| The consumer report air purifier deals with the | | | | uses an electronic process that reverse the |
| different types of air filter, there classification, and | | | | electric charge of particles in the air. The charged |
| there application. If you suffer from allergies or | | | | particles in the air are then collected on metal like |
| asthma then you need to buy the air purifier that | | | | plates in the device. The problem with this type |
| is right for you. | | | | of pollutant removal system is that most of the |
| There are several type of air purifier and just as | | | | dust and the contaminants will be deposited on |
| many brands out there, what I want to do is to | | | | your furniture and your clothes and floor and |
| talk briefly about the different methods employed | | | | drapes and your dog. So you will have to vacuum |
| by the air purifiers to remove pollutants and there | | | | and dust and clean which means that the |
| effectiveness. Some air purifier uses a | | | | pollutants will be air borne again. |
| combination or techniques to clean the indoor air. | | | | UV Purifiers |
| The four main types of applications that air | | | | These purifiers work by using UV to destroy |
| purifiers use are: | | | | microbes such as some mold spores, viruses and |
| 1. HEPA air purifier or filtration system | | | | bacteria, and some dust mites. It is a proven fact |
| 2. Electronic ionizers | | | | that these contaminants can be killed if they are |
| 3. UV purifiers | | | | subjected to enough UV for a good length of |
| 4. Ozone generators | | | | time, however, most of the UV air cleaners on |
| HEPA Air Filters | | | | the market fail to expose these pollutants to the |
| The first of the lot is Hepa filtration system or | | | | UV long enough to kill them, rendering them |
| High Efficiency Particle Air or High Efficiency | | | | ineffective unless they also have a filter. |
| Particle Arresting. These purifiers use pleated | | | | Ozone Generators |
| filters and a fan of some sort to pull the air | | | | I hope no one is using these anymore but just in |
| through the filter and then beck into the air. This | | | | case they are still out there, you should get rid of |
| method of purifying the air is by far the best and | | | | them. These do absolutely nothing to remove |
| most effective. The hepa purifiers are able to | | | | pollutants from the air and they produce a lot of |
| remove particles as small as 0.3 microns. So even | | | | Ozone that is can be dangerous for your health. A |
| some viruses and bacteria, mold and minute dust | | | | large amount of ozone can neutralize some bad |
| particles will be removed. Because they use fans | | | | odors like smoke but that all they will do. They |
| to pull of push air through the hepa filters, these | | | | are also banned in California. |
| type of air cleaners can be a bit noisy, but the air | | | | Any air purifier you plan to get should have hepa |
| will be much cleaner. | | | | filtration. This is the most reliable and effective |
| Electronic Ionizers | | | | way to get rid of air pollutants and contaminants |
| This process of removing particles from the air | | | | in your home. |