The Surprising Benefits of Air Purifiers

Here are several surprising benefits of air purifiers I have noticed after purchasing and using an air purifier/ionizer for the last few years. The best air purifier for you is usually not that hard to find with some basic research.
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Here are several surprising benefits of air purifiers I have noticed after purchasing and using an air purifier/ionizer for the last few years. The best air purifier for you is usually not that hard to find with some basic research.

Pets share our homes every day and bring with them pet odors, urine stains, and skin dander. For family members who have allergies, these odors can be upsetting and cause respiratory distress, which may result in a visit to the hospital with expensive and prolonged treatment.

Vacuuming isn't enough to remove all these pollutants daily. We all love our domestic animals, but did you know:

• Having a cat in your bed or lounge can result in skin dander being left in the bed linen and the lounge fabric.
• Dogs bring into the home odors and germs from outdoors into the house.

You will need a decent air purifier for pets. Thankfully, Alen's T500 SB Pure HEPA Tower Air has been designed specifically to eliminate these allergens from your home. The Alen T500 uses HEPA (High-Efficiency Particular Air) filtration that quickly purifies and freshens the room air and relieves itchy stinging eyes for allergy sufferers. The HEPA system cleans the air in as little as two hours after using the air purifier in any room through the use of four filters to clean and return clear air. This unit can be moved around safely in its carry bag.

Have you had to leave a party or your dinner guests due to an attack of asthma or an allergic reaction to allergens floating in the air? Not only is it embarrassing and stressful, depending on the cause of the reaction you may need medication to quell the symptoms.

• The cause of hay fever is pollen particles in the air in spring, which causes irritation to the eyes and may lead to an asthma attack in susceptible adults and children alike.
• Mould spores thrive in damp and humid areas, such as bathrooms causing severe lung infections and breathing difficulties if inhaled.
• Dust mites live in the dust in your home and have been scientifically proven to cause skin allergies.

The Aeramax 200 Air Purifier removes 99.97% of common pollutants using its HEPA Antimicrobial filter system, and a carbon filter, eliminating airborne pollens and dust particles. This unit has been rated and approved by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America for use to reduce asthma attacks.

If you live in a small apartment block, the cooking odors from your neighbors can be stubborn and difficult to remove.
• Curry and spicy fragrance permeating through the house are difficult to eliminate.
• Onion odors linger long after the meal has finished.
• Pungent vegetable smell - cabbage is very unpleasant.

One way to deal with this problem and banish cooking odors for good, keeping your home smelling sweet all the time is an air purifier. The SKY1057 Ionic Air Purifier/Ozone Ionizer disperses odor causing and atmospheric pollutants from your home. It is ideal for homes up to 3500 sq. feet or small apartments. The SKY 1057 has two ceramic plates that are washable and re-usable to collect atmospheric pollutants in the air.

Passive cigarette smoke inhalation has been scientifically proven to cause lung cancer in non-smokers. As a result, it is important to have an adequate air cleaning system to eliminate lingering smoke. There is nothing worse than stale cigarette smoke clinging to the walls and furnishings throughout the home for the family members who are non-smokers.

The Germ Guardian AC4825 is ideal for removing cigarette smoke from the home. It has a real HEPA filter removing 99.97% of pollutants with a pre-filter and charcoal filter to capture cigarette tar and smoke odors in the air. With UV-C light technology, this air purifier has a CADR rated 100+ for eliminating lint and germs.

Household surfaces contain many dangerous bacteria, which can be transferred to any part of our body that comes in contact with the surface.
• Airborne flu virus particles move from person to person through sneezing and coughing and failure to wash hands afterward.
• Bacteria thrives in warm, humid areas of the home and can cause serious illness to young and old family members alike.
Using carbon filtration to eliminate odors and return clean, fresh air you will breathe easier knowing your home has reduced pollution. Your family's risk of these germs and subsequent illness will be substantially lower and much healthier.

To achieve this on a daily basis, an ionic air purifier which includes a UV-C sanitizer with electrostatic purification to remove all allergens, unpleasant odors, dust and airborne irritants is an ideal option. It removes allergy causing pollution with an ozone power of (03) < 0.05ppm eliminating allergy causing infection. The O-Ion B 1000 takes care of this. This unit also has UVGI technology to kill those nasty germs, viruses and bacteria that cause sickness.

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