| You may think that home air cleaners are all the same. | | | | the filter to deal with smoke-related issues? |
| After all, how groundbreaking can they be? They are | | | | If you smoke indoors, then you are likely concerned |
| just a way to pull pollutants out of the air and trap | | | | about second-hand smoke and the tar and nicotine |
| them in a filter. This is not rocket science - or is it? In | | | | that goes along with it. One of the most effective |
| reality, there are many different types of home air | | | | ways to pull tar and nicotine out of the air is to keep |
| purification systems, and while they are usually | | | | an electromagnetic air purifier very close to the area in |
| intended to clean up the air that you are breathing, you | | | | which you smoke. While many people feel that overall, |
| will get the best results if you select your air cleaner | | | | these air purifiers may be less effective than those |
| based on your personal needs. | | | | with fans and filters, they are highly effective when it |
| Here are some things to consider:o Are allergies a | | | | comes to pulling these two specific pollutants out of |
| major issue? | | | | the air at close range. Be sure to clean the thing every |
| If you have allergies, then you need a home air cleaner | | | | 24 to 48 hours, though, or you will end up with a sticky |
| that will remove allergens from the air. These include | | | | mess that may be nearly impossible to remove.o Do |
| pet dander, mold and mildew spores and dust mites, | | | | you have a problem with odors? |
| which are microscopic critters that actually live on | | | | If you need the crud out of your air and the stink out |
| grains of dust (Horton's Who's, perhaps?). Allergens | | | | of your home, then you may actually need a |
| tend to be hard to trap, and so you will need a filter | | | | dual-purpose air filter. While most filters will improve the |
| than can catch things as small as 0.3 microns, and | | | | air's overall aroma, if you have serious smell problems |
| possibly a filter that goes down to.03 microns if you | | | | then you may need an additional carbon filter system |
| have the option. This basically means that you need a | | | | in your home air cleaner system just to handle the |
| model with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter, | | | | smell. |
| and there is no way around it.o Do you mostly want | | | | |