If you own a newly constructed home in Lake Worth, it was probably made with energy efficiency as a priority. This means increased insulation and windows and doors with enhanced seals. While these enhancements are good for keeping your heating and cooling bills in check, they’re not so good for your indoor air quality.

Your HVAC system needs to operate with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be getting adequate filtration. This model only gives the bare minimum of protection by keeping dust out of your heating and cooling system.

While you can get a pleated filter or one with a increased MERV rating, it still might not be enough filtration, especially if someone in your house has allergies or other respiratory troubles.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier can be a good option. These systems are placed within ductwork to provide effective filtration throughout your residence. Depending on the kind you select, you’ll be able to get rid of allergens, odors and even some viruses under certain airflow conditions.

Here are our favorite 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, provides the best filtration. These filters were first made to shield scientists as they created the atomic bomb. Today, they’re necessary in hospitals and other medical facilities.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System has a three-step filtration process. A prefilter catches bigger pollutants before the HEPA filter traps remaining smaller irritants. Then, a charcoal filter wipes out odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System connects to all HVAC brands and smoothly connects with your smart home. It combats 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 get rid of 99.9%* of pollutants, like mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also potent at reducing or eradicating 90%¹ of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, based on laboratory and field studies, it reduces and destroys approximately 50% of your home’s odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S includes sensing features that make it simple to maintain. When linked with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll be notified when to install a new filter and UVA light.² This home air purifier must be used 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 match your needs. This rating calculates how capable filters are at capturing contaminants. The greater the number, the finer the filtration.

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is ideal for homes with allergy suffers and pets. This is a HEPA filter air purifier, as it has a MERV 16 rating for hospital-grade filtration. And it removes more than 95%³ of aggravating particles from your house’s air.

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is recommended for households who desire stronger protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter traps 99% of larger particles including dust, pollen and lint. And up to 54% of finer 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 deliver this effective filtration without increasing the bill for using your home comfort system.

These three media air cleaners can be used with any brand of HVAC system. Regardless, it’s critical to be aware that some of the thicker ones, including MERV 16 and 13, may decrease your system’s airflow. This can increase your heating and cooling expenses.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are to blame when you get a blistering sunburn. But this kind of light has a useful application when concealed inside your ductwork. It’s also powerful enough to decrease germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In reality, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can reduce the amount of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as fast as 45 minutes.⁵ This light damages cell structure, which stops these microorganisms from growing and spreading around your house.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your heating and cooling system clean and working like it should. It wipes out of germs, mold and fungi lurking inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier accomplishes all these things without making lung-irritating ozone.⁶

Breathe Better with the Help of Our Air Purification Professionals

Your household’s comfort and health matters to us at Smyth Air Conditioning. We realize there are a lot of options out there. That’s why we make it uncomplicated to partner with our indoor air quality pros. We specialize in creating solutions that fit your needs and budget, and we’d love to find out more about your home and your air quality issues. Reach us at 561-533-6066 today to start the process.

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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.