If you have a newly constructed residence in Woodbridge, it was probably built with energy efficiency as a priority. This means greater amounts of insulation and windows and doors with improved seals. While these enhancements are great for keeping your utility expenses economical, they’re not so fantastic for your indoor air quality.

Your home comfort system needs to operate with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be receiving adequate filtration. This model only gives the smallest amount of protection by stopping dust from getting into your heating and cooling system.

While you can get a pleated filter or one with a higher MERV rating, it still might not be ample filtration, especially if someone in your residence has allergies or other respiratory troubles.

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

Here are our top solutions 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, gives premium filtration. These filters were first made to protect scientists as they made the atomic bomb. Today, they’re a must-have in hospitals and other medical facilities.

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

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

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

This air purifier can eliminate 99.9%* of pollutants, such as mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also capable of decreasing or eradicating 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, as the result of laboratory and field studies, it removes and eliminates approximately 50% of household odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

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

2. Media Air Cleaners

Lennox Healthy Climate® Media Air Cleaners come in in a variety of MERV ratings to match your needs. This rating determines how capable filters are at capturing contaminants. The greater the number, the finer the filtration.

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

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is recommended for households who are looking for better protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter catches 99% of larger particles such as dust, pollen and lint. And up to 54% of finer particles down to 0.3 microns.⁴

The Healthy Climate 11 Media Air Cleaner is a a great air purifier for allergies and in residences with pets. It eliminates more than 87% of bigger particles down to 3 microns and more than 28% of finer ones down to 0.3 microns.⁴ It’s able to offer this strong filtration without driving up the bill for using your HVAC system.

These three media air cleaners work with any brand of HVAC system. Regardless, it’s critical to realize that some of the more substantial ones, like MERV 16 and 13, may decrease your system’s airflow. This can inflate your heating and cooling costs.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are to blame when you get a stinging sunburn. But this type of light has a beneficial application when installed in your ductwork. It’s also strong enough to eliminate germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In actuality, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can decrease the concentration of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as short as 45 minutes.⁵ This light destroys cell structure, which halts these microorganisms from multiplying and infiltrating around your house.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your HVAC system clean and operating efficiently. It eliminates of germs, mold and fungi hiding inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier does all these things without developing lung-irritating ozone.⁶

Breathe Better with the Support of Our Air Purification Specialists

Your loved ones’ comfort and health is important to us at Fire & Ice HVAC. We realize there are many possibilities out there. That’s why we make it easy to collaborate with our indoor air quality pros. We specialize in developing solutions that match your needs and budget, and we’d love to hear more about your residence and your air quality challenges. Give us a call at 703-595-4157 right away 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.