Whole House Air Cleaners

Whole house air cleaners are connected to your air handler/furnace as seen in 4 above. They come in 2 basic types: Paper filter and electrostatic.

Paper Filter

The paper filter is a thick filter that the return air blows through prior to reaching the Air Handler/Furnace. The filter could be as little as 1 inch thick (This type only protects your system from being damaged, and provides little effect on air in the home) to several inches thick. (This type will clean approximately 20% of the contaminants out of the air that are larger than .3 microns. One thousand particles this size can fit on the tip of a pencil)

Electrostatic Filter

This is a much more efficient filter. To operate, the HVAC fan must be running. The system electronically charges particles as they pass through the first stage of the air cleaner. The second stage is charged oppositely so the charged particles readily stick to the filter. Most electronic air filters can get about 50% of the particles over .3 microns out of the air.

UV Germicidal Lamps

Kills bacteria fungi and molds that can grow on your air conditioning coil.