| Today more and more people suffer from | | | | way of ensuring that they work well is to use |
| allergies such as hay fever, sinus problems, | | | | HEPA filters. HEPA filters are a mat or mesh of |
| running eyes and noses, congestion and | | | | fibres which are intertwined to create a filter |
| headaches to mention a few, and this is on the | | | | which is then placed inside the air conditioner. |
| increase. Experts believe that the number of | | | | HEPA filters work by trapping even the smallest |
| people who are effected in this way is rising by | | | | particles that are in the air, once the filter has |
| almost 5% per year, which is an incredible | | | | been in use for a certain period of time and |
| amount. | | | | becomes full it is disposed of along with all the |
| There are various causes to this increase in | | | | trapped particles. HEPA filters differ from any of |
| airborne illness but one of the main causes is poor | | | | the other filters available as they trap more |
| ventilation and air conditioners in buildings. Years | | | | particles than any other due to their construction. |
| ago people spent more time outside and as a | | | | Even particles as small as 0.1 micrometers are |
| result breathed cleaner air and did not suffer from | | | | trapped inside a HEPA filter meaning that the only |
| the problems associated with long periods indoors. | | | | thing that will come out of one is fresh, clean air. |
| Now with the hours spent at work in offices and | | | | If you suffer from a dust allergy one way of |
| other enclosed areas increasing each year more | | | | seeing for yourself just how good HEPA filters |
| and more people are feeling the effects of | | | | are is to invest in a HEPA filters for your air |
| breathing poorly filtered air. | | | | conditioner. Within days you will be experiencing |
| Luckily there are things that you can do to rid the | | | | the difference, if not immediately as your |
| air you are breathing from contaminants. One of | | | | symptoms will reduce and your breathing |
| the easiest ways to do this is by simply opening | | | | becomes easier. You will be astounded at what a |
| the windows and doors in your home of office to | | | | difference HEPA filters can make and how much |
| increase the air flow through the building, letting in | | | | better your quality of life becomes when you |
| fresh air as you do so. However this is not 100% | | | | start using them. |
| effective and doing this will not rid the air of | | | | Your local HVAC professionals are the experts in |
| pollutants such as pollen which can enter the | | | | providing HEPA filters for your air conditioner and |
| building even more with open windows and doors. | | | | ventilation systems. Speak to them about your |
| Air conditioners and ventilation systems are a | | | | needs and they will ensure that your home or |
| very good way of ensuring that there is a good | | | | office is soon basking in the benefits brought |
| circulation of air within a building and these can | | | | about by clean HEPA filtered air. Why suffer from |
| fitted residentially and commercially. Once installed | | | | the effects of poor air filtration when you can |
| these systems need to be maintained and one | | | | use HEPA filters and breathe with confidence. |