If you have a newer home in Monroe, it was in all likelihood made with energy efficiency in mind. This means greater amounts of insulation and windows and doors with improved seals. While these enhancements are good for keeping your heating and cooling expenses economical, they’re not so good 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 lowest level of protection by stopping dust from getting into your HVAC system.

While you can upgrade to a pleated filter or one with a higher MERV rating, it still might not be adequate filtration, even more so if someone in your residence has allergies or other respiratory issues.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier can be a good option. These systems are placed within ductwork to provide strong filtration across your residence. Depending on the kind you choose, you’ll be able to remove allergens, odors and even some viruses under certain airflow conditions.

Here are our best 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, delivers premium filtration. These filters were first developed to guard scientists as they created the atomic bomb. Today, they’re a must-have in hospitals and other medical applications.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System has a three-step filtration procedure. A prefilter draws larger pollutants before the HEPA filter traps remaining miniscule particles. Then, a charcoal filter eradicates odors and chemical vapors.

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

• 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 effective at reducing or eliminating 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, based on laboratory and field studies, it removes and destroys approximately 50% of residential odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S comes with sensing features that make it simple to maintain. When linked with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll receive an alert 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 work with your needs. This rating calculates how good filters are at capturing contaminants. The better the number, the finer the filtration.

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

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is great for families who are looking for enhanced protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter removes 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 residences with pets. It traps 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 provide this strong filtration without driving up the bill for using your home comfort system.

These three media air cleaners can be used with any brand of HVAC system. However, it’s essential to realize that some of the denser ones, such as MERV 16 and 13, may restrict your system’s airflow. This can inflate your utility bills.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are the reason why you get a blistering sunburn. But this type of light has a beneficial application when placed within your ductwork. It’s also strong enough to decrease germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In fact, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can decrease the concentration of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as little as 45 minutes.⁵ This light destroys cell structure, which halts these microorganisms from flourishing and moving around your residence.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your HVAC system clean and running efficiently. It wipes out of germs, mold and fungi lurking inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier does all this work without producing lung-irritating ozone.⁶

Breathe Better with the Support of Our Air Purification Pros

Your household’s comfort and health is our top priority at Lanz Furnace and Fireplace. We are aware there are lots of possibilities out there. That’s why we make it uncomplicated to work with our indoor air quality pros. We specialize in developing solutions that meet your needs and budget, and we’d love to hear more about your house and your air quality challenges. Give us a call at 608-291-3606 right away 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.