If you have a newly built house in Plover, it was probably constructed with energy efficiency at the top of the list. This means greater amounts of insulation and windows and doors with improved seals. While these advances are great for keeping your utility bills in check, they’re not so excellent for your indoor air quality.

Your HVAC system needs to work with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be getting enough filtration. This type only delivers the smallest amount of protection by stopping dust from getting into your HVAC system.

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

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

Here are our favorite styles 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, delivers top-of-the-line filtration. These filters were first created to protect scientists as they worked on the atomic bomb. Today, they’re a staple in hospitals and other medical facilities.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System includes a three-step filtration method. A prefilter draws larger particles before the HEPA filter traps remaining tiny irritants. Then, a charcoal filter takes care of odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System works with all HVAC brands and easily integrates with your smart home. It fights the three major kinds of indoor air irritants:

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

This air purifier can eliminate 99.9%* of pollutants, including mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also potent at removing or destroying 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, based on laboratory and field studies, it reduces and eradicates approximately 50% of your home’s odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S comes with sensing features that make it easy to service. When used with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll receive an alert to replace the 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 are available in a variety of MERV ratings to fit your needs. This rating calculates how effective filters are at removing contaminants. The better the number, the finer the filtration.

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is great for residences with allergy suffers and pets. This is a HEPA filter air purifier, since it has a MERV 16 rating for hospital-grade filtration. And it gets rid of more than 95%³ of aggravating 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 like 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 an excellent air purifier for allergies and in houses with pets. It removes more than 87% of bigger particles down to 3 microns and more than 28% of smaller ones down to 0.3 microns.⁴ It’s able to provide this powerful filtration without driving up the bill for operating your HVAC system.

These three media air cleaners can be used with any brand of HVAC system. But despite that, it’s important to realize that some of the thicker ones, including MERV 16 and 13, may decrease your system’s airflow. This can increase your energy costs.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are the reason why you get a blistering sunburn. But this kind of light has a useful application when concealed in your ductwork. It’s also strong enough to eliminate germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In reality, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can decrease the number of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as little as 45 minutes.⁵ This light damages cell structure, which prohibits these microorganisms from flourishing and spreading across your home.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your heating and cooling system clean and running properly. It eliminates of germs, mold and fungi hiding inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier achieves all these things without producing lung-inflaming ozone.⁶

Breathe Healthier Air with the Assistance of Our Air Purification Professionals

Your loved ones’ comfort and health is important to us at Point Heating & Cooling. We realize there are lots of options out there. That’s why we make it easy to work with our indoor air quality pros. We specialize in making solutions that meet your needs and budget, and we’d love to find out more about your home and your air quality problems. Call us at 715-504-0533 now to start the process.

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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.