Contaminants are everywhere in an average home in Hampton, VA. To get rid of them, you must invest in equipment that cleanses the air. Read on to learn the difference between an air scrubber and air purifier.
Air Purifier Details
When an air purifier cleans the air, it sucks up contaminants and destroys them. The installation is convenient because the hardware mounts in an HVAC system’s existing ducts. Following the installation, all air currents will recirculate inside an air handler before they pass through the purifier.
An air purifier eliminates air pollution using an ionization array. This is basically hardware that generates negative and positive ions.
When pollution interacts with the ions, an electrical charge occurs. This charge separates the ions, and the filter captures all ions that harvest contaminants. This keeps the air in your home consistently clean.
Air Scrubber Details
Air scrubbers destroy contaminants by scanning the surroundings. When the hardware detects pollution, it strategically implements retrieval procedures to capture the contaminants. To achieve this in a large home, an air scrubber must continuously generate negative ions.
After an air scrubber produces a new batch of negative ions, all of the ions float in different directions. These ions have one goal, which is to capture all pollutants that produce odors and cause breathing problems. The ions from an air scrubber can eliminate microscopic pollutants that can bypass a traditional air filter.
Buying Considerations
Finally, both devices can effectively remove contaminants from the air. If you want a unit that requires less maintenance, an air scrubber is the better option because an air purifier uses MERV filters. You’ll have to replace these filters regularly.
If you want to improve the air quality in your home, contact Fair Mechanical. Our professional, highly trained IAQ team installs humidifiers, dehumidifiers, UV lights, air scrubbers and air cleaners.
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