Air Purifiers: 5 Surprising Facts You Need to Know

Air purifier surprising facts

Air purifiers can be a life changing investment. They can improve the health of you and your family (especially children and pets) and prevent nasty contaminants lingering in your home.

That said, here are some surprising facts about air purifiers that you may not know:

1. Air purifiers do not stop bad air and pollution getting into your home.

Because air purifiers are inside your home, they can only filter pollution and contaminants from the air once they're already in your home. This means that pollution (such as pollen, dust, smoke, etc) is entering all the rooms of your home and only being filtered near your air purifier.

For an air purifier to work properly, you have to close all the doors and windows of the room, preventing any new air from entering the room. This is obviously impractical and would lead to larger problems.

For those that are sensitive to airborne pollution or have health concerns can still suffer symptoms because their trigger is present in the home.

2. Air purifiers only work effectively in a single room, so you need to buy many of them to cover your whole house properly.

Most air purifiers are not rated to work in large spaces, and those that are, cannot circulate the air around your home adequately. What this means is that you need an air purifier in every bedroom, every living room, your kitchen, and any other space you want to have clean air. Buying and operating so many air purifiers is expensive and noisy.

3. Air purifiers do not filter excess carbon dioxide.

After occupying a room for a while your air will become stuffy and stale. Without bringing in fresh air the Carbon Dioxide you exhale will build up, accumulating to levels that negatively impact your ability to think and make decisions, leading to poor sleep and fuzzy brain.

4. Air purifiers do not control moisture, the main cause of mold and mildew in homes.

Excess moisture in your home is responsible for many important issues. Too much moisture in your home can lead to mold, mildew, rot, respiratory issues, feeling uncomfortable, increased utility costs, dry rot and even termites.

5. Most air purifiers do not remove harmful chemicals and odors from the air, including mold gasses, vehicle fumes, factory smoke, cooking smoke, etc.

While air purifiers generally do a great job of removing dust and pollen from the air, most do not remove any chemicals or fumes from your home.

So what can I do?

airQ solves all the above shortcomings by combining a central air purifier with fresh air sourcing and intelligent software controls. This gives you the all the best features of air purifiers without the shortcomings!

Contact airQ today for your free home assessment.