The Proper Use
Of A
"Whole House Air Purifier"

I consider a whole house air purifier to be a device that is added to a central heating or air conditioning system that uses ductwork.

There are different types of air purifiers and filters that are designed to remove specific pollutants.

Typical products are furnace filters, electronic precipitators, electronic air cleaners and ultra-violet-type air purifiers.

I've been in many homes and over 90% of the time I find whole house air purifiers that cost from $500 to $1,000 that have little chance of removing pollutants effectively.

Why?

The only time they are active is when either the heating or cooling system is on.

What a waste!

I live in upstate New York.

In our area,the fan in a typical ducted forced air heating system with central air conditioning will run appproximately 2,800 hours in a year.

When you consider there are 8,700 in a year that means the air in a home is being purified only 32% of the time.

If you invest in a whole house air purifier system you should enjoy the full benefits.

The only way to do this is to run the heating/cooling system fan continuosly.

The drawback to this is increased electrical costs and complaints of fan noise.

I've found a good solution to both of these issues that I've been using for at least 6 years with excellent results.

Dick Peters, founder of Fanhandler has come up with a device that is hooked up to the fan motor that will run the fan at a low speed when not in the heating or cooling mode that also reduces electrical consumption.

An added benefit of the Fanhandler is increased comfort.

Running the fan continuosly tends to even out room to room temperature variations as well as removing more humidity from the home during the cooling season.

If you have a whole house air purifier and only use it when heating or cooling, consider running the fan continuosly to really improve the performance of your air purifier.