| Nowadays, air cleaners are a must, especially if you | | | | mold. However, heat extension is needed to be sure |
| have allergies or small children in the home. These | | | | that they will be killed as they are highly resistant to |
| devices are highly useful for removing numerous | | | | heat. This is one of the most expensive models as it |
| impurities from the air. However, with the different | | | | has the ability to trap mold and bacteria. Also, the |
| kinds of technology available in these products, it can | | | | maintenance costs are higher. |
| make it hard for people to know which the best is. | | | | The product you choose should not be based only on |
| Each kind is effective in its own way, but their | | | | the effectiveness of the technology, but also on the |
| efficiency varies. Following is a look at some of the | | | | level of need. For places where odor is easily trapped |
| different kinds of products available, as well as the | | | | like the kitchen and bathroom, ozone or ultraviolet |
| benefits and disadvantages that you can get from | | | | germicidal irradiation are both good options. For a place |
| each. | | | | that is prone to mold, like the bathroom and sometimes |
| * Cloth type filter air cleaners separate dust particles, | | | | the closet, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation is also great. |
| but cannot trap smaller sized particles. | | | | However, there might be different levels of needs in |
| * High Efficiency Particulate Arresting (HEPA) filters | | | | different areas of the house. To address this, it is best |
| have the ability to trap 99% of the particles that are at | | | | to adhere to the highest level of need. Also, it does not |
| least 0.3 micros in size. These come with replaceable | | | | mean that you should be dependent on air cleaners. It |
| filters which often prove to be expensive in the long | | | | is still important to make sure that the air is clean. |
| run. | | | | Always let air circulate, unless the outside air is highly |
| * Carbon air cleaners work by bonding the carbon with | | | | polluted, by opening windows on every side of the |
| the particles and odor when air passes though the | | | | house. |
| filters. These can actually trap particles smaller than 0.3 | | | | As well, make sure that your walls are moisture |
| micros, but are also more expensive than the HEPA | | | | resistant to avoid formation of mold. And make sure to |
| filters. | | | | regularly clean the walls and ceiling of the rooms that |
| * Ozone units release ozone into the air. This is highly | | | | are usually exposed to moisture like the bathroom and |
| effective in trapping odors, bacteria, and fumes. | | | | kitchen. Keep them dry as much as possible. Another |
| However, elimination of particles and other allergens | | | | way to prevent the formation of bacteria in the air is |
| are not part of the capability of this type of filter. | | | | to make sure that no wet mats are kept inside the |
| * Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation can trap bacteria and | | | | house. |