| If you're a health conscious person like myself | | | | organic compounds (somehow water vapor helps |
| you're probably already aware of how air purifiers | | | | "loosen" those nasty things). |
| for your home can remove those irritating | | | | - Prevent moisture build-up. Leaks are a |
| pollutants none of us need to breathe. Air purifier | | | | dangerous mold outbreak waiting to happen. But |
| marketers have done a bang up job educating us | | | | mold won't wait for long! |
| about that. | | | | - Clean to reduce dust, pollens, dust mites and |
| However, as they say in the infomercials, "But | | | | mold growth. All of the above help contribute to |
| wait, there's more!" In this case a good deal more. | | | | reducing your exposure to irritants that can make |
| If you really want the cleanest air possible for | | | | your allergies worse. |
| yourself and your family then choosing the right | | | | Get some fresh air |
| air purifiers for your home is just one part of a | | | | One of the easiest ways to clear bad indoor air is |
| three-prong effort. | | | | simply to replace it with some outdoor air. Of |
| What you need to do is neither complicated nor | | | | course, open windows aren't always a good idea |
| time consuming. All you need is a little advance | | | | and may bring in more allergens. |
| planning and the will to follow through on a few | | | | Ideally, fresh air ventilation is achieved through a |
| simple steps. | | | | mechanical air intake that filters and exchanges |
| The single most important thing you can do to | | | | outside air for the inside air. Coupled with a heat |
| ensure clean, irritant and allergen free air in your | | | | exchanger these can both give clean, allergen free |
| home is to get control of as many sources of | | | | air and still be energy efficient. Of course, this |
| pollution as possible. | | | | requires some modification to your existing |
| Controlling irritants and allergens in your home will | | | | heating and air conditioning system. But it is a |
| include things like: | | | | worthwhile investment in the long run. |
| - Make sure combustion appliances are serviced. | | | | Where do the air purifiers come in? |
| This decreases soot and carbon monoxide as well | | | | A whole house air cleaner or portable room air |
| as nitrogen oxides. | | | | purifier can pick up where your other efforts |
| - Choose products with low emissions. This means | | | | leave off. |
| going "fragrance free" wherever possible or finding | | | | Air cleaning alone won't remove all the allergens |
| natural alternatives. | | | | and other pollutants in your home. For example, |
| - Eliminate smoking. Duh. | | | | pet dander is produced in such quantities and the |
| - Keep your pets outside. This has the greatest | | | | allergic threshold is so low that air cleaning has little |
| potential for going undone but is necessary. Pet | | | | positive benefit. Source control is your best choice |
| dander and allergens have serious consequences. | | | | in such a case. |
| Even non-allergic people constantly exposed to | | | | However, air purifiers for your home are one of |
| allergens become allergic. | | | | the three effective ways to improve indoor air |
| - Maintain low humidity. Dehumidifiers help eliminate | | | | quality. Like many others, myself included, you |
| mold and mildew growth, reduce dust mite | | | | may find air purifiers help relieve your symptoms |
| populations, even reduce out gassing of volatile | | | | of asthma and allergies. |