Indoor air pollution was ranked one of the top five environmental threats to public health.
- Numerous contaminants live inside any average home.
Your indoor air can be as much as four times more tainted in extreme cases than your outdoor air. Even though ventilation helps to move fresh air in and expel stale air from your indoor space, it may not be able to get rid of all the contaminants, and that is where air purifiers come in handy. Air purifiers work to eliminate impurities and boost indoor air quality. Proper purification of both the air in your house and incoming conditioned air from your HVAC system is crucial. With the amount of time we spend indoors, it is not surprising that most of us are suffering from asthma, allergies, and other related ailments. Both whole home and portable purifiers exist for home use. Portable air purifiers exist as stand-alone units positioned in strategic places to remove contaminants. Whole-home air purifiers are typically installed with the HVAC system to eliminate pollutants from the air circulating throughout your heating and cooling system to purify your entire home’s breathable air. While installing the air purifier, position it as close to your return air duct as possible. You can either adapt your unit to mount on your wall or suspend it from a ceiling. Remove the plastic wrapping from each filter and slide them into their appropriate brackets. Connect your ductwork to the air purifier in these simple steps. Install intake duct collar above your air cleaner with screws. Cover the opposite side of your air purifier with the exhaust cover. Connect the other end of the flexible duct to your air purifier inlet collar using a field-supplied clamp while making sure there are no sharp bends or kinks in the hose that will restrict airflow to the air purifier. Finally, seal flexible duct connections using duct tape.