| With an increasing emphasis being placed on living | | | | close as the nearest outlet |
| healthier, home air filtration systems continue to | | | | 3. While high efficiency particle arresting (or HEPA) |
| play an important role in eliminating airborne | | | | filters are great at removing fine particles, they |
| pollutants that become trapped and circulated | | | | are not particularly effective with gaseous |
| endless times in our well insulated homes. Whether | | | | pollutants. So in addition to the HEPA filter, your |
| the source of these pollutants is from indoor | | | | filtration system should also contain an inner filter |
| carpet, furniture, cleaning supplies or from pollen, | | | | that can remove pollutants such as smoke, odor, |
| mold and mildew spores or dust that enters from | | | | and chemicals. Selecting a system that has |
| outside, your continued good health depends on | | | | multiple filters means one purifier can multi-task |
| their removal. Here are 5 best features to | | | | making it much more cost effective than buying a |
| consider when selecting a filtration system for | | | | purifier for particles and another one for gases |
| your home. | | | | and odors. |
| 1. HEPA technology is best for removing airborne | | | | 4. Variable speed control allows maximum control |
| particulates. This is the same technology that | | | | over the rate at which your air is filtered. Under |
| hospitals use to insure clean air, particularly in | | | | normal circumstances you may find that the low |
| operating rooms, because these high efficiency | | | | or medium speed keeps your air fresh and |
| particle arresting filters can remove airborne | | | | healthy. But life happens, and should your need |
| particulates as small as .3 microns. This includes | | | | your air filtered faster to remove increased levels |
| common airborne household pollutants such as | | | | of pollutants, three fan speed options allows you |
| dust, dust mites, mold and mildew spores, pollen, | | | | to keep your air quality high regardless of what's |
| pet dander, bacteria and viruses. | | | | going on in your home. |
| 2. Make sure you can take it with you. With the | | | | 5. A system that can take care of itself without |
| average family moving every 5 to 7 years, | | | | making a lot of demands on your time is best for |
| investing in a portable system that can move with | | | | obvious reasons. A low maintenance system and |
| you is the most cost effective way to insure | | | | filter is a huge advantage and cannot be |
| clean air wherever you go. Whole house filtration | | | | underestimated. Make sure that filters are readily |
| systems generally have a lot of bells and whistles, | | | | available and are not overly expensive to replace. |
| they can be expensive to maintain, prospective | | | | A filter life of 5 years and one that has a simple |
| buyers may not see them as an asset, and you'd | | | | replacement procedure means the only change in |
| need to buy another filtration system for your | | | | lifestyle is cleaner, healthier air for you and your |
| new home. Cut your moving expenses by | | | | family to breathe. |
| selecting a system where clean air is always as | | | | |