People who care about their health and the health of their family sooner or later come to the idea of getting an air purifier, but often they do not know how to choose it. Indeed, this is not an easy task, as there are many models, and they all have a variety of options.
Why do I need an air purifier?
First you need to make sure that you need this gadget. Recommend to buy it to people who are allergic to house dust and animals. It is noticed that with the advent of an air purifier for an apartment, asthmatic attacks in children and adults become more rare.
The design of the cleaner allows you to suck in the polluted air, and give back already cleaned. Many devices cope with this task by 90%, and some by almost 100%, it all depends on the method of cleaning.
Types of air purifiers
Depending on the method of air filtration, all cleaners are divided into such: devices with replaceable filters and cleaners with water filtration.
The bulk of the filters are replaceable when, after a certain time, the old contaminated filter needs to be replaced with a new one.
The first types of air purifiers are HEPA filters, which can purify air by almost 99.9%. These filters are so-called fine cleaning, but that they work and do not harm the body, they need to be replaced every six months with the intensive work of the air purifier.
In addition to them or in the kit can be sold a carbon filter, which cleans the air of extraneous smells - tobacco , burning, animals. This filter is not the main one, but serves only as an addition to the main one.
Coarse filters do not hold up microparticles, as HEPA filters do, but they can catch large ones - poplar fluff, animal hair and other debris flying in the air. These screen filters, in addition to air purification, serve for longer operation of more gentle filters inside the device, since they do not allow large debris to penetrate inside.
And, perhaps, the most reliable of all replaceable filters is photocatalytic. He under the influence of ultraviolet radiation kills all microbes that have got inside, and also splits microparticles of dust. Such pleasure is the most expensive of all, but it will take only 6 years to replace it, according to the manufacturer.
Not very useful for health, but still available for sale electrostatic filters-ionizers. Devices with them run through the grid charged with positive charge air, as a result of which it is purified and ionized. In large quantities, such air is harmful to the body, and therefore such devices are not desirable to acquire.
The second type of cleaning involves washing the air when, under the influence of a powerful fan, dirty air gets on the blades (cartridges) that are washed with water. In such an instrument it will only be necessary to change the water from time to time, but you will not have to buy consumables. Most often, air washings also have a moisturizing function, which is very useful for health.
The choice of which air purifier to choose can be influenced by such factors:
- noise level - the more powerful the device, the louder it works;
- the presence of a timer;
- power regulator;
- complete with remote control;
- electronic indicator of filter replacement;
- presence of flavor;
- electronic display.
Before choosing air purifiers for an apartment or a house, you should think about the area they will have to maintain. It is advisable to choose models with a power reserve, so that they can be used in small rooms and large ones.