Room Air Purifiers
Whether you live in a dorm, condo, rent an apartment, or even if you already have a whole-home air purifier installed in your Healthy Home. A room air purifier is never a bad idea. Believe it or not, your home is filled with indoor air pollutants like dust, mold spores, airborne viruses, and allergens that can affect your family’s respiratory health.
Room Air Purifiers Help Reduce:
- Dust and Dust Mites
- Pollen
- Pet Dander
- Mold Spores
- Gases, Chemicals, and Smoke
- Misc. Air Particles
Whether you like it or not, there are many invisible intruders in your home that can contribute to your family’s health. Dust is an irritant made up of tiny air particles containing dirt, skin, insect waste, and various other particles, serving as a breeding ground for dust mites. Pollen and other allergens like pet dander, mold, and even cockroach droppings can also circulate through your air, unbeknownst to you.
This is why it’s important to maximize the Indoor Air Quality in your Healthy Home through proper air purification.
Dos & Don'ts
Do
be sure to use a HEPA air filter in your room air purifier
Just because your room purifier is portable doesn’t mean you should sacrifice efficiency. Look for an air purifier with air filters that carry a HEPA rating for maximum filtration and efficiency.
Don’t
use a room air purifier that produces ozone
Ozone is a colorless, unstable toxic gas that, according to the EPA, can cause damage to the lungs and compromise the body’s ability to fight respiratory infections. Strongly consider a room purifier like one from AprilAire that doesn’t produce ozone.
Do
consider a room air purifier that can be tailored to your family’s needs
Some room air purifiers can make clearing the air of specific indoor air pollutants in your home a breeze.
Don’t
assume a room air purifier isn’t necessary if you already have a whole-home air purifier
For instance, in rooms where dust or pollen are being kicked up more than usual or that double as high-traffic areas for pets are great places to put a room air purifier. Additionally, cooking regularly, or using a wood stove can lead to an increase in airborne contaminants and may benefit from a room air purifier. Lastly, if you live in wildfire-prone regions, or if allergy aggravators are high on particular days, an air purifier can help.
“[Air purifiers] really can eliminate or reduce several airborne allergens and pollutants such as dust mite allergens, mold, pollens, and pet dander,"
FINAL THOUGHTS
A room air purifier can help clear the air, reduce allergens, odors, and other airborne pollutants. It's time to breathe life back into your space.
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