Buying an air purifier for your home

Are you considering buying an air purifier for your home? Great choice! There are many reasons why you may choose to purchase a home air purifier. These devices have a wide spectrum of action and can significantly improve your quality of life. Read on to learn more about why an air purifier would make a great addition to your home. 

How does an air purifier work?

An air purifier, also called an indoor air cleaner, functions by pulling in polluted air, treating that air inside the device with various filtration technologies, then recirculating the purified air back into your space.

Home air purifiers can vary greatly depending upon what they are designed to filter. The following are some examples of filtration technologies that may be used in an air purifier:

•     Pre-filtration
•     Antibacterial filtration
•     HEPA filtration
•     Activated carbon filtration
•     Photocatalysis
•     Active oxygen technology
•     Ultraviolet (UV) sterilisation
•     Ionisation (aka negative ions)

These devices should not be confused with dehumidifiers or ionisers commonly used in homes. As listed above, some, but not all, air purifiers for your home do come equipped with dual purification and ionisation technologies. Eoleaf’s air purification devices come equipped with 8 of the above technologies, making them capable of combatting nearly all airborne contaminants.

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The advantages of having an air purifier in the home

In-home air purification devices can serve many purposes and can be beneficial to anyone. Some of the main reasons that people look to buy home air purifiers are to improve indoor air quality, eliminate indoor odours, reduce the risk of illness, and/or improve sleep quality.

Improve indoor air quality

Did you know that indoor air is 5-7 times more polluted than outdoor air? With new buildings now being designed with energy efficiency in mind, this can create an airtight effect. Stale air becomes trapped indoors and is unable to circulate properly. Pollutants from the outdoors, especially in urban environments, can enter the home and have no way of escaping. Pollutants generated from products used indoors, like paint and solvents containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or pesticides, can also be quite problematic. Mould and dust in the home also damage your indoor air quality

Air purifiers with high-quality home air filters can eliminate a multitude of contaminants from your indoor air including:

•     Fine particle pollution (PM)
•     VOCs and chemical pollution
•     Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in your home
•     Allergens (pet dander, dust, pollen)
•     Mould and spores
•     Smoke
•     Germs

Remove bad odours

Another benefit of purchasing a home air purifier is their capacity to remove bad odours at home, such as cigarette smoke, air pollutants, cooking, or pets can take a significant toll on our well-being.

In addition to emitting an unpleasant smoky odour in your home, cigarette smoke (first-hand, second-hand, and third-hand) can increase our risk of almost every type of cancer, respiratory illness, heart and lung disease, stroke, pregnancy complications, decreased fertility, and diabetes. Furthermore, tobacco is ten times more polluting to our breathing air than diesel trucks¹, and its residue can last on surfaces for years.

Reduce the risk of illness

An air purifier can help ward off epidemics or pandemics (like COVID-19) by reducing viral and bacterial spread. The COVID-19 pandemic inspired widespread use of air purifiers in public settings like schools, hospitals and other medical practices, hair salons, and restaurants.

These devices can also help ease symptoms of pre-existing conditions, providing relief to sufferers of asthma or COPD who are highly sensitive to air pollutants. A recent study showed that air purifiers equipped with HEPA filters can reduce PM2.5 levels by up to two thirds compared to low-quality filters, leading to a 73% increase in respiratory elasticity and, thus, improved breathing quality².

The best home air purifiers can also improve your allergies! Most allergens, like pollen, measure about 2.5 µm in size, and air purifiers for the home that are equipped with HEPA filters can remove all airborne particles down to a size of 0.01 µm. It also helps eliminate airborne dust mites from your home.

Improve sleep quality

Removing pollutants from your breathing air can help improve your sleep quality. As a result of insufficient ventilation, stale air containing contaminants (including build-up of carbon dioxide in your home), pollutants, allergens (especially dust and dust mites in your home), chemicals, humidity, and/or pathogens may all negatively impact your ability to get a full night’s rest.

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