Why Your Home might Need an Air Purifier

Those who have allergies, children, or other health concerns are becoming increasingly interested in air purification systems, due in part to that high-quality home air filters have enhanced in popularity over the past couple of years. Despite the increase in demand, one might be questioning if it’s worthwhile to purchase a state of the art air purifier for the home to help the central heating and air conditioning system. Even when it isn’t entirely necessary to own one, there are still many advantages in making the purchase. Here we examine four reasons why some homeowners consider buying an air purifier:

Toxins

Air purifiers eliminate damaging contaminants and other toxins. These pollutants, if left in the air, can be unsafe. Cigarette smoke lingers in the air and on surfaces and can cause an increased danger for respiratory irritation and lung cancer. An air cleaner can help to keep a house’s air clean as they can get rid of hazardous and possibly harmful contaminants and contaminants from secondhand cigarette smoke. However, an air purifier can do much more. Air purifiers also remove pollen, mold and mildew, and animal dander from continuously circulating in the home HVAC.

Eases the load on your HVAC

When particles are not removed from the air, they can build up inside your air conditioning system.  Your a/c evaporator coil is much less effective when it’s dirty. The overall cooling efficiency is dramatically reduced.  When it's dirty, the evaporator coil is more susceptible to icing up, which can cause your air conditioning to run continuously.  This stresses its components and will shorten its lifespan. 

Even a small unit can have significant impact in a room.

A healthier home

Air cleaners work to capture and remove various damaging pollutants and toxins from the air, including pet dander, tobacco smoke, mildew, pollen, and mold. The presence of these potentially harmful and dangerous contaminants and toxins can create short and longterm health effects that affect both healthy and sensitive individuals.

In addition to making your home much healthier, air purifiers can likewise make your house a happier place to be, for residents as well as visitors, since there are fewer odors.

Reduce allergies and asthma

As previously mentioned, there are lots of toxins and toxins that fill most homes. Some houses have more toxins inside than there are outdoors! Closed windows keep dirt and weather outside, but exacerbate toxic buildup inside during the summer season when the air conditioning is on, and in winter when the heat is running. We have very few 'open window' days, which does not allow much chance for fresh air to enter the house or for contaminated air to leave.

Long-term direct exposure to home pollutants and toxins isn’t helpful for anybody. However, it can be damaging or even deadly for those experiencing medical conditions. Two of these conditions include allergies or asthma. If family members suffer from asthma or allergies, it might be helpful to use air purifiers to reduce indoor toxins.

Many models and features available

In addition to having the choice of many air purifier brands and models, there are also many purchase points from which to choose. Air cleaners are sold online, at local house improvement stores, as well as in many department stores.

There are a variety of benefits to purchasing and utilizing an air cleaner in a home, but there are many air cleaners to select from, so be sure to read scores and reviews online. Reviews can help pick the air cleaner that is the best fit for the home and family needs. Some of the available features include Energy Star models, Smart or remote control, variable fan speed, air quality sensors, a filter change indicator, and more. Portable units are available and are widely popular. 

If any of these reasons make sense to the homeowner, it may be time to consider buying an air purifier for the allergy sufferer in the family, for children’s rooms, or high-toxin areas of the home.

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