Hepa Air Purifier For Birds-5 Features That Will Make Your Purifier Effective

If you are searching for a HEPA air purifier because you are a bird lover, then you are probably trying to improve the health of both you and your bird, the cleanliness and freshness of your bird room and your home. But beware--not all HEPA's are the same. However, one that's going to be effective will need to have the following 5 features.

Removes Particulates with 99.97% Efficiency-Airborne pollutants created by birds like dander, dust, and feathers all leave fine particles suspended in the air that are often light enough to stay there. This puts your bird and anyone else in the room, and ultimately the house, at a disadvantage. No longer do you have fresh clean air, but air that your lungs and your bird's lungs must filter. Unfortunately, birds' air passages are very small and can become easily clogged leading to infection, disease, and death. Constantly having your lungs filter these pollutants is not good either, and exacerbates those who suffer with chronic respiratory conditions like allergy and asthma. Because high efficiency particle arresting filtration removes 99,997 out of every 10,000 which are .3 microns or greater, it can and does remove not only bird-related pollutants but common household particulates such as household dust, mold and mildew spores, dander from other pets, bacteria and viruses. This literally clears the air and makes your home a healthier place for you and your bird.

Fresh Air is the Only By-Product-Make sure that the cleaner you decide on only produces fresh air, and does not use other filtration processes like ozone that will have harmful effects on you and your bird. Opting for a purifier made of steel will aslo eliminate any chance of off-gassing that can happen when the motor heats up a purifier made of plastic. Remember that miners used to take birds into coal mines to warn them when the air was not safe. When the birds died, it was a sign the air was no longer safe. Check the technical specifications of the unit you are considering for all steel construction and zero ozone to avoid a repeat of this painful scenario in your home.

Safe to Use Constantly-To keep you air clean all the time, you need to filter the air all the time. Your bird is constantly producing dander, feathers, as well as dust for species like Cockatoos, and African Greys. A cleaner that can safely run (because it has a high capacitor motor) 24 hours a day as opposed to one that can only run 12 hours a day will be reflected in the price you pay, but will also be reflected in the good health of you and your bird.

Uses Pre-Filters-These save money by trapping big particles which keep the inner filter from becoming filled as fast. Look for a cleaner that uses several pre-filters-both large and medium size are best. This will lower the cost of maintenance by reducing number and frequency of replacement filters needed.

Low Maintenance Filter-Check on filter maintenance. Many buyers are disappointed to learn after they bring the cleaner home that they must wash, spray, recharge or replace filters much more often they originally thought. Handling the filter once it has removed pollutants from the air, releases many of them back into the air. That seems to defeat the purpose of filtering the air. Look for a purifier that requires zero handling once it is plugged in, and can last for 5 years. That would indeed qualify as truely low maintenance.