Hi! My name is David Tinney and I want you to enjoy life and better health. I'm a home owner and I've been shocked by the recent news about how polluted the air we breath is, even in our homes. Recently, after much investigation, I installed a home air filter to clean the air my family and I breath. I'm convinced we've taken a positive step forward to improve our health and well being.
Health hazards from polluted indoor air at home or at work place caused by sealed tight homes and offices have increased ill health . Little fresh air is coming in from the outside. Indoor air contains allergenic dangerous particles of dust mites, pet dander, pollen and mold spores that cause asthma, allergies and respiratory illnesses. Airborne chemicals from flooring, insulation, paints, particle board furniture and computer fumes, cleaning products and other building materials give off dangerous chemical fumes. A high efficiency air cleaner will alleviate problems by circulating air through filters that trap toxins and allergens and remove them from your air . Air cleaners and purifiers need a capacity to trap particles,gases and odors. Improve the air you breathe with a new home air filter!
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Filtration devices purify air through materials that trap contaminants. Gases and odors filter through activated carbon and/or zeolite, a environmentally safe organic mineral. HEPA is an effective medium for screening particles True medical rated HEPA is 99.97% effective in removing particles above 0.3 microns, or one three-hundredth the size of a human hair.uv eradicates bacteria, virus and fungus and the biological microbial hazards we are being threatened with. A home air filter will enable you to avoid asthma, allergies, rhinitis, fuzzy head, burning eyes, painful breathing or runny nose. Avoid being sick, tired, depressed and chronically fatigued. Get clean air in your lungs and to your brain. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) lung function deteriorates for all of us as we age, making us more susceptible to predatory viruses that cause pneumonia and other respiratory complications like Dyspnoea. |
Improve Indoor Air Quality with Home Air Filter
Most of us have taken the air we breathe for granted until recent years when we have experienced entire office buildings needing to be emptied and some destroyed due to "something in the air." Formaldehyde insulation, radioactive cement, asbestos, Legionnaires disease and many other molds, mildews and viruses, and radon, to name a few. In the move to make our homes `energy efficient', we forgot about the energy efficiency of its occupants.
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) has undergone a renaissance in recent years due to the increase of man-made building materials and the growing incidence of health related complaints. Air filtration and treatment systems have improved greatly.
The use of electrostatic air cleaners as a means to reduce dust by over 90% have come a long way since the old technique of using the fiberglass filter method which could only reduce dust by 40 to 50%. Electrostatics work on the principle that when a positive charge (dust) meets a negative charge (electrons) it is either trapped or neutralized and carried to the nearest surface area. Some HVAC systems use the type that have thin negatively charged piano-like wires which are suspended above a series of positively charged plates. When the dust builds up on the wires to a sufficient degree, a slight crackling sound is heard and the accumulated dust is thrust to the collection plate. The homeowner then removes this precipitator and cleans it by soaking it in hot water and liquid dishwasher detergent, rinsing it, and putting it back for another month or so of effective filtration. Another form of electrostatic precipitator looks like a regular furnace filter, but has a unique combination of honeycomb-like cells that respond to air movement through them, creating a static charge that does an excellent job of trapping particles down to .05 microns. (a human hair is about 5 microns thick) Most allergy specialists recommend this type as best for dust.
Activated oxygen systems are the newest entry into the homeowners' indoor air quality arena. These systems have not been without their critics, however. They include negative ion, ozone, and ultraviolet air treatment devices. Although hospitals, bars, restaurants, casinos, and spas have addressed their stale, smoky, and often bacteria-filled air with these true air "fresheners" for many years, some believe that they may be harmful to human health. When the level of active oxygen is too high, one may experience a dryness and irritation of mucous membranes and perhaps a detoxifying headache, but when this technology is employed properly, it can put the "life" back into stale, dead air. Ionized, ozonated oxygen is probably the most important aspect of fresh air. Nature has always created these essential ingredients in a perfect balance to one another.
The latest advance with this aspect of energizing the air is the creation of ozonators that produce no irritating nitrous oxides. Most detractors of ozone and its new cousin , Aran (higher allotropic forms of oxygen, O4, O5, etc.) have based their opinions on research which employed the older, harmful alternating current (AC) technology not as well suited to human environments. The positive charge could create harmful levels of nitrous oxide compounds. However, the new ozone technology is using only the beneficial negative charge. 80% of the air we breathe is negatively charged nitrogen, 19% is oxygen, and the rest is carbon-dioxide and the noble gasses. The choice of using these new devices for enlivening your indoor air should be approached carefully to make sure they are sized to the space in which they are used. You will definitely feel more alert and energetic when you experience these machines. Many companies are now making these available for cars, boats, and airplanes. Their most effective applications are for oxidizing mold, mildew, spores, dust mite feces, and volatile organic compounds (VOC's). Air "conditioning" is really a misnomer and should be called air cooling. Herein lies the cause of many of today's indoor epidemics. In our need to be comfortable in hot weather, we have sacrificed our total well being. The solution to bacteria and mold-filled ductwork used to be chemical treatment. The new activated oxygen systems have proven themselves to be much healthier alternative.
The California Environmental Protection Agency has looked into the effectiveness of home air filters to determine if there is really a need for these systems and if they really to what they claim to do. In a nutshell, the agency reports that they have found no air filter can remove every particle from the environment, and should not claim to do so. This is especially true of particles that quickly settle on surfaces.
One of the most effective ways to remove large particles is through your whole house systems. Your furnace for example has a filter that should be changed annually. Your stove needs to be properly ventilated too.
After taking care of the systems within the home, the EPA has recommended a room air purifier that uses a HEPA filter to help clean the air. These range in price from around $100 to over $2,000 depending on size. A room air purifier that is placed in a central location, such as the kitchen can effectively remove smaller particles, but don't always work to remove gasses and odours. As a warning, it is important to not rely on air purifiers to remove carbon monoxide or radon. These are dangerous gasses than can build up in an unventilated home and cause serious illness and even death.
What You Can Do For Cleaner Air At Home
You can do a great deal to ensure your family is breathing the cleanest air possible. Follow these guidelines:
Replace whole home air filter system at least annually. These are very inexpensive and easy to replace. Keep your home well ventilated. Open windows and "replace" the air in your home. If you are in a high pollution area, then opening windows and blowing air out with a fan will remove pollution that enters your home. Taking smoking outside. Never allow anyone to smoke in your home. Use a room air purifier to trap particles in the air that are not removed from ventilation by your home air filter. Using central air conditioning during the allergy season will help filter air entering your home.
Conclusion: A home air filter system will increase your well being and overall health. Breathing cleaner air will improve your mental capacity because you'll be getting cleaner air with more oxygen to your brain. Your life will be better after you install a home air filter. For more information how unclean air will affect allergy and asthma, click the link.