Shelfy - Product Presentation

What Shelfy is and what it does

Shelfy is a an innovative air purifier for your refrigerator: a concrete solution against food waste at households and to improve food storage conditions in refrigerators, offering a far more pleasant experience. With Shelfy your fridge will smell fresher and the food inside will last longer!

In particular, Shelfy’s action has 3 main effects:

• Shelfy doubles on average the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. Shelfy extends the shelf life of fresh food stored in the fridge by up to 12 extra days;

• Shelfy kills 99% of airborne bacteria in just 10 minutes. Shelfy strongl reduces the circulation and therefore proliferation of bacteria, microorganisms and moulds inside the refrigerator, ensuring a healthy environment for storing food by preventing bacterial cross-contamination. It slows down the ripening process by delaying the appearance of mould on food.

• Shelfy reduces odours by 80%. Say goodbye to fridge stink! No matter where you put it inside the fridge, Shelfy quickly removes odors and keeps your fridge smelling fresh, preventing odour cross-contamination.

Shelfy - Key Features

The main features of Shelfy are:

• Washable and long-lasting ceramic photocatalytic filter;

• Capable 10.400 mAh battery easily rechargeable with the included USB-cable —> Refer to Knowledge Base “Claims About Products” for exact data about battery duration and charging times;

• Fridge Door Opening and Temperature sensors;

• Compatible with “Vitesy Hub” Mobile App through Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Connection;

• Compatible with voice commands (“Google Home” and “Amazon Alexa”);

• Food-safe and high-quality plastics for the shells, so that the device can stay in direct contact with foodstuff.

Shelfy's technology: washable-filter photocatalysis

Shelfy uses an innovative and sustainable photocatalytic technology. The nanomaterials-coated ceramic filter does not have to be replaced, only washed under running water, and is long-lasting (up to 5 years of useful life if properly maintained).

Photocatalysis is a safe chemical reaction that destroys air pollutants such as bacteria, moulds and microorganisms, transforming them into harmless substances. Therefore, it doesn’t become clogged like mechanical filters and maintains a constant high efficiency over its lifetime if properly maintained.

Photocatalysis is also very effective agains Volatile Organic Compounds, such as Ethylene (a major responsible of accelerated ripeninig of Fresh Food such as Vegetables and Fruits), and Odours. On the topic of Odours, Unlike generic fridge odour absorbers, which reduce their effectiveness and have a passive action, Shelfy actively reduces odours: thanks to mechanical ventilation Shelfy is able to capture all odours inside your fridge and eliminate them.

Finally, photocatalytic purification technology is completely safe:

• both for humans (contrary to UV lights -potentially damaging for the eyes if observed directly- and ozone -a powerful long irritant);

• and for food (contrary to ozone that can alter the odour of food itself).

Shelfy's maintenance

The maintenance of Shelfy is very simple.

• The ceramic filter cleaning is very easy: simply wash the filter under running water once a month leaving it inside the back plastic shell, to reduce filter manipulation as much as possible. The Vitesy Hub App helps the user keep on top of maintenance by reminding about filter and fridge cleaning.

• The shells are made of ABS plastic and are therefore easily cleanable with a damp cloth.

• The battery lasts up to 3 weeks in ECO mode and takes about 7 hours to recharge with a 15W charger using the included USB-C cable. The Vitesy Hub App allows to keep track the battery residual charge and notifies about the need to .

Summing Up - Why Shelfy?

Shelfy's benefits include improved shelf-life, sanitisation and odour abatement, and significant annual savings per household, also in light of the increased cost of foodstuff due to high inflation levels worldwide.

Shelfy is a product that puts sustainability at the centre by combating on the one hand food waste through its action and, on the other, waste production thanks to Vitesy’s environmentally friendly production practices.

Shelfy - Main Specifics

• 3 modes selectable either through the button or through the “Vitesy Hub” App
  • ECO - Standard mode for use on shelves and door
  • CRISPER - Best mode for shelf life increase of Fruits & Vegetables when Shelfy is put directly in the Crisper drawer
  • PERFORMANCE - Faster odor reduction but emergency-only mode since it is much more energy-intensive than the others

• Dimensions: 168 * 114* 68 mm (6.6 * 4.5 * 2.7 in) - 550 grams (1.2 lbs)

• Material(s):
  • Shells: Food-Grade Plastic (ABS type mainly - recyclable)
  • Filter: Ceramic Foam with photocatalytic Nano-Coating (washable)

• Capability (recommended refrigerator size): Refer to Knowledge Base “Claims About Products” for exact information on this topic