How To Build Your Own Decontamination Chamber

Did you know that decontamination chambers can kill up to 100 percent of bacteria and viruses both in the air and on surfaces? Decontamination can help prevent COVID infections and more.

Even after the pandemic ends, these antibacterial and antiviral properties can help keep you safe. You might be wondering how to install a decontamination chamber in your home, lab, or office. The notion of building your own can be daunting – how do you make sure your clean room is safe and secure without breaking the bank?

To demystify the process of building your own decontamination room, we put together this brief but complete guide so you can start stamping out germs! Read on to learn how to do it!

Pick The Right Room

If it will be enough for your needs, you can make a clean table with a hood and a small fogger inside. Then, you can leave an opening on the bottom so you can work on the table. This allows you to store, grow, or work with things in a clean environment.

However, for full decontamination pick a small room. The smaller your clean room is, the better. Smaller spaces are easier to decontaminate, which means you will need less equipment. Larger rooms require more clean air, which means more filters and foggers.

Calculate Your Airflow 

First, take the area of the floor in and multiply it by the minimum airspeed of half a meter/second. This provides the necessary airflow in cubic meters per second. To get the hourly rate, multiply it by 3600.

Necessary airflow = surface * (0.5 m/s) * 3600

Once you have the necessary airflow, you can pick the right filter or fogger for your decontamination room.

Install Your Fogger

Once you know the size and necessary airflow for your room, you can pick the right fogger for your room. Our personal favorite decontamination system is the CURIS hydrogen peroxide fogging machine, as it is portable and can clean the room and everything in it.

It has a measurable disinfection rate of 99.9999 percent of germs, so you can rest assured that your room fogger is getting every dangerous germ.

Clean The Room

Before you can use your clean room, you have to clean it! Use soap and water for the first cleaning, then clean it again to disinfect germs with an alcohol mixture. Make sure you cover all the walls and surfaces to make sure your room is ready to be used.

Use Your Clean Room 

Keep your clean room clean by following proper protocol. Wear the proper clothing if you want to work in the room. If possible, make a ‘gray room’ where you can keep your clean room clothes to change into before you go into the room.

Start Building Your Own Decontamination Chamber 

Now that you know how to build your decontamination chamber, there’s no need to put it off any longer! Start to work on your clean room today, and rest assured that you’ll be safe and healthy and won’t be risking germ contamination.

If you enjoyed learning how to build your own clean room, we have lots more how-tos and tips on our blog. Check it out for more!

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