How an Air Purifier Can Help You Stay Healthy this Holiday Season

As the holiday season approaches, you’re probably preparing to host gatherings and cozy up in the comfort of your Volusia or Flagler County home. Along with the festive decor and joyous reunions, it’s important to ensure the air inside your home remains clean, healthy, and fresh-smelling. That’s where an air purifier comes in.

While it’s easy to think of your home as a safe haven, you could be exposed to numerous pollutants without your knowledge. This is especially true during the holidays when your home is sealed up tight against the chilly winter air, trapping cooking odors, pet dander, carbon monoxide, and other pollutants inside.

Air purifiers clean the air, making it healthier to breathe. This reality offers many far-reaching benefits. Consider the top reasons to install an air purifier in time to wrap presents, prepare meals, and gather with loved ones this holiday season.

Combat Indoor Pollutants

Indoor air can be rife with chemicals from common cleaning agents containing ammonia and phthalates, causing health issues over time. An effective air purifier installation can significantly reduce the concentration of airborne chemicals. Activated carbon filters are particularly good at trapping chemicals and recirculating fresh air back into your living space.

Banish Unpleasant Odors

Odors from volatile organic compounds (VOCs), cigarette smoke, cooking, and other sources tend to linger in the indoor air. Thankfully, a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) or activated carbon filter can neutralize these odors, ensuring your home smells as fresh as it looks during the holidays.

Shield Against Airborne Diseases

During the holidays, the last thing you want is to catch a cold or the flu. UV air purifiers neutralize the bacteria and viruses responsible for common wintertime illnesses, safeguarding the health of everyone who visits your home.

Promote Restful Sleep

Allergens are notorious for disrupting sleep. After all, who can relax with nasal congestion, watery eyes, or an itchy throat caused by dust mites and pet dander in your bedroom? A home air purifier filters out these irritants, reducing symptom-trigging allergens in the air and contributing to a more peaceful night’s rest.

Mitigate Asthma

Asthma affects 1 in 12 people, causing sensitive airways that become inflamed when exposed to pet dander, pollen, dust mites, and other irritants. While regular vacuuming reduces the concentration of these triggers, it’s often not enough. That’s where the best home air purifiers step in. HEPA filters composed of multilayered fiberglass mesh are engineered to trap airborne pollutants, minimizing the risk of asthma flare-ups.

Choosing the Right Air Purifier

Selecting the ideal air purifier for your Florida home involves several key considerations:

• Type: Air purifiers use several technologies to clean the air, including HEPA filters, activated carbon, and UV light. Some purifiers combine two or three technologies into a single system. Which type you choose depends on the pollutants and allergens you hope to target.
• Size: Room air purifiers are useful for cleaning the air in a specific space, such as your bedroom or kitchen. Ensure the air purifier can handle the square footage of your room, or consider a whole-house air purifier installation for more complete air-purifying power.
• Asthma and allergy certification: If your primary concern is to reduce asthma and allergy symptoms, look for a label specifying the purifier as asthma & allergy friendly certified. This demonstrates the unit’s effectiveness in removing allergens and supporting respiratory health.
• High clean-air delivery rate (CADR): A high CADR means the air purifier filters air quickly, which is essential for maintaining a continuously fresh environment.
• High air change per hour (ACH) rate: A higher ACH rating means more frequent air exchanges, ideal for those with allergies or asthma, as it ensures cleaner air at all times.
• No ozone emissions: While ozone absorbs odors, it can irritate the lungs and exacerbate respiratory issues in sensitive individuals. Read the label carefully to ensure the air purifier you select does not emit ozone.
• Maintenance: Many air purifiers require replacement filters or UV light blubs. Factor in the cost and time needed to maintain your air purifier.
• Energy usage: Consider the wattage your air purifier requires to operate, as this directly impacts your electricity bills.

Contact Us for Air Purifier Installation

If you’re ready to install a UV air purifier or HEPA filtration system in your home this holiday season, turn to Best Value A/C & Heating LLC, serving Volusia and Flagler Counties, FL. We draw from over two decades of experience as a veteran-owned family business, offering personable service without high-pressure sales tactics. Our commitment to quality is apparent thanks to our A+ BBB rating and Angi membership. Call us at 386-677-6055 today or fill out our online contact form for help boosting indoor air quality in time for the holidays.