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Filtered Outside Air
According to studies by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor levels of airborne
pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasionally 100 times, higher than outdoor
levels. Moreover, we spend about 60% of our time inside our homes where poor
air quality is attributed to the cause or aggravation of half of all
illnesses.
The air inside a house needs
to be replaced regularly. Air quality degrades rapidly from normal
breathing, cooking, and other necessary activities. Smoking, burning
candles, painting, hair spray, and perfume are just a few other things that
rapidly degrade indoor air.
In many areas of the country,
outside air is pure, temperatures are moderate, and insects are few. In
these places opening a window to let in fresh air is the accepted standard.
In more difficult environments like southeast Texas, opening the window can
result in a blast of 90 degree air at 90% humidity, and that is not to
mention smog, insects, and rain.
The solution is to filter the
outside air and bring it into the house as needed, and especially under
favorable circumstances such as during the night when outside temperatures
are generally lower.
As a measure of efficiency,
filtration is usually referred to by the size of contaminants that can best
be removed. A typical one-inch, disposable furnace filter removes just 10%
to 15% of airborne contaminants. Made from fiberglass, these low-efficiency
filters are basically intended to protect the heating and cooling systems
coils from becoming clogged by larger particles. Lint, pollen, dust mites,
and mold spores are the larger particles in the 10-to-100+ micron range (1
micron = 1/25,000th of an inch).
In high-efficiency filters,
there is actually more surface area for filtration to take place. Thanks to
denser, smaller trapping spaces, filtration is enhanced to effectively
screen out the smallest contaminants. Atmospheric and household dust, animal
dander, bacteria and other pathogens, if smaller than 2.5 microns, can be
absorbed directly into the bloodstream.
 Diagram
of HEPA Air Cleaner Filtration System
With Frigidaires High
Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Air Cleaners, filtration levels are so
efficient that up 99.97% of contaminants are removed down to 0.3 micron
size. Frigidaire's High Efficiency
Electronic Air Cleaner
(Frigidaire Site)
provides the highest degree of filtration. By comparison, an incredible
95% of contaminants are removed including viruses down to only 0.01
micron in diameter. Together, or separately, these units can make your
home cleaner and healthier providing total indoor air quality control.
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