| Are you in the market for an Air Purifier for the | | | | because they are more quiet than the standard |
| home? It helps to know the most 5 most | | | | noisier Hepa filter. |
| common types so you can make an informed | | | | Carbon Air Purifiers |
| decision. | | | | Carbon Air Purifiers are highly effective with gas, |
| Hepa Filter Air Purifiers | | | | smokes and odors, but not as effective with |
| HEPA stands for High Efficiency Particulate | | | | allergens, dust, and bacteria. Carbon air filters are |
| Arrestor, which is a type of filter that can filter | | | | comprised of very tiny extremely absorbent |
| and trap particles 0.3 microns and at a efficiency | | | | pores. They chemically react to the particles that |
| of 99.97% Hepa can has an extremely high | | | | pass through them. Larger particles are stuck in |
| efficiency level in clearing dangerous particles. | | | | the many pores. |
| They can remove even the smallest of microns. | | | | UV Light Purifiier |
| The main instrument in the HEPA purifiers that | | | | UV Light Purifiers also known as Ultraviolet |
| makes it work so efficiently is not only the cloth | | | | radiation works by using an Ultra Violet light which |
| type filter, but the fan that moves the air through | | | | sterilizes different microorganisms. It is extremely |
| the machine. The fans aid the trapping of | | | | effective on viruses, bacteria, and mold. The UV |
| contaminates onto the filter, while the small | | | | lamp combined with a filter trap the particles, and |
| particles attaches itself to the charcoal in that | | | | then the UV light sterilizes and renders the |
| filter. Depending on what type of HEPA purifier it | | | | particles harmless |
| is, the direction of the fan differs. Some have | | | | Ozone air purifiers |
| unidirectional fan (which is good for purifying the | | | | Ozone air purifiers work like an ionic but it is most |
| entire home), and some have a straight design | | | | effective on odors. Ozone is a highly reactive, |
| that draws the air in from the back, and clean air | | | | unstable molecule that oxidizes anything it comes |
| out from the front (which is best for one room). | | | | in contact with. The ozone purifiers cause a |
| Ionic air purifiers | | | | chemical reaction which breaks down the |
| Ionic air purifiers do not have a cloth filter like | | | | pollutants, but the pollutants turn into other |
| Hepa Filter. They ionize the air causing the | | | | pollutants, Which is the drawback of these |
| particles in the air to take on a negative or | | | | machines. It is advised that you run the machine |
| positive charge. This works because inside the | | | | on low, and then open the window to release the |
| Ionic Purifier there are a negative collection plate, | | | | ozone |
| which captures the positive particles and a | | | | Do not live in a world where the only filter you |
| positive collection plate, which captures the | | | | have from contamination is your lungs! Purifiers |
| negative particles. Ionic purifiers are very popular | | | | for the home are worth every penny. |