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Ionic Air Cleaners – How Effective Are They?

Americans bought over three million portable air cleaners in 2002. Many of these were in a category called “ionic air cleaners,” or “electrostatic precipitators.” (We’re guessing the latter is more popular among Scrabble fans.) Of these, the market is strongly...

Air Odor Cleaners: Solutions For A Very Smelly Problem

Oh my goodness, what’s that smell? I think we’re in agreement that those are never words you want to hear when someone enters your house or place of business. Litter boxes, diaper bins, mold, mildew, dank closets and basements are only a few culprits when it comes to...

Humidity Control Guide

No offense meant by the title! It just seems more and more people are worried these days about controlling the level of humidity in their homes. That makes sense, because the level of relative humidity can have a huge impact on both people and inanimate objects...

Hepa Air Cleaners Guide

Simply put, HEPA is a category of materials used in air filters. The acronym stands for High Efficiency Particulate Arresting, with “arresting” being used in the “stopping the progress of” sense. These materials were developed by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to...

How Well Do Hepa Air Filters Work?

A conventional HEPA filter contains a single, continuous sheet of material made largely of glass fibers. This paper-like sheet of material is pleated into a corrugated fold, with aluminum separators between each pleat. The pleated filter element is then treated with a...