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Electronic
Air Filters
If
you could see the air you breathe under a microscope, you might be in
for a surprise. There's a lot more in the air than you may
think.
In
fact, a "soup" of particles too small to be
seen by the naked eye could be floating around in your house. These
particles can cause real problems.
Some
of these particles can stain walls, furniture, carpets and drapes. And
some can coat the inner workings of your heating and cooling equipment, diminishing
its efficiency.
Fortunately,
simple strategies can reduce indoor air pollution - source control,
ventilation
and air filtration.
Source
control reduces the level of indoor air pollution
where it starts. Encouraging smokers to step outside to indulge their habit,
and keeping windows closed during the prime ragweed season, both control
pollution at the source.
Ventilation
replaces a portion of stale indoor air with fresher outdoor air. Opening
the windows when you burn toast, for instance, is a good example of ventilation.
Filtration
reduces the level of particles in the air. Install a whole-house air
cleaner, dirty air will be filtered as it passes
through the heating and cooling system whenever the blower motor runs.
Two-stage
electronic filters
electrically charge dirty air particles
to create the most effective method for capturing airborne contaminants.
Stage
1: Charging sections of most large particles are caught on the
prefilter screen. Smaller particles flow through the screen to the first
section of the air cleaner cell, where they are electrically charged.
Stage
2: Collector section charged particles advance through the
cell to the collecting section. The charged particles are attracted like
magnets to a series of oppositely-charged collector plates. Electronically
cleaned air is circulated back into your home.
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