If you own a newer house in Pocatello, it was probably built with energy efficiency at the top of the list. This means greater amounts of insulation and windows and doors with better seals. While these improvements are great for keeping your utility bills reasonable, they’re not so good for your indoor air quality.

Your HVAC system needs to work with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be experiencing enough filtration. This style only gives the lowest level of protection by stopping dust from getting into your HVAC system.

While you can get a pleated filter or one with a increased MERV rating, it still might not be enough filtration, particularly if someone in your house has allergies or other respiratory problems.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier comes in. These systems are placed within ductwork to provide mighty filtration throughout your house. Depending on the model you go with, you’ll be able to get rid of allergens, odors and even some viruses under certain airflow conditions.

Here are our favorite styles from Lennox, an industry leader in air purification.

Best Air Purifiers from Lennox

1. HEPA Air Purifiers

A HEPA air purifier, like the Healthy Climate® High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration System, delivers the best filtration. These filters were first made to defend scientists as they worked on the atomic bomb. Today, they’re necessary in hospitals and other medical applications.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System has a three-step filtration process. A prefilter attracts larger pollutants before the HEPA filter captures the rest of smaller irritants. Then, a charcoal filter eradicates odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System connects to all HVAC brands and smoothly connects with your smart home. It reduces the three leading kinds of indoor air contaminants:

• Airborne particles
• Chemical odors and vapors
• Germs and bacteria, under certain airflow conditions

This air purifier can remove 99.9%* of pollutants, like mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also potent at reducing or eliminating 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, according to laboratory and field studies, it decreases and eliminates approximately 50% of household odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S includes sensing features that make it uncomplicated to maintain. When paired with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll get a notification to replace the filter and UVA light.² This home air purifier must be linked with communicating Lennox systems and the iComfort S30.

2. Media Air Cleaners

Lennox Healthy Climate® Media Air Cleaners are made in a variety of MERV ratings to match your needs. This rating calculates how good filters are at removing contaminants. The higher the number, the finer the filtration.

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is great for homes with allergy suffers and pets. This is a HEPA filter air purifier, because it has a MERV 16 rating for hospital-grade filtration. And it removes more than 95%³ of irritating particles from your house’s air.

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is suggested for homes who are looking for stronger protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter traps 99% of larger particles such as dust, pollen and lint. And up to 54% of smaller particles down to 0.3 microns.⁴

The Healthy Climate 11 Media Air Cleaner is a a great air purifier for allergies and in houses with pets. It catches more than 87% of bigger particles down to 3 microns and more than 28% of smaller ones down to 0.3 microns.⁴ It’s able to offer this effective filtration without driving up the bill for operating your heating and cooling system.

These three media air cleaners work with any brand of HVAC system. But despite that, it’s critical to realize that some of the thicker ones, such as MERV 16 and 13, may limit your system’s airflow. This can hike up your heating and cooling expenses.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are the fault of why you get a blistering sunburn. But this kind of light has a beneficial application when installed in your ductwork. It’s also tough enough to reduce germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In reality, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can decrease the number of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as little as 45 minutes.⁵ This light destroys cell structure, which stops these microorganisms from growing and moving across your house.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your home comfort system clean and operating properly. It eliminates of germs, mold and fungi that are hidden inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier does all this work without making lung-aggravating ozone.⁶

Breathe Better with the Assistance of Our Air Purification Professionals

Your loved ones’ comfort and health matters to us at Vogts Heating & Air. We are aware there are a lot of possibilities out there. That’s why we make it simple to partner with our indoor air quality professionals. We specialize in developing solutions that meet your needs and budget, and we’d love to find out more about your home and your air quality problems. Call us at 208-621-0129 today to begin.

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¹Based on laboratory and field studies.

²PureAir™ S requires the iComfort^® S30 and a communicating indoor unit.

³Leading consumer magazine, January 2012. Based on the published CADR, which is the standardized measurement system to determine the cubic feet of clean air produced per minute. Particles captured range in size down to 0.3 micron. One micron = 1/25,000 of an inch in diameter.

⁴Based on lab tests conducted on filters with conditions included in ASHRAE standard 52.2 for E1 and E3 size ranges.

⁵Based on constant circulation of air in the home, 3,000-square-foot home with a 5-ton air handler.

⁶U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners: An Assessment of Effective and Health Consequences,” August 2006.