If you have a newer house in Marshfield, it was likely made with energy efficiency in mind. This means increased insulation and windows and doors with enhanced seals. While these advances are great for keeping your energy costs economical, they’re not so great for your indoor air quality.

Your HVAC system needs to run with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be receiving ample filtration. This model only delivers the lowest level of protection by keeping dust out of your heating and cooling system.

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

That’s where a whole-house air purifier can be a good option. These systems are installed within ductwork to provide mighty filtration throughout your home. Depending on the kind you select, you’ll be able to filter allergens, odors and even some viruses under certain airflow conditions.

Here are our top systems 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 the best filtration. These filters were first developed to protect scientists as they developed the atomic bomb. Today, they’re essential in hospitals and other medical facilities.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System includes a three-step filtration method. A prefilter attracts significant irritants before the HEPA filter catches the remainder of tiny irritants. Then, a charcoal filter wipes out odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System is compatible with all HVAC brands and seamlessly links to your smart home. It reduces the three leading kinds of indoor air pollutants:

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

This air purifier can remove 99.9%* of pollutants, like mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also potent at decreasing or destroying 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, as the result of laboratory and field studies, it reduces and destroys approximately 50% of your home’s odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S comes with sensing features that make it uncomplicated to service. When linked with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll be notified when to change the filter and UVA light.² This home air purifier must be used 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 good filters are at trapping contaminants. The higher the number, the greater the filtration.

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is ideal for residences 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 eliminates more than 95%³ of irritating particles from your home’s air.

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

The Healthy Climate 11 Media Air Cleaner is a a fantastic 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 miniscule ones down to 0.3 microns.⁴ It’s able to offer this strong filtration without running up the cost of using your home comfort system.

These three media air cleaners are compatible with any brand of HVAC system. But despite that, it’s important to realize that some of the thicker ones, like MERV 16 and 13, may limit your system’s airflow. This can hike up your heating and cooling costs.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are the reason why you get a painful sunburn. But this kind of light has a beneficial application when placed within 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 lower the amount of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as little as 45 minutes.⁵ This light wrecks cell structure, which stops these microorganisms from growing and spreading around your residence.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your home comfort system clean and operating properly. It wipes out of germs, mold and fungi that are hidden inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier accomplishes all this work without producing lung-irritating ozone.⁶

Breathe Healthier Air with the Help of Our Air Purification Professionals

Your household’s comfort and health is important to us at House of Heating Incorporated. We realize there are many options out there. That’s why we make it uncomplicated to work with our indoor air quality pros. We specialize in creating solutions that fit your needs and budget, and we’d love to learn more about your home and your air quality challenges. Call us at 715-384-3163 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.