| If you have allergy, regardless of the pollutants | | | | An air purifier with a baked on powder coat finish |
| that trigger a reaction, an allergy air purifier will | | | | that is free of harmful chemicals such as lead and |
| effectively help you manage your allergy indoors. | | | | zinc insures that your air purifier is safe for babies |
| Choosing these 7 features will insure that you | | | | and pets that might lick it. |
| have a cleaner that will really make a difference in | | | | 5. Consumer and Environmentally Safe Raw |
| your indoor air quality and quality of life. | | | | Products |
| 1. Removes Your Triggers | | | | The United States government imposes very high |
| This seems like a point that doesn't need to be | | | | quality standards in terms of materials used in the |
| made, but think about it for a moment. If your | | | | manufacturing of all products-including air purifiers. |
| allergy is triggered by smoke, and you choose a | | | | Choosing a purifier that is made in the United |
| cleaner (unknowingly) that is not effective with | | | | States is more likely to insure that it is made of |
| smoke, you have wasted your money. Be sure | | | | materials that are safe for the consumer and the |
| to check the list of pollutants that the purifier is | | | | environment. There are certainly very fine air |
| effective in removing, and make sure that list | | | | purifiers produced in countries other than the US, |
| matches the allergens you want to remove. | | | | just be sure to research the paint composition, |
| 2. Sub-micron Size Filter | | | | motor capacity, and composition of the housing |
| Pollutants come in all sizes. In terms of microns, | | | | before making a decision. |
| here are a few examples-animal dander | | | | 6. Is a HEPA |
| (approximately 2.5), pollen (10-100), spores | | | | HEPA is an acronym for High Efficiency Particle |
| (10-30), bacteria (.3-30). So choosing a filter that is | | | | Arresting. By definition it eliminates airborne |
| able to remove pollutants smaller than a micron | | | | pollutants that are .3 microns or greater with |
| means it will be able to remove your airborne | | | | 99.97% efficiency. This means that if there are |
| triggers effectively. | | | | 10,000 allergy triggers suspended in your air, |
| 3. Steel Housing | | | | 99,997 will be removed. |
| This is an important feature to choose for several | | | | 7. Variable Speed Control |
| reasons. Many plastic air purifiers off-gas harmful | | | | Having this feature allows you to quickly reduce |
| fumes as a by-product once the motor heats it | | | | airborne pollutants when life happens, such as a |
| up. Steel housing helps insure that only fresh clean | | | | visitor that smokes, or pollutants that your dog |
| air is produced as a by-product. And secondly, | | | | sends airborne after an ambitious walk outdoors |
| choosing steel housing means that it would be | | | | during pollen season. Being able to reduce triggers |
| almost impossible for a baby or pet to break or | | | | quickly by using the high setting, or maintaining a |
| chew off small pieces of the cleaner that could | | | | good air quality on low means more flexibility and |
| cause choking or worse. | | | | control for you and your allergy. |
| 4. Powder Coat Finish | | | | |