If you have a newly constructed home in Litchfield Park, it was likely constructed with energy efficiency at the top of the list. This means greater amounts of insulation and windows and doors with better seals. While these advances are fantastic for keeping your heating and cooling bills economical, they’re not so fantastic for your indoor air quality.

Your heating and cooling system needs to operate with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be receiving ample filtration. This model only provides the bare minimum of protection by keeping dust out of your HVAC system.

While you can install a pleated filter or one with a higher MERV rating, it still might not be enough filtration, especially if someone in your house has allergies or other respiratory troubles.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier can be a great solution. These systems are attached within ductwork to provide strong filtration across your residence. Depending on the type you choose, you’ll be able to filter allergens, odors and even some viruses under certain airflow conditions.

Here are our best styles from Lennox, an industry leader in air purification.

Best Air Purifiers from Lennox

1. HEPA Air Purifiers

A HEPA air purifier, like the Healthy Climate® High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration System, provides top-of-the-line filtration. These filters were first created to protect scientists as they created the atomic bomb. Today, they’re essential in hospitals and other medical applications.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System features a three-step filtration procedure. A prefilter draws significant pollutants before the HEPA filter captures the remainder of smaller particles. Then, a charcoal filter eradicates odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System is compatible with all HVAC brands and smoothly integrates with your smart home. It reduces the three major varieties of indoor air pollutants:

• Airborne particles
• Chemical odors and vapors
• Germs and bacteria, under certain airflow conditions

This air purifier can get rid of 99.9%* of pollutants, like mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also capable of decreasing or eliminating 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, according to laboratory and field studies, it decreases and destroys approximately 50% of residential odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S includes sensing features that make it easy to keep up. When paired with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll be notified when to change the filter and UVA light.² This home air purifier must be linked with communicating Lennox systems and the iComfort S30.

2. Media Air Cleaners

Lennox Healthy Climate® Media Air Cleaners are available in a variety of MERV ratings to fit your needs. This rating determines how effective filters are at removing contaminants. The higher the number, the greater the filtration.

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is ideal for residences with allergy suffers and pets. This is a HEPA filter air purifier, since it has a MERV 16 rating for hospital-strength filtration. And it gets rid of more than 95%³ of irritating particles from your home’s air.

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is recommended for homes who are looking for enhanced protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter traps 99% of larger particles like dust, pollen and lint. And up to 54% of smaller particles down to 0.3 microns.⁴

The Healthy Climate 11 Media Air Cleaner is a an excellent air purifier for allergies and in homes with pets. It removes more than 87% of bigger particles down to 3 microns and more than 28% of finer ones down to 0.3 microns.⁴ It’s able to offer this powerful filtration without running up the price of turning on your HVAC system.

These three media air cleaners work with any brand of HVAC system. But despite that, it’s critical to know that some of the thicker ones, such as MERV 16 and 13, may restrict your system’s airflow. This can hike up your utility expenses.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are the reason why you get a stinging sunburn. But this kind of light has a helpful application when placed within your ductwork. It’s also tough enough to decrease germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In actuality, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can reduce the amount of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as fast as 45 minutes.⁵ This light destroys cell structure, which halts these microorganisms from multiplying and infiltrating throughout your residence.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your home comfort system clean and working efficiently. It takes care of germs, mold and fungi lurking inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier does all these tasks without creating lung-inflaming ozone.⁶

Breathe Better with the Assistance of Our Air Purification Pros

Your household’s comfort and health is important to us at Cooler Tymes LLC. We know there are a lot of solutions out there. That’s why we make it uncomplicated to collaborate with our indoor air quality professionals. We specialize in creating solutions that fit your needs and budget, and we’d love to find out more about your house and your air quality problems. Give us a call at 623-208-6444 now to begin.

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¹Based on laboratory and field studies.

²PureAir™ S requires the iComfort^® S30 and a communicating indoor unit.

³Leading consumer magazine, January 2012. Based on the published CADR, which is the standardized measurement system to determine the cubic feet of clean air produced per minute. Particles captured range in size down to 0.3 micron. One micron = 1/25,000 of an inch in diameter.

⁴Based on lab tests conducted on filters with conditions included in ASHRAE standard 52.2 for E1 and E3 size ranges.

⁵Based on constant circulation of air in the home, 3,000-square-foot home with a 5-ton air handler.

⁶U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners: An Assessment of Effective and Health Consequences,” August 2006.