“Poor indoor air quality can cause or contribute to the development of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. In addition, it can cause headaches, dry eyes, nasal congestion, nausea and fatigue. People who already have respiratory diseases are at greater risk.”
What is a Whole-Home Air Cleaner?
There are many types of air cleaners (also refered to as air purifiers
or ionizers) on the market today but none are as effective and clean
your entire house as well as an Aprilaire Air Cleaning system. Aprilaire
Whole-Home Air Cleaners make your air as clean as possible by removing
particulates from your air, allowing you to breathe healthier air —
important to those with allergies and asthma and for those who want the
cleanest air possible for themselves and their family. An Aprilaire Air
Cleaner installed by your heating and cooling contractor, can help rid
your home of dust, dust mites, pet dander, mold spores, pollen, bacteria
and viruses, smoke and more!
Did you know that a typical 1" throw-away furnace filter traps only about 15% of indoor air pollutants and particulates each year? Not only are you having to buy and replace this filter every 1-3 months, it's not even doing what it's suppose to do, filter your indoor air! An Aprilaire Air Cleaner is built to filter and clean your air with 25 square feet of filtering media to permanently trap more dust and dirt than standard furnace filters. And because the Air Cleaner is attached to your heating and air conditioning system, it cleans and purifies the air in your entire home, not just in a single room like portable purifiers and ionizers, plus it's out of your way and out of sight.
Why do you need whole-house air cleaning? Consider this:
- Each person inhales over 3,500 gallons of air each day.
Children inhale more particles for their size then adolescents or
adults.
- Polluted air causes 94% of all respiratory problems.
- More than 31 million Americans have been diagnosed with
asthma, about 1/3 are children under 18.
- About 40,000 dust mites, a common household allergen, can live
in one ounce of dust.
- An estimated 10-15% of the entire population may be allergic
to cat or dog dander.
- A person sheds up to 700,000 skin flakes per day.
