Unhealthy air in our homes has resulted from the evolution of the well-insulated home. Being able to shut out harsh weather and pollutants has cause indoor air to become stale and unhealthy. An effective home air purifier should have the following 5 features to insure healthier air for you and your family.
Large Cleaning Capacity—-A purifier that can be effective at cleaning multiple rooms will save you a ton of money, time, and aggravation.
Having one unit that can clean an entire apartment, or an entire floor in your home will save you from having to maintain filters in each room. And smaller filters tend to need more maintenance more often. That means additional time and usually money.
Multiple Filters—No one filter can adequately clean numerous pollutants found in the home. And even if it could, with the number of pollutants that are commonly found in the cleanest of homes, it would need to be cleaned numerous times in order to continue to function at peak capacity.
Cleaning the filter would mean interrupting the filtration. And each time you stop filtration, pollutants start to accumulate. Air quality drops and once the filter is operational again, it’s forced to play catch up to get the air back to healthy again.
This will result in air quality that is good sometimes and awful at other times.. That defeats the purpose of having a filter.
Continuous Cleaning—Avoid cleaners that are only designed to run a certain number of hours within a 24-hour period. A motor that allows uninterrupted filtration means the air quality levels remain stable.
The split capacitor motor is the way to go. It is designed to run safely, effectively, and continuously. Look for this motor in the manual or online in the technical specifications. This is a feature that you don’t want to live without.
Portability—This is a great feature to have. Most cleaners filter the air that is nearest, displace polluted air with clean air and repeat the process over and over again. So being able to move the cleaner close to where the problem is can resolve the problem quicker.
Sturdy wheels can facilitate movement from one area to another with just a push of a finger. Being able to unplug it and take it with you across the state or across the country give you peace of mind knowing that clean air is as far away as the nearest outlet.
Do-It-Yourself Maintenance—If you’re like most people, you don’t want to have to be a rocket scientist to change the filter. The replacement process should be simple and easy. After all, the less time spent changing the filter, the more time your air quality can remain stable.
Rather than having multiple filters to change. Having all the filters pre-arranged in a canister that can be easily removed and replaced makes for a simpler process. A no-brainer filter replacement procedure means cleaner air with less work from you.