If you have dedicated a room to your hobby you obviously enjoy it and probably spend many hours there. And if your hobby generates airborne pollutants such as fine particulates, chemical vapors or fumes from paints, adhesives, acrylics, or fuels you need to be sure to keep air quality high by removing these pollutants with an air purifier. Here are 5 features to choose in a purifier to ensure that you safeguard your health in the hobby room.
Low Maintenance–Choose a purifier that does not require you to clean, recharge, spray, or wash the filter. The pollutants you are filtering are harmful when inhaled. And the last thing you want to have to do is to expose yourself to them each time you take out the filter for maintenance. Select a filter that requires little or no attention and has a filter life of 5 years. This will allow maximum time for you to enjoy your hobby rather than having to spend time changing the filter. Choosing a filter with a longer life saves money because you won’t have to constantly spend money for replacements.
Portable–Select a purifier that has wheels so it is easily repositioned in your room, and can go with you easily if your hobby location should change completely. This insures that clean air is as close as the nearest electrical outlet.
Properly Sized–Measure your space accurately and compare it to the specifications of the air cleaner. Make sure it is capable of cleaning your size area. Better to have the cleaner be able to clean slightly more square footage than you have than not be able to clean as much square footage as you have.
Can Filter Your Pollutants–Identify what it is that you need to remove from the air. If you work with materials that emit chemical vapors and fumes make sure you choose a filter that is designed to remove them. If you work with fine dust and particulates check the specifications to make certain that the purifier you choose can remove those as well. An ideal filter can remove both.
Cleans 24 Hours–Filtering your air constantly will remove harmful vapors and dust that linger in the air during and after a project. And if your room is in your home, you want to make sure that the pollutants do not spread to other parts of the house and put family, children and pets at risk. Choose a purifier with a high capacitor motor that will allow 24 hour cleaning that is both efficient, economical, and safe.