Home Air Purifiers: Choosing the Best Air Purifier for Home
What is an Air Purifier
Air purifiers are manufactured for a variety of uses. These include industrial air purifiers, air purifiers for the health-care industry, air purifiers for the hospitality industry, and home use air purifiers. The basic concept of all these air purifiers is the same, to remove contaminants from the air and make it pure. Industrial purifiers require to rid the air of pollutants that may include oil and mist. The units used in the hospitality industry may require to rid the air of tobacco (cigar and cigarette) smoke. Keeping the air pure of all air contaminants is very important in the health-care industry. Home air purifiers should rid your home of a variety of contaminants including particles released during normal kitchen processes of cooking and cleaning, tobacco smoke pollutants that remain suspended in the air, and air that gets stale and full of contaminants due to no proper circulation.
Commonly available air purifiers for home use are HEPA (High Energy Particulate Arrestance), ionic, and UV (Ultra Violet) based. HEPA certified air purifiers must rid 99.97% particles in the air that measure 0.3 micrometers. Ionic air purifiers give a negative ion charge to all suspended particles making them heavy and allowing them to settle on the ground. These particles can be vacuum cleaned. Models are also available that trap these particles, allowing you to get the filter cleaned later. UV based air purifiers circulate the air through it, destroying all the airborne particles using ultra violet light. Air that comes out of the unit is pure and free of any suspended particles.
Sources of air pollution
There can be many sources to air pollution in your home. Inadequate ventilation is the prime reason. Sources of combustion such as gas, oil, kerosene, burning wood and smoke from cigars and cigarettes can cause a concentration in the amount of pollutants at home. Even sources such as cleaning solvents and air fresheners contaminate the air. Breathing such air over long periods of time is the cause of many respiratory problems.
Factors to Consider Before Buying Your Home Air Purifier
When you are deciding to go in for an air purifier for your home there are a few points you may want to consider.
Check for the efficiency of the unit. What percentage of air suspended particles will it be able to remove/destroy. Find out the air handling capacity of the unit. A unit that takes too much time to circulate all the air in your home may be of no use, since it gives ample time for the air to be recontaminated. Find out approximately how much air the unit will have to process and only then decide on the model.
Whatever the unit you purchase, regular maintenance as specified by the manufacturer is very crucial. An air purifier using a filter to trap the pollutants will circulate these very pollutants and not be able to trap existing pollutants if not cleaned at the specified time. At such times your unit will not rid the air in your home of pollutants, but help in increasing them.
Ionic air purifiers could produce and disperse ozone in your home. Ozone is a known lung irritant. This can happen if the unit is not installed properly, or if maintenance is not carried out as per the manufacturers instructions. This is a factor you may want to consider before deciding on your air purifier.
In addition to the cost of the air purifier and its running cost, you should also take into consideration recurring costs such as the regular change of air filters. Good air filters of the highest quality are expensive, so consider these after-costs too when deciding on your air purifier.
Check with your neighbors and friends who own an air purifier/s at home. They will give correct information of the particular brand they own; the good points and the bad, efficiency, and time duration between servicings and total ownership costs.
Always go in for a reputed brand using the highest quality of components. You will pay more for the equipment and for future maintenance and spares, but should be guaranteed of constant pure and fresh air inside the confines of your home.
Remember: Do not smoke indoors, especially when there are children at home. Fitting even the best of air purifiers at home does not give you permission to smoke when there are children around.
Air purifiers are manufactured for a variety of uses. These include industrial air purifiers, air purifiers for the health-care industry, air purifiers for the hospitality industry, and home use air purifiers. The basic concept of all these air purifiers is the same, to remove contaminants from the air and make it pure. Industrial purifiers require to rid the air of pollutants that may include oil and mist. The units used in the hospitality industry may require to rid the air of tobacco (cigar and cigarette) smoke. Keeping the air pure of all air contaminants is very important in the health-care industry. Home air purifiers should rid your home of a variety of contaminants including particles released during normal kitchen processes of cooking and cleaning, tobacco smoke pollutants that remain suspended in the air, and air that gets stale and full of contaminants due to no proper circulation.
Commonly available air purifiers for home use are HEPA (High Energy Particulate Arrestance), ionic, and UV (Ultra Violet) based. HEPA certified air purifiers must rid 99.97% particles in the air that measure 0.3 micrometers. Ionic air purifiers give a negative ion charge to all suspended particles making them heavy and allowing them to settle on the ground. These particles can be vacuum cleaned. Models are also available that trap these particles, allowing you to get the filter cleaned later. UV based air purifiers circulate the air through it, destroying all the airborne particles using ultra violet light. Air that comes out of the unit is pure and free of any suspended particles.
Sources of air pollution
There can be many sources to air pollution in your home. Inadequate ventilation is the prime reason. Sources of combustion such as gas, oil, kerosene, burning wood and smoke from cigars and cigarettes can cause a concentration in the amount of pollutants at home. Even sources such as cleaning solvents and air fresheners contaminate the air. Breathing such air over long periods of time is the cause of many respiratory problems.
Factors to Consider Before Buying Your Home Air Purifier
When you are deciding to go in for an air purifier for your home there are a few points you may want to consider.
Check for the efficiency of the unit. What percentage of air suspended particles will it be able to remove/destroy. Find out the air handling capacity of the unit. A unit that takes too much time to circulate all the air in your home may be of no use, since it gives ample time for the air to be recontaminated. Find out approximately how much air the unit will have to process and only then decide on the model.
Whatever the unit you purchase, regular maintenance as specified by the manufacturer is very crucial. An air purifier using a filter to trap the pollutants will circulate these very pollutants and not be able to trap existing pollutants if not cleaned at the specified time. At such times your unit will not rid the air in your home of pollutants, but help in increasing them.
Ionic air purifiers could produce and disperse ozone in your home. Ozone is a known lung irritant. This can happen if the unit is not installed properly, or if maintenance is not carried out as per the manufacturers instructions. This is a factor you may want to consider before deciding on your air purifier.
In addition to the cost of the air purifier and its running cost, you should also take into consideration recurring costs such as the regular change of air filters. Good air filters of the highest quality are expensive, so consider these after-costs too when deciding on your air purifier.
Check with your neighbors and friends who own an air purifier/s at home. They will give correct information of the particular brand they own; the good points and the bad, efficiency, and time duration between servicings and total ownership costs.
Always go in for a reputed brand using the highest quality of components. You will pay more for the equipment and for future maintenance and spares, but should be guaranteed of constant pure and fresh air inside the confines of your home.
Remember: Do not smoke indoors, especially when there are children at home. Fitting even the best of air purifiers at home does not give you permission to smoke when there are children around.
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