Thursday, 21 March 2013

A Guide To Room Air Cleaners

By Jill Faulkner


The truth is that the room air cleaners purify the surrounding where they are used. However, it does not mean that everyone can benefit from them. Many people use the purifiers as a method to reduce the pollution and the allergens in the home.

It is a wrong assumption that they do not work effectively in order to clean the atmosphere. Those that work accordingly also cost more and they need to be bought from specialist stores. Because the low priced ones are not as effective ass they should be.

Whether different purifiers work alike or differently, one this is for sure and that is they function around similar method of purification using metal plates to build up electrostatic charge. To make the air circulations perfect the unit is usually placed at a hidden corner in the room.

If the air passes on the charged plates: spores, dust and other debris are captured on the electronic charge. This is done in the same way as the statically charged comb attracts salts. This means that the air that comes out of the purifier will be cleaner.

As some of the particles that could cause allergy and some of the germs are heavy and have no capability to float, it means they remain on the ground and do not pass the electrostatic plates and hence, they are not purified. Similarly, there are times when allergens are taken out of the atmosphere but the purifier drops them on items present inside the room. Therefore, make sure the plates are nice and clean all the time to improve the working of the cleaner.

The new cleaners are quite advanced than the old ones as they comprise of motorized fans. They work in a mechanical way to purify the atmosphere which means the allergy causing particles keep on circulating in the environment and don't fall away in the room. HEPA filtration also known as High Efficiency Particulate Arrestor is the best so buy a purifier that includes HEPA.

Ozone is a very strong oxygen gas and it is an unfortunate thing that it is produced by several air purifiers. But as long as the ozone remains afloat it acts as a bodyguard against solar radiation and no harm is caused to an individual's health. If the ozone is settled into one particular place, it might cause a bit of hindrance.

Ozone is produced only in those filters that use the electric plates. This suggests that although the atmosphere is being purified but it comes at a high risk to human health which is not positive at all. So, before going out to buy such product, one should be sure whether it will produce the ozone to a harmful level or not.

These kinds of purifiers can be designed to work in one room or in the entire home. While considering the cost of the room air cleaners, you have also to consider the maintenance cost since some of these purifiers require you to change their filters on regular basis.




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