Clean the Air in Your House With an Air Purifier
Air pollution is clearly a health hazard when you consider all the many harmful materials present in the air we breathe. However, this risk can be combated by control or elimination of the source of the pollutants. It may not always be practical due to adverse weather conditions to ventilate with fresh air from outdoors but a home air cleaner can help to get rid of the pollutants already inside your home.
The design of a home air cleaner can be created in such a way that the installation can take place within the duct of the central heating system. As an alternative it can also be located in the ventilating or air conditioning duct. This allows the air in the house as a whole to be cleaned but with the help of a portable home air cleaner, the air in a single room or specific area can be cleaned instead of the full house.
Frequently, a home air cleaner utilizes mechanical air filters. These filters catch particles like pollen, dust, allergens from dust mites and cockroaches, pet dander and molds that are floating in the air. However, because these particles are relatively large, they rapidly settle to the ground and your air filter is not able to entirely get rid of them. Any air movement in your home will stir up these particles, but they will quickly resettle before the air filter is able to eliminate them.
Most air-conditioners and residential furnaces have flat panel air filters and act as home air cleaners. Most of these filters are used to protect the equipment. But they do filter cat and dog allergens, viruses, bacteria and even dust mite allergens.
The advantage of a portable home air cleaner is that it can be moved around from room to room, wherever clean air is most needed. It uses a fan to circulate the air and filters to clean the air, and is reasonably successful in eliminating airborne pollutants, depending on the square footage of the area it is servicing.
One downside to a home electronic air cleaner is that it will filter out smaller particles, but is not as effective in getting rid of larger contaminants. Also, an ionic air purifier can manufacture ozone, which causes lung irritation. When ozone reacts with common chemicals such as household cleaners, air fresheners, or even carpets, super fine particles may be produced that can adversely affect your health.
A home air cleaner will certainly help to diminish the number of smaller airborne allergens and contaminants throughout your house. But keep in mind that it cannot eliminate disease-causing microorganisms.
Who can benefit from a home air cleaner? Children, the elderly or those who experience allergies and asthma will enjoy the benefits, especially if they are susceptible to airborne contaminants. But it is impossible to totally control indoor air pollution with a home air cleaner because of the larger particles that is unable to get rid of, so it might not be that useful in the end.
