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Why
should indoor air quality concern me?
What
kind of technology is used in today's modern air purifiers?
What are the advantages of
using a carbon filter rather than a cheaper electrostatic filter?
What does High Efficiency Carbon
mean?
Why offer a UV
lamp on an air purifier?
What
is a True HEPA Filter?
I
recently discovered mold in my basement. What should I do? Will an
air purifier help?
What
does MCS mean?
Why
are your residential models cylindrical?
How
many changes of air per hour are your air purifiers capable of?
Why are you using so much
carbon when other manufacturers only use a small amount?
I enjoy smoking cigars at home.
What can I do to solve second hand smoke and odor issues
Where should I place my air purifier
in my room for a maximum of efficiency?
How
easy is to change the filters? Do you provide instructions?
How often should I change my pre-filters? What about the HEPA filter? And the carbon filter?
What does VOC mean?
Why is ozone dangerous for my health?
Q: Why should indoor air
quality concern me?
A: Today’s modern homes are sealed tight to insulate us
from the cold and heat as a result air circulation is kept to
a minimum. Our indoor air meanwhile, contains minute particles
such as dust, pet dander, pollen and mold spores that can aggravate
asthma, allergies and other respiratory problems. In addition,
many of today's cleaning products, furniture, carpets and building
materials release chemicals, which also end up in the air we
breathe. What’s most sobering is that fact that while
our bodies have natural defenses against air borne particles,
we have no natural defense against airborne chemicals! These,
in fact, can go straight into the blood stream! A high efficiency
air cleaner can help neutralize airborne particles, chemical
and odors. However, make sure you buy a purifier that contains
both carbon and HEPA filtration to trap the particles and chemicals,
gases and odors. So many people are disappointed when they bring
home an off-the-shelf unit that does nothing for odors and airborne
chemicals. An AllerAir air purifier with carbon and HEPA is
an investment that can help you and your family live in a cleaner,
healthier environment.
Q:What
kind of technology is used in today's modern air purifiers?
A: Among the cleaning methods used in air purification today
are HEPA and activated carbon filters, electrostatic filters
and ultraviolet lamps. While electrostatic filters and ultraviolet
lamps can be effective for individual applications, AllerAir's
HEPA - carbon combination neutralizes airborne particles and
chemicals, gases and odors. This dual action cleaning power
offers you the best air filtration available without generating
additional pollutants like ozone.
Q:
What are the advantages of using a carbon filter rather than
a cheaper electrostatic filter?
A: While electrostatic filters help collect dust particles,
they cannot remove chemicals and odors from the air. An activated
carbon filter actually traps chemicals, gases and odors; this
combined with a HEPA filter offers you the most efficient air
purification possible. Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) has
the strongest adsorption power of any material known to man.
In one pound of carbon there are over 200 miles of tiny pores
to trap gases and odors. It’s safe, cost efficient and
so effective the military uses it in their gas masks!
Q:What does High Efficiency
Carbon mean?
A: High Efficiency Carbon is exclusive to AllerAir products.
This specialized carbon has double the adsorption capacity of
regular carbon. It has also proven to be very effective when
used by those with severe chemical sensitivity, and as a result
of this success has been used in all AllerAir MCS models.
Q:Why is ozone so dangerous
for my health?
A: EPA's answer: "The same chemical properties that allow
high concentrations of ozone to react with organic material
outside the body give it the ability to react with similar organic
material that makes up the body, and potentially cause harmful
health consequences. When inhaled, ozone can damage the lungs.
Relatively low amounts can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness
of breath, and, throat irritation. Ozone may also worsen chronic
respiratory diseases such as asthma and compromise the ability
of the body to fight respiratory infections(www.epa.gov - How
is ozone harmful)" : The same chemical properties that
allow high concentrations of ozone to react with organic material
outside the body give it the ability to react with similar organic
material that makes up the body, and potentially cause harmful
health consequences. When inhaled, ozone can damage the lungs.
Relatively low amounts can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness
of breath, and, throat irritation. Ozone may also worsen chronic
respiratory diseases such as asthma and compromise the ability
of the body to fight respiratory infections. People vary widely
in their susceptibility to ozone. Healthy people, as well as
those with respiratory difficulty, can experience breathing
problems when exposed to ozone. Exercise during exposure to
ozone causes a greater amount of ozone to be inhaled, and increases
the risk of harmful respiratory effects. Recovery from the harmful
effects can occur following short-term exposure to low levels
of ozone, but health effects may become more damaging and recovery
less certain at higher levels or from longer exposures (US EPA,
1996a, 1996b). Manufacturers and vendors of ozone devices often
use misleading terms to describe ozone. Terms such as "energized
oxygen" or "pure air" suggest that ozone is a
healthy kind of oxygen. Ozone is a toxic gas with vastly different
chemical and toxicological properties from oxygen. Several federal
agencies have established health standards or recommendations
to limit human exposure to ozone.
