Air Filters - Everything You Need To Know About Air Filters
Does your family suffer from allergies caused by
dust and particles in the air? Want to know about air filters and
what they can do to help you? First, it is advised that you replace
indoor air with outdoor air. But how? You can open windows and
doors, but still the risk is the air-borne problems. One of the best
solutions is to keep a healthy and clean house to minimize and
control unwanted substances. Usually, common airborne particles can
range from .001 to 100 microns in size. Very small air-borne
particles are so small that you may have a hard time removing them.
Cigarette smoke and household dust can eventually enter the lungs
and may create complications. Air filters and cleaners are devices
which help remove particles from the air, but not all. There are two
groups of air cleaners. The first group is the portable air
cleaners. They are also known as table-top models, and they are
created to clean air in small places and locations but not the
entire house. These air cleaners have filters and use electrical
attraction or ozone to get rid of the minute particles from the air.
The finer the particles, the better it is in removing these unwanted
substances. HEPA or high efficiency particulate arresting filters is
the best kind.
Almost 99 percent of the particles which are as small as 0.3 microns
in size are captured. However, gas molecules like those from
cigarette smoke and radon can still pass through the filter. Some
companies have decided to use an activated charcoal or carbon filter
to take care of the job. Pleated filters are also called “mean”
filters and they are composed of materials, which are similar to
that of the HEPA. However, particles and dust may still get in.
Remember, that the pleated filters capture smaller particles.
It is said that it removes 40 to 96 percent of household dust.
Electrical attraction is utilized in electronic cleaners. Here,
electrostatic precipitation, static charge, or particle ionization
is used to capture particles through a foam pre-filter. With this,
the larger particles are removed. Then the particles are charged by
a high-voltage wire and are then attracted to the precipitating
cell.
After this, a carbon filter gets rid of the odors and other
particles. An electric cleaner utilizes cellulose fibers and
polyester having a static charge to capture particles aside from the
carbon and the pre-foam filter. Ozone generation is another type of
air cleaner that also uses a high-voltage electrical charge to
convert oxygen to ozone. With this, gas molecules and some
substances or microorganisms like mold can be demolished by the high
concentrations of ozone present. However, a negative ionizer also
uses a foam pre-filter as well as a carbon filter. But, the
difference lies in the wires. It has charged wires which, in turn,
create ions.
Consequently, the fan blows these charged particles into the room
and they are sucked in again. These different kinds of air filters
and cleaners may give you a background on their features and which
will best suit your needs.
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