If you live in a newly constructed residence in Mechanicsburg, it was likely made with energy efficiency as a priority. This means greater amounts of insulation and windows and doors with enhanced seals. While these enhancements are good for keeping your heating and cooling bills economical, they’re not so excellent for your indoor air quality.

Your HVAC system needs to work with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be receiving ample filtration. This model only gives the lowest level of protection by blocking dust from infiltrating your HVAC system.

While you can get a pleated filter or one with a increased MERV rating, it still might not be adequate filtration, even more so if someone in your residence has allergies or other respiratory problems.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier comes in. These systems are placed within ductwork to provide powerful filtration throughout your residence. Depending on the model you go with, you’ll be able to remove allergens, odors and even some viruses under certain airflow conditions.

Here are our best solutions from Lennox, an industry leader in air purification.

Best Air Purifiers from Lennox

1. HEPA Air Purifiers

A HEPA air purifier, like the Healthy Climate® High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration System, provides the best filtration. These filters were first created to guard scientists as they created the atomic bomb. Today, they’re necessary in hospitals and other medical settings.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System has a three-step filtration process. A prefilter attracts bigger pollutants before the HEPA filter catches the remainder of smaller irritants. Then, a charcoal filter eradicates odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System connects to all HVAC brands and seamlessly works with your smart home. It combats the three key types of indoor air irritants:

  • Airborne particles
  • Chemical odors and vapors
  • Germs and bacteria, under certain airflow conditions

This air purifier can get rid of 99.9%* of pollutants, like mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also capable of reducing or eliminating 90%1 of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, based on laboratory and field studies, it decreases and destroys approximately 50% of residential odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S includes sensing features that make it easy to maintain. When used with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll be notified when to change the filter and UVA light.2 This home air purifier must be installed with communicating Lennox systems and the iComfort S30.

2. Media Air Cleaners

Lennox Healthy Climate® Media Air Cleaners come in in a variety of MERV ratings to work with your needs. This rating determines how capable filters are at removing contaminants. The higher the number, the better the filtration.

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is recommended for households with allergy suffers and pets. This is a HEPA filter air purifier, because it has a MERV 16 rating for hospital-grade filtration. And it eliminates more than 95%3 of unhealthy particles from your house’s air.

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is great for families who desire better protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter traps 99% of larger particles like dust, pollen and lint. And up to 54% of smaller particles down to 0.3 microns.4

The Healthy Climate 11 Media Air Cleaner is a a fantastic air purifier for allergies and in residences with pets. It removes more than 87% of bigger particles down to 3 microns and more than 28% of smaller ones down to 0.3 microns.4 It’s able to deliver this strong filtration without increasing the cost of using your heating and cooling system.

These three media air cleaners work with any brand of HVAC system. But despite that, it’s critical to realize that some of the denser ones, such as MERV 16 and 13, may decrease your system’s airflow. This can increase your utility bills.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are the reason why you get a blistering sunburn. But this type of light has a helpful application when installed in your ductwork. It’s also tough enough to decrease germs, mold and fungi under certain airflow conditions.

In fact, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can decrease the concentration of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as fast as 45 minutes.5 This light destroys cell structure, which stops these microorganisms from growing and moving across your residence.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your home comfort system clean and working properly. It eliminates of germs, mold and fungi hiding in ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier achieves all this work without creating lung-aggravating ozone.6

Breathe Easier with the Help of Our Air Purification Professionals

Your household’s comfort and health is important to us at H & H Service Company. We are aware there are lots of options out there. That’s why we make it uncomplicated to work with our indoor air quality professionals. We specialize in creating solutions that fit your needs and budget, and we’d love to hear more about your residence and your air quality problems. Reach us at 717-220-4502 right away to start the process.


1Based on laboratory and field studies.

2
PureAir™ S requires the iComfort® S30 and a communicating indoor unit.


3
Leading consumer magazine, January 2012. Based on the published CADR, which is the standardized measurement system to determine the cubic feet of clean air produced per minute. Particles captured range in size down to 0.3 micron. One micron = 1/25,000 of an inch in diameter.


4
Based on lab tests conducted on filters with conditions included in ASHRAE standard 52.2 for E1 and E3 size ranges.


5
Based on constant circulation of air in the home, 3,000-square-foot home with a 5-ton air handler.


6
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners: An Assessment of Effective and Health Consequences,” August 2006.