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Gentle-Air Labor Savings & Staff Safety Features

Fewer Parts to Handle
The Gentle-Air Ventilated Rack System® is designed to be simple to use. The rack has 5 basic components: the Air Handling Unit, Lower Supply Plenum, Vertical Supply/Exhaust Plenums, the Cages and Upper Exhaust Plenum.

Alternative Design makes disassembly and assembly simpler, too. The upper and lower plenums are easy to remove and replace. For example, the lower plenum has rollers so any technician can install and remove it with ease. The AHU is also easily accessible.

In addition, the cages have 3 primary parts. There is the cage bottom, the wire bar lid and cage top. There are no clamps or time consuming cage filter changes to make.

Greater Visibility

It’s easier and faster to inspect the animals with Gentle-Air. That saves a lot of valuable labor time. There are no shelves, filter tops or canopies to obstruct the light. Card holders are conveniently located to provide a clear view inside the cages. Higher bottom row and lower top row make inspecting easier, too.

In addition, Gentle-Air cages come in either a light amber or clear Udel® polysulfone for fast, easy viewing inside cages.

Other Time Saving and Safety Advantages
Higher bottom row, lower top row to reduce the chance of straining by stooping or stretching too far. Easy read latch number system. High contrast to read quickly and save time. Large casters to reduce the chances of straining when moving the rack. Inner protective handlebars to avoid hand injuries. No repetitive motion with these latches.

Easy to Clean
With fewer parts, Gentle-Air takes no time to clean. The large vertical plenums are easy to access at the top for power washing and drain quickly to dry. The upper and lower plenums have hooks so they hang on the frame for faster cleaning and drying.

Users have said that due to the more efficient airflow through cages, the bedding is drier and it takes less time to remove this bedding when cleaning the cages.