Electronic Air Cleaners - Making The Air Safer

It might surprise you to know that indoor air tends to be 2-5 times more polluted than outdoor air -- which is why you should seriously consider purchasing a few electronic air cleaners for your home. Indoor air pollutants include not only the familiar dust, pollen, mold, and the like, but also materials associated with construction, pet dander, and a plethora of other junk you don't want to set up housekeeping in your lungs. Fortunately, air cleaners, electronic and otherwise, are both easy to find and easy to use.

Filter that air!

Home air purifiers come in a variety of styles, but every kind filters the air in one way or another. Most electronic purifiers trap the particles in fine-weave filters that are electrostatically charged, so that the bad stuff stays in the filters. You just toss the filters when they're full. Other electronic cleaners use ozone or ions to help trap dust, pollen, and other particles, all the way down to the microscopic level. All of them leave the air fine and free of pollutants, if used appropriately. No electronic purifier system filters out everything, but many come close -- down to 99.999 percent, or even better.

Your personal electronic purifier

Like most items, you can pay as much as you want for an electronic air purifier; still, inexpensive but effective varieties can be had for under $150. The replacement cartridges and filters are pretty affordable, and they will use some extra electricity. However, it's worth the extra expense just knowing that you're keeping your lungs healthy with sweet, clean filtered air.