The air quality inside the average home is not nearly as good as many homeowners believe it to be. Inside the air you breathe are millions of microscopic contaminants, including dust, pollen, mites, dander, germs, and mold spores. Some provoke allergy attacks, while others can infect and sicken people. Though you may not realize it, you are constantly being exposed to these contaminants while in your home. So what can you do to improve your indoor air quality? The best solution is to install an air purifier. Read on for a brief outline of 3 of the more popular air purifiers.
Air Filters
Air filters are devices that focus on physically removing contaminants from the air by trapping them in a woven fiber mesh. As the air flows through the mesh, the contaminants become tangled in the fibers. Then the filter can be removed and either cleaned or replaced with a new one. There are many different grades of filter, ranging from very basic ones that only capture larger particles to HEPA filters that can remove individual virus cells from the air.
Ionization Filters
Ionization filters, also called electronic air purifiers, are devices that utilize electric fields to capture contaminants. Any particles that pass through the field around the device are given a negative magnetic charge. They are then attracted to the nearest positively charged surface. These filters often include metal plates, which the charged particles will stick to. Then the plates can be removed and cleaned to get rid of the contaminants.
UV Germicidal Lights
Most of the germs and other living biological contaminants in your home are very sensitive to ultraviolet light. The UV germicidal light takes advantage of this by bathing the area around it in ultraviolet light. This destroys the cellular processes of the germs that are exposed to it, rendering them either dead or unable to multiply. This improves your air quality be removing infectious agents that can make you sick.
If you’d like to know more about air purifiers, call Wm. Henderson Plumbing & Heating Inc. We provide air purifiers throughout Havertown and Springfield, PA.