When you walk into your home, what do you see? Everything you’re supposed to see, right? Kids doing their homework (with any luck), same carpet and furniture as before, the remodeled kitchen you just completed, and all the rest.
And yet, it’s what takes up the most space that you can’t see – the air. Trust us, if you COULD see what’s floating inside all that air, it might just make you sick to your stomach. According to the EPA, indoor air – on average – is twice as polluted as outdoor air. It can be up to 100x more polluted.
How would you know if your air is chock full of contaminants such as dust, dust mites, bacteria, chemical cleaner by-products, formaldehyde from new carpeting, and umpteen more? You’d have chronic symptoms like itching, sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, asthma, and potentially worse.
Who needs it, right?
Well, to stop all those pollutants in their tracks, here’s what you DO need: a high-quality air purifier. And while there are a few different types, we’d like to tell you about one that more and more homeowners are turning to: UV (ultra-violet lamps).
How UV Air Purifiers Work
Just like most indoor air pollutants, we can’t see UV light, but it causes our skin to tan and burn when we go out in the sun. At lower levels, UV lights (or blacklights) can make our white clothes glow in the dark.
It’s harmless to people, but lethal to germs and other tiny organisms best kept out of your lungs.
Air purifying UV lights are normally placed inside your air ducts where they can do the most good. A whole-house system will employ as many lamps as needed to reach all the areas covered by your forced air and central air conditioning systems. As the air cycles through your home comfort systems, floating germs, etc., get pushed through the light. The longer the system runs, the more of your air is cleansed of germs, and the fresher and healthier your air will feel.
Equally important, it seeks out both floating and surface level pollutants and destroys them by attacking their DNA.
UV air purifiers also remove:
- Musty odors
- Embarrassing pet odors
- Smoke by-products
- Pollen spores
- Byproducts from new carpets and resurfaced hardwood floors
- Fumes from cleaning products
What’s more, UV air purifiers help keep dust to a minimum.
Contact Optimum Air today to learn more about our indoor air quality solutions so we can recommend the right one for your home and family’s needs.