If you've been doing your homework on air cleaners and air purifiers, you may have noticed that many of these devices use the same technologies to perform the same function — clean the air in your home. So, if you want more healthful indoor air quality, base your decision based on air cleaner efficiency, removal method, coverage area, and the airborne contaminants that you want to zero in on.
Portable air cleaners are useful to clean air in a single room. However, their portability allows them to be moved from one room to another as needed. Some considerations for choosing a portable air cleaner is the cost and frequency of filter replacement, the area coverage, and air changes per hour.
If you want clean and healthful air in all of your living spaces, you need a whole-home air cleaner. Whole-home air cleaners are installed in the return ducts, and clean return airflow before it reaches your furnace and A/C. This gives you a double benefit of protecting essential HVAC equipment in addition to protecting your health. UVGI and electronic whole-home air cleaners don't obstruct airflow or HVAC efficiency. On the other hand, HEPA air cleaners are made of dense materials that do impede airflow, which increases HVAC energy usage.
Work closely with your HVAC technician to determine the right air cleaner for your home. To learn more, contact Russell's Heating & Cooling today. We've served residents of the Hampton Roads area of Southeast Virginia since 1977! Our goal is to help educate our customers in Chesapeake, Virginia and surrounding areas about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about HVAC devices and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Guide or call us at 757-750-1831. Credit/Copyright Attribution: “maklay62/Pixabay”