If you have a newly constructed residence in Phoenix, it was probably made with energy efficiency at the top of the list. This means greater amounts of insulation and windows and doors with enhanced seals. While these advances are fantastic for keeping your utility costs reasonable, they’re not so excellent for your indoor air quality.

Your heating and cooling system needs to work with a filter. But if you have a flat filter, you won’t be getting adequate filtration. This kind only provides the smallest amount of protection by blocking dust from infiltrating your HVAC system.

While you can get a pleated filter or one with a higher MERV rating, it still might not be ample filtration, especially if someone in your residence has allergies or other respiratory problems.

That’s where a whole-house air purifier can be a great solution. These systems are placed within ductwork to provide strong filtration across your house. Depending on the type you choose, 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 premium filtration. These filters were first made to defend scientists as they made the atomic bomb. Today, they’re a must-have in hospitals and other medical settings.

The Healthy Climate HEPA Filtration System has a three-step filtration process. A prefilter catches significant irritants before the HEPA filter captures the remainder of miniscule pollutants. Then, a charcoal filter takes care of odors and chemical vapors.

The PureAir™ S Air Purification System is compatible with all HVAC brands and seamlessly works with your smart home. It fights the three key types of indoor air contaminants:

  • 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 potent at decreasing or eliminating 90%1 of flu and cold viruses under certain airflow conditions. And, according to laboratory and field studies, it decreases and destroys approximately 50% of your home’s odors and chemical vapors within 24 hours.

The PureAir S is equipped with sensing features that make it simple to maintain. When linked 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 used with communicating Lennox systems and the iComfort S30.

2. Media Air Cleaners

Lennox Healthy Climate® Media Air Cleaners are made in a variety of MERV ratings to match your needs. This rating calculates how capable filters are at trapping contaminants. The higher the number, the greater 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, since it has a MERV 16 rating for hospital-level filtration. And it gets rid of more than 95%3 of irritating particles from your house’s air.

The Healthy Climate 13 Media Air Cleaner is recommended for homes who are looking for better protection from viruses and bacteria. This filter removes 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 an excellent air purifier for allergies and in houses with pets. It traps 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 offer this effective filtration without increasing the bill for turning on your HVAC system.

These three media air cleaners can be used with any brand of HVAC system. But despite that, it’s important to know that some of the denser ones, including MERV 16 and 13, may limit your system’s airflow. This can increase your energy expenses.

3. UV Air Purifiers

The sun’s UV rays are the fault of why you get a stinging sunburn. But this wavelength of light has a beneficial application when concealed within your ductwork. It’s also strong 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 destroys cell structure, which prohibits these microorganisms from growing and moving throughout your house.

And this UV air purifier can also help keep your home comfort system clean and operating like it should. It eliminates of germs, mold and fungi hiding inside ductwork and your system itself. This UV light air purifier accomplishes all these tasks without producing lung-irritating ozone.6

Breathe Easier with the Help of Our Air Purification Professionals

Your family’s comfort and health matters to us at Integrity AC & Heating LLC. We know there are many options out there. That’s why we make it uncomplicated to work with our indoor air quality specialists. We specialize in creating solutions that fit your needs and budget, and we’d love to find out more about your house and your air quality problems. Give us a call at 602-971-0567 now 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.