| These days it seems that everyone is gung ho | | | | not satisfied, you can return it. Most places will |
| about air purification systems. People with allergies, | | | | give you 30 days to try one out. You then take |
| people with asthma and people who are just | | | | the purifier home, run it for the amount of time it |
| cleanliness freaks. It doesn't matter how often | | | | says is required to make a difference and then |
| you dust the furniture, mop the floors, vacuum | | | | rerun the allergen test. Send the next sample to |
| the rugs or change the bed sheets, your home | | | | the lab for testing and they will then be able to tell |
| just isn't really clean unless you have an air | | | | you the effectiveness of the unit you purchased. |
| purification system. | | | | You can then decide if you want to keep the unit. |
| But just how effective are these systems and | | | | Sounds like a lot of work, doesn't it? Well, there is |
| are they all the same? | | | | an easier way. Fortunately, there are independent |
| The answer may or may not surprise you. The | | | | companies that run tests on these air purifiers. |
| truth is, not all air purification systems are the | | | | You can easily find one on the Internet. While this |
| same. Some work well, some not so well, so the | | | | does require you to take THEIR word for the |
| problem that most consumers face is how to tell | | | | findings, it certainly is a lot easier and quicker than |
| if the air purification system they want to buy is | | | | going through the procedure above. |
| the best one or for that matter, any good at all. | | | | If you should go to one of these sites, what you |
| Well, there are two ways to go about doing this. | | | | will normally find is a chart with the following |
| The first way, and probably the most accurate is | | | | pieces of information. You'll see the lab where the |
| to first get yourself an in-home allergen tester. | | | | test was done, the air purifier that the tests |
| You can buy one of these things in just about | | | | were performed on, the country where it was |
| any Sears store. Basically, the way these gadgets | | | | tested, the type of allergen tests that were done, |
| work is by measuring the levels of the eight most | | | | and most importantly, the percentage of |
| common allergens in your home. The process | | | | reduction. This is basically the bottom line. If you |
| though isn't as simple as it sounds. Most require | | | | read these results you will notice that none are |
| you to hook up the device to a vacuum cleaner | | | | more than 99% reduction. This is because we |
| which collects the allergens. After that you then | | | | don't live in a bubble and it just isn't physically |
| have to mail the bag to the lab for them to test. | | | | possible to get rid of all the allergens, but 99% is |
| You would do this before buying your air purifier. | | | | very good. |
| Then the next step in determining if the air | | | | Of course that all depends on whether or not you |
| purifier you want to get is doing a substantial job | | | | believe these results. Unfortunately, only your |
| is by buying one on the condition that if you're | | | | nose will know. |