Q:
Why offer a UV lamp on an air purifier?
A: A UV lamp offers the added benefit of sterilizing any bacteria,
viruses or mold mycotoxins that may be present in the air. The
UV actually destroys the reproductive DNA of these organisms.
This kind of sterilization is highly effective and has been
used in hospitals, laboratories and medical facilities since
the 1930’s. The UV lamps Allerair employs do not produce
ozone.
Q:
What is a True HEPA Filter?
A: A True HEPA filter has the highest proven efficiency, cleaning
99.97% of all airborne particles as small as 0.3 microns
Q:I recently discovered
mold in my basement. What should I do? Will an air purifier
help?
A: Mold can be a very serious issue, so depending on the severity
of your problem you may need to consult with a professional.
Make sure to clean the mold at its source using an effective
and safe, non-toxic product like one of our enzyme cleaners
and try to eliminate any moisture in the area. The mold needs
this moisture to grow. An air purifier with a UV lamp can help
in both the short and long term by trapping the airborne mold
spores preventing them from reproducing..
Q:
What does MCS mean?
A: MCS stands for Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. People having
MCS feel uncomfortable in the presence of any smell. Multiple
Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is basically a subset of Environmental
Illness (EI), which is caused by living in a toxic world. The
chemicals that were synthesized after World War II (including,
pesticides, synthetic fragrances, cleaning products, detergents,
etc.) are mostly "petro-chemicals" (petroleum based)
and are quite toxic to humans. There have been virtually no
studies done on the majority of these chemicals to see how they
affect humans - the industry just placed the chemicals in the
environment with the assumption that they are "safe, till
proven toxic", instead of the other way around. One of
the biggest offenders is PERFUME and other scented products.
Did you know that many of the ingredients in your perfume are
the exact same ingredients found in GASOLINE??!! I didn't either!
The scary thing is that the perfume industry is NOT REGULATED
at all - they can put any number of chemicals in fragrance without
revealing what those chemicals are - or how they affect humans.
Q:Why are your
residential models cylindrical?
A: In square units, stale air can actually get trapped in the
corners. Cylindrical units maximize air flow and therefore actually
clean better. .
Q:
How many changes of air per hour are your air purifiers capable
of?
A: There is a simple formula. One technical characteristic of
an air purifier is the CFM (cubic feet per minute). If one air
purifier has 400 CFM that means that it can filter 400 cubic
feet of air in one minute. That means that applying a 70% coefficient
that exclude the furniture in the room it will perform about
5 complete air changes an hour in a 7200 cubic feet room (30*30*8).
Every 12 minutes you will get clean air.
Q:
Why are you using so much carbon when other manufacturers only
use a small amount?
A: Because more carbon equals more adsorption, which simply
means fresher, cleaner air. AllerAir carbon is specially activated
with oxygen which opens up thousands of tiny pores in the carbon.
The chemicals, gases and odors actually get trapped in these
pores. The more carbon you have the more you can trap.
Q: I enjoy smoking
cigars at home. What can I do to solve second hand smoke and
odor issues?
A: AllerAir manufactures units specifically designed for smokers.
They come standard with a Tar Trapping Hepa filter as well as
pounds of activated carbon to control the chemicals and odors
associated with smoking.
Q:
Where should I place my air purifier in my room for a maximum
of efficiency?
A: Because of its cylindrical shape, you can place your AllerAir
purifier anywhere, however it is important to select a purifier,
which will work best for your room size. Make sure to consult
with one of our experts if you have questions about which size
purifier is right for you.
Q:
How easy is to change the filters? Do you provide instructions?
A:The filters are very easy to change and can often be replaced
in less than a minute. Just pull out the old one and pop in
the new one, it’s that simple. If you have any questions,
all units come with an instruction manual and we’ll even
talk you through it on the phone if you’re having trouble.
Q: How often should I change my pre-filters? What about the carbon filter? And the HEPA filter?
A: That all depends on the environment you're using it in. Under normal circumstances you should vacuum or replace the pre-filter every three months. We supply pre-filters in packages of 4, 8 or 10. The HEPA filter should be changed after three to five years, while the carbon filter should be changed after two to three years.
Q:
What does VOC means?
A: VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds, molecular gases
such as formaldehyde and ammonia that are extremely dangerous
for your health. AllerAir produces a line of air purifiers designed
with specially blended carbon to specifically deal with VOC's.
Q: Why are you
selling double and extra carbon models?
A:Double and Extra carbon air-purifiers are to be used in heavy
polluted places with persistent odors or fumes.
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