Archive for the ‘air cleaner’ Category

Aprilaire cleaner control

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Aprilaire filter control allows you to run the filter to suit your needs.  Constant cleaning runs the filter 24 hours a day to help those who suffer from allergies or asthma.  Automatic runs 30 minutes every hour to remove mold, bacteria, allergens and even viruses from the air.  Event clean will clean for three hours to remove other irrants that may be brought into your home.  Allergies setting will clean for 24 hours then turn off to remove pollen and other irratants.

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Aprilaire Active Air Cleaners

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

Aprilaire provides filters with visibility and control with the central control unit, whole home cleaning with the central unit, energy savings with efficient filter media, silent operation, simple maintenance with filters only needing replacement once per year and the unit are built to last.

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Indoor Air Environmental Risks

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Environmental Protection Agency sources indicate we spend approximately 90 percent of our time indoors and the air inside can be up to 100 times more polluted than the air outside.  Dust mites, molds, fungi, spores, pollen, bacteria, viruses, dander – all are suspended in the air you breathe.  Fortunately, there is a solution: Aprilaire air cleaners.  Unlike portable units, the Aprilaire media whole-home unit cleans the air in your entire house, removing harmful particles.

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Aprilaire whole home filter

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Aprilaire whole-home air cleaners are installed as part of your home’s heating and cooling system. They clean the air by pulling it from every room in your home through the return air ducts, filtering it and sending clean air back to your home.

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EPA and Indoor Air Quality

Monday, December 19th, 2011

The EPA names indoor air quality as one of the top five environmental risks.  EPA sources indicate we spend approximately 90 percent of our time indoors.  For many people, the risks to health may be greater indoors than outdoors.  Consider that most homes have multiple sources of pollutants that contribute to indoor air pollution.

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Go Green with Aprilaire

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Whether you’re updating your home to be more healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable or you’re building a new green-certified home, Aprilaire offers a complete line of innovative products designed to improve the quality of indoor air.  Our central aire cleaners treat your entire home by permanently capturing harmful contaminants like bacteria, mold spores and allergens.  High efficiency air cleaners help qualify your home for the Green-Built Certification Program of the National Association of Home Builders.

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Cleaner Performance Over Time

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Installed whole-home air cleaners will always perform better than portable units.  However, most whole-home air cleaners lose efficiency as they collect contaminants, starting the first day they are installed.  Air cleaners vary in their maintenance frequency, some as often as once a month.  Some require washing or vacuuming.

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What to Remove From the Air

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Some air cleaners only remove very large visible particles to protect your home’s heating and cooling equipment.  Others are effective on allergen-sized particles.  Still others are effective all of the way down to virus-sized particles.  The best air cleaners take care of the issues you need addressed, whether it’s equipment protection, allergy relief or providing a healthy home.

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Particles

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Any substances measuring less than 100 microns in diameter. The EPA has found that small particles (less than 2.5 microns) are responsible for the health effects of greatest concern.

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Filter Visibility and Control

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Aprilaire conducted research with homeowners just like you and discovered that it is important to have greater control over when and how their air cleaner runs.  We developed the only on-demand whole-home air cleaner control on the market to provide you with the ultimate in visibility and comfort.

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