Air Purifier - How To Tell If YOURS Is Any Good
These days it seems that everyone is gung ho
about air purification systems. People with allergies, people with
asthma and people who are just cleanliness freaks. It doesn't matter
how often you dust the furniture, mop the floors, vacuum the rugs or
change the bed sheets, your home just isn't really clean unless you
have an air purification system.
But just how effective are these systems and are they all the same?
The answer may or may not surprise you. The truth is, not all air
purification systems are the same. Some work well, some not so well,
so the problem that most consumers face is how to tell if the air
purification system they want to buy is the best one or for that
matter, any good at all. Well, there are two ways to go about doing
this.
The first way, and probably the most accurate is to first get
yourself an in-home allergen tester. You can buy one of these things
in just about any Sears store. Basically, the way these gadgets work
is by measuring the levels of the eight most common allergens in
your home. The process though isn't as simple as it sounds. Most
require you to hook up the device to a vacuum cleaner which collects
the allergens. After that you then have to mail the bag to the lab
for them to test. You would do this before buying your air purifier.
Then the next step in determining if the air purifier you want to
get is doing a substantial job is by buying one on the condition
that if you're not satisfied, you can return it. Most places will
give you 30 days to try one out. You then take the purifier home,
run it for the amount of time it says is required to make a
difference and then rerun the allergen test. Send the next sample to
the lab for testing and they will then be able to tell you the
effectiveness of the unit you purchased. You can then decide if you
want to keep the unit.
Sounds like a lot of work, doesn't it? Well, there is an easier way.
Fortunately, there are independent companies that run tests on these
air purifiers. You can easily find one on the Internet. While this
does require you to take THEIR word for the findings, it certainly
is a lot easier and quicker than going through the procedure above.
If you should go to one of these sites, what you will normally find
is a chart with the following pieces of information. You'll see the
lab where the test was done, the air purifier that the tests were
performed on, the country where it was tested, the type of allergen
tests that were done, and most importantly, the percentage of
reduction. This is basically the bottom line. If you read these
results you will notice that none are more than 99% reduction. This
is because we don't live in a bubble and it just isn't physically
possible to get rid of all the allergens, but 99% is very good.
Of course that all depends on whether or not you believe these
results. Unfortunately, only your nose will know.
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