When it comes to cleaning the air in your home, the speed of the process depends on a variety of factors. These include the power setting you choose, the type of filters used, and the ACH (air changes per hour) rate of the air purifier. To ensure optimal performance, we recommend cleaning your air purifier at least once a month and wiping down the vents with a microfiber cloth. When an air purifier states a certain number of air changes per hour, this is based on tests conducted by the manufacturer.
If your child has a respiratory condition, you may want to consider investing in an air purifier specifically for their room. This will help to protect the more delicate filters inside the air purifier, such as the HEPA filter and activated carbon filter, from any contaminants that may be present in the air. The closer you place your air purifier to the source of any odors, the faster it will be able to clean the air. However, if you have a particularly high level of pollutants in your home, your air purifier may struggle to keep up.
If you notice that it is making more noise than usual or that air is not coming out of it, this could be an indication that something is wrong. If you are constantly getting sick and nothing else in your life has changed, it could be due to inhaling dirty air. The estimates provided by manufacturers regarding how much air a given purifier can move usually reflect ideal conditions, so you should expect slightly lower airflow rates in real-world use. For example, if you need to get rid of food odors in your kitchen, you should place your air purifier near the stove.
Most air purifiers have an upper limit on how large of a room they can effectively clean within a certain period of time. Another metric to consider when assessing an air purifier's effectiveness is its Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR). If you position your air purifiers strategically and keep doors open throughout your home, you can use one device to clean multiple rooms. Ultimately, it comes down to whether conserving electricity is more important than breathing better quality air. If you opt for a slower fan speed setting, it will take longer for your air purifier to clean the room. By taking into account all these factors, it's easy to calculate how long it will take for your purifier to circulate all the air in a room at its highest setting.
