygen distribution in the house.