Guide to Whole Home Air Purifiers

What homeowners need to know about residential air purification systems

During allergy season, pandemics and periods of high pollution, many of us complain about the quality of air outdoors.

But how much do you think about the quality of air inside your home?

It’s a fact that indoor air carries many types of pollutants that can affect your health, which is why Houston homeowners are increasingly coming to rely on whole-home air purification systems like the iWave-R Air Purifier to effectively eliminate pollutants inside their house.

Indoor pollutants can come from a wide variety of sources, such as:

While many homeowners understandably focus on lowering their energy bills, another aspect of HVAC that is often overlooked is indoor air quality. A whole-house air purifier is one possible solution for keeping the air inside your home clean and pure.

Benefits of a whole-home air purifier

Whole-home air cleaners provide a wide range of benefits for homeowners. They are among the most powerful solutions for improving indoor air quality. Some of the biggest benefits that these systems provide include:

Complete coverage

You can find a number of air filters and purifiers for sale online or in local retail stores. Some of these systems are really effective and do work; however, their radius of coverage is usually only limited to the room where the unit is placed.

Whole house air cleaning systems, on the other hand, cover your entire house. If you want the most effective system for removing indoor pollutants and blocking out harmful allergens that enter from outside, a whole-house air purifier HVAC system is the most comprehensive way to get the job done.

Health benefits

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published several studies on particulate matter, pollution and health, generally finding that indoor air is often dirtier than outdoor air. In some cases, the air in your home can be up to 5 times dirtier.

Long-term poor air quality can lead to unhealthy conditions due to an increased buildup of a variety of different types of allergens such as:

People who suffer from asthma and other respiratory illnesses sometimes need a hospital-grade whole house air purifier system to ensure that they are breathing the cleanest indoor air to avoid further health problems.

Improved living standard

Residential systems in homes with poor indoor air quality often deteriorate faster from excessive dust, mold and mildew, which are all damaging to both the air quality in the home itself. A comprehensive air purifier system for your home helps prevent unnecessary repairs by eliminating pollutants and providing clean air.

For example, if you have central air conditioning, you may find that your AC filter doesn’t get as filthy when it comes time to change it.

Works with current units

If you already have an existing residential HVAC system that you are happy with but it doesn’t do the job of maintaining your indoor air quality, you will be pleased to know that a whole-home air purifier can be installed into your existing home HVAC system.

In fact, these installations often make existing home HVAC systems more efficient and help homeowners save money while improving their air quality.

Earth-friendly

Increasing your home’s indoor air quality is in line with being earth-friendly. Builders now use recessed air cleaners that are installed in walls and ceilings to trap particles without creating any potential hazard to the environment. Particles are always captured using fans and filter systems that are ozone-free.

How residential air purification systems work

There are 2 common types of air purification filters:

Some filters combine both methods and include other elements to make them more effective.

When are whole-home purifiers needed?

There are many reasons why a residential air filter may be needed, but the primary benefit is to clean the air that you and your family can breathe all year long. Air purifiers can also contribute to odor elimination since they help trap airborne particles that create bad odors. So if your home is filled with a bad smell from smoke or cooking odors, an air purifier will help eliminate the smell quickly. Homes with pets that shed a lot or children also benefit from odor removal by air purifiers.

In addition to less dust buildup, you’ll notice that a whole-home air purifier helps prolong the life of your existing HVAC system. By removing contaminants that would otherwise end up in your HVAC system’s filters, your air purification system helps your entire home run more efficiently.

Contact an experienced Houston HVAC professional

There’s no better time than right now to consider adding an extra level of protection for yourself and your family by boosting the air quality in your home. Investing in the best indoor air quality possible is the right move. In addition, you will reap all the benefits from high indoor air quality while making sure that your investment in your home HVAC system lasts longer.           

To learn more about the benefits and costs of installing a whole-home air purification system, contact the Houston HVAC specialists at Richmond’s Air today.

Don’t delay!

Richmond’s Air is currently offering the state-of-the-art iWave-R system for FREE with any new air conditioning system installation—or $950 to integrate this amazing home purification system into previously installed residential units.