If you have a newer home in Michigan City, it was probably made with energy efficiency in mind. This means increased insulation and windows and doors with enhanced seals. While these enhancements are great for keeping your energy costs reasonable, they’re not so good for your indoor air quality.

Your HVAC system needs to run with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be receiving ample filtration. This style only delivers the smallest amount of protection by stopping dust from getting into your heating and cooling system.

While you can get a pleated filter or one with a increased MERV rating, it still might not be enough filtration, particularly if someone in your residence has allergies or other respiratory issues.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier can be a great solution. These systems are attached within ductwork to provide powerful filtration around your home. Depending on the kind you go with, you’ll be able to remove allergens, odors and even some viruses under certain airflow conditions.

Here are our top 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, gives premium filtration. These filters were first created to protect scientists as they created the atomic bomb. Today, they’re necessary in hospitals and other medical operations.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System includes a three-step filtration procedure. A prefilter catches significant particles before the HEPA filter traps the rest of miniscule particles. Then, a charcoal filter takes care of odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System works with all HVAC brands and easily integrates with your smart home. It combats the three key varieties of indoor air irritants:

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

This air purifier can remove 99.9%* of pollutants, including mold spores, pollen, dust and pet dander. It’s also capable of removing or eradicating 90%1 of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, as the result of laboratory and field studies, it decreases and eliminates approximately 50% of your home’s odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S includes sensing features that make it easy to maintain. When paired with an iComfort® S30 smart thermostat, you’ll get a notification to install a new filter and UVA light.2 This home air purifier must be linked with communicating Lennox systems and the iComfort S30.

2. Media Air Cleaners

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

The Healthy Climate Carbon Clean 16® Media Air Cleaner is ideal for homes with allergy suffers and pets. This is a HEPA filter air purifier, since it has a MERV 16 rating for hospital-grade filtration. And it removes more than 95%3 of irritating particles from your residence’s air.

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is recommended for families who are looking for enhanced protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter captures 99% of larger particles including 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 great air purifier for allergies and in homes with pets. It catches more than 87% of bigger particles down to 3 microns and more than 28% of miniscule ones down to 0.3 microns.4 It’s able to provide this powerful filtration without running up the cost of using your heating and cooling system.

These three media air cleaners can be used with any brand of HVAC system. But despite that, it’s essential to realize that some of the thicker ones, such as MERV 16 and 13, may restrict your system’s airflow. This can increase your utility costs.

3. UV Air Purifiers

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

In reality, the Healthy Climate UV Germicidal Light can reduce the concentration of airborne microorganisms by 50% in as quickly as 45 minutes.5 This light wrecks cell structure, which halts these microorganisms from growing and infiltrating around your house.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your HVAC system clean and running efficiently. It eliminates of germs, mold and fungi lurking inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier achieves all this work without creating lung-irritating ozone.6

Breathe Healthier Air with the Support of Our Air Purification Specialists

Your loved ones’ comfort and health is important to us at Paniccia Heating & Cooling. We know there are a lot of solutions out there. That’s why we make it simple to partner with our indoor air quality professionals. We specialize in making solutions tailored to your needs and budget, and we’d love to learn more about your residence and your air quality problems. Reach us at 219-872-2198 today to get started.


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.