If you own a newly constructed residence in Marshalltown, it was probably made with energy efficiency at the top of the list. This means increased insulation and windows and doors with better seals. While these improvements are good for keeping your utility bills reasonable, they’re not so fantastic for your indoor air quality.

Your heating and cooling system needs to work with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be receiving ample filtration. This kind only delivers the bare minimum of protection by stopping dust from getting into your home comfort system.

While you can upgrade to a pleated filter or one with a better MERV rating, it still might not be ample filtration, especially if someone in your residence has allergies or other respiratory problems.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier can be a good option. These systems are installed within ductwork to provide effective filtration throughout your residence. Depending on the model you go with, you’ll be able to get rid of 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, delivers the best filtration. These filters were first created to protect scientists as they created the atomic bomb. Today, they’re essential in hospitals and other medical operations.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System features a three-step filtration method. A prefilter catches larger irritants before the HEPA filter catches the remainder of miniscule particles. Then, a charcoal filter eradicates 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 major types of indoor air pollutants:

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

This air purifier can eliminate 99.9%* of pollutants, such as mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also capable of reducing or destroying 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, as the result of laboratory and field studies, it removes and eliminates approximately 50% of household odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S is equipped with sensing features that make it uncomplicated to keep up. When paired with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll receive an alert to replace the filter and UVA light.² This home air purifier must be installed with communicating Lennox systems and the iComfort S30.

2. Media Air Cleaners

Lennox Healthy Climate® Media Air Cleaners come in in a variety of MERV ratings to fit your needs. This rating calculates how capable filters are at removing contaminants. The greater the number, the greater the filtration.

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is great for families 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 aggravating particles from your house’s air.

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is great for households who desire improved protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter catches 99% of larger particles including dust, pollen and lint. And up to 54% of smaller particles down to 0.3 microns.⁴

The Healthy Climate 11 Media Air Cleaner is a an excellent air purifier for allergies and in homes with pets. It eliminates more than 87% of bigger particles down to 3 microns and more than 28% of finer ones down to 0.3 microns.⁴ It’s able to offer this strong filtration without running up the bill for operating your heating and cooling system.

These three media air cleaners are compatible with any brand of HVAC system. Regardless, it’s essential to know that some of the thicker ones, such as MERV 16 and 13, may limit your system’s airflow. This can inflate your heating and cooling bills.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are to blame when you get a painful sunburn. But this wavelength of light has a useful application when installed in your ductwork. It’s also powerful enough to eliminate germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In actuality, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can lower the number of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as little as 45 minutes.⁵ This light destroys cell structure, which prohibits these microorganisms from growing and moving around your residence.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your home comfort system clean and operating properly. It takes care of germs, mold and fungi lurking in ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier does all these tasks without developing lung-irritating ozone.⁶

Breathe Healthier Air with the Support of Our Air Purification Pros

Your family’s comfort and health is our top priority at Kapaun & Brown. We realize there are many solutions out there. That’s why we make it uncomplicated to partner with our indoor air quality specialists. We specialize in recommending solutions tailored to your needs and budget, and we’d love to hear more about your home and your air quality challenges. Give us a call at 641-812-2028 right away to get started.

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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.