The average adult takes anywhere from 12 to 20 breaths per minute at rest. Now think about all of the dust, bacteria, gases and odors in your indoor air. These airborne contaminants can trigger a variety of asthma symptoms and other respiratory ailments while making your home feel less comfortable. Clean air not only benefits your own health, but also helps your heating and cooling systems work with higher efficiency and less energy. This is where air purification comes in handy.
A typical room air purifier effectively cleans the air in an enclosed space, but whole-house air purifiers are capable of doing just that and so much more. These highly-efficient filtration systems clean the air as it circulates through your heating and cooling system, giving your entire home the benefit of cleaner air. Some air purifiers take advantage of HEPA technology and electrostatic charges to capture more dust and other airborne particles.
Whole-house air purifiers are designed to be versatile and highly effective at meeting your home’s air filtration needs. For instance, some systems use a filter that fits into the main HVAC air duct, allowing the blower fan to pull the air through the filter. Other systems consist of a double-V shaped set of filters located in a section of air duct after the HVAC system, which purify the air before it re-enters your home.
Air purifiers can reduce and even eliminate a broad range of airborne contaminants, including:
- Dust and stray carpet fibers
- Pet dander
- Dust mites
- Pollen
- Mildew
- Mold spores
- Bacteria and viruses
- Gases, odors and vapors
Whole-house air purifiers vary in price depending on the type of technology each model uses. Most systems also carry a warranty of five years, although some systems offer up to 10 years.
Maintaining your home’s indoor air quality is an around-the-clock task. Let the professionals at Energy 1 Heating & Air Conditioning handle your air filtration needs. We offer a complete range of heating and cooling services for homeowners in Elyria, Lorain and Oberlin.
Our goal is to help educate our customers in Lorain, Ohio about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about whole-house air purifiers and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.
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