The Air Purifier Blogs

The captive birds need constant help from their owners to keep the air clean. Because their airways are so small, many diseases and infections start with obstructed air ways. The following 5 characteristics are necessary in an air purifier if it is to be effective in keeping the air clean your bird.

24 hours of coverage – Maintain clean air means being able to stay ahead of the contaminants that can clog the airways. A cleaner with a split capacitor motor is designed to operate safely and effectively if you marry or not. Having to work all the time means that the birds never are forced to breathe the air that is clogged with dander, feathers and household pollutants such as dust, mites, pollen, bacteria and viruses.

Easy installation – You want your bird room to birds, not the purifier. This means that the choice of a unit that can be placed anywhere and need not be placed in the center of the room to be effective. Six inches of clearance from all surfaces is all that should be required. It should also be able to operate efficiently on a shelf or sitting on the floor.

HEPA Filter – Any cleaning product that is effective against the vast amount of particles generated by the birds must have a high efficiency particle arrest (or HEPA). By definition, this type of filter can remove particles as small as .3 microns with 99.97% efficiency. And as the bird dander is sub-micron in size, invisible to the human eye, a HEPA filter is the most effective option.

Gas Filter – We all remember hearing the stories of being taken Canaries in the mines everyday life as indicators of air quality. If the canary died, miners knew the air was no longer safe and would soon be fatal to them. This is a reminder of breaking the heart of how birds are sensitive to gases and odors.

And while the birds are no longer used this way today, remain very sensitive to gaseous pollutants. The carbon-based filters are the best in the absorption of gases, odors and chemicals in the air. Choosing a purifier that can also remove gases: a unit can remove both types of pollutants in the air before they have a chance to cause problems. This saves money, time and space in her room because they can rely on a single unit instead of needing two.

Easy maintenance – Proper care of a bird is a big job, and is a constant. The last thing you want or need is something to add to your list of daily tasks. A purifier with little or no maintenance and frequent filter changes every five years or less, means it is designed to care for her and her bird, not the other way around. Avoid units that require washing, spraying, recharge, and the frequent changing of the filter.

Avoid any cleaners that require nothing is usually done within the unit. This allows pollutants that have worked so hard to catch back into the atmosphere of your bird. It also has a lot of your time away to enjoy your birds, and doing other things you enjoy.

Ultraviolet [UV] light is a method known to the medical community as a very effective way to sterilize the air. By killing germs, bacteria, mold, viruses and other microorganisms, UV has proven to be a reliable method of sterilization. However, these results are generally conducted in a controlled environment. For example, if a surface containing bacteria are directly exposed to UV light of sufficient intensity (dose) and frequency for a predetermined period of time (exposure), the surface will be sterilized. The hard part is reaching the required level of control necessary to sterilize microorganisms in an air purifier. The main difficulty with respect to exposure to ultraviolet light in an air purifier is when microorganisms move through the air purifier with a fairly high rate of speed because of a fan. The question is: are contaminants exposed to the rays of ultraviolet light for long enough to alter the DNA and RNA of microorganisms it is necessary to sterilize the air? The lower the fan speed the more efficient the sterilization of microorganisms. Some products offer a hybrid approach, ie having an ultraviolet light that bathes the HEPA filter with continuous light, in theory, kill the microorganisms that were trapped by the HEPA filter. This means that the HEPA filter becomes a part of the sterilization of media and the client no longer has to worry about bacterial and viral contamination ever sat on the HEPA filter for long periods of time. There is also concern, however, as to what the UV rays of light will, over time, the HEPA filter material. Hepa The material can be brittle and break with time after long exposure to ultraviolet light causes the HEPA filter life to be shortened.

Summary. Ozone is a highly reactive oxidant that destroys certain bacteria and chemicals, including odor-causing bacteria and chemical agents. Ozone is highly effective against strong odors, but is not always needed or wanted under normal circumstances. In which case, it is best if it can be completely turned off if not desired.

Ozone Strengths:

* Highly effective against odors, including cigarette smoke odors.
* Helps to destroy certain chemicals and bacteria.

Ozone Weaknesses:

* The smell of it can be bothersome to some.
* Can cause irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat if occurring in high enough concentrations.
* No affect on solid particles, such as allergens.
* Does not neutralize most chemicals.

Technologies that Compliment Ozone Air Purifiers:

* Hepa Air Filter and Ionizer to remove solid particles from the air.
* Germicidal UV Lamp to remove micro-organisms not affected by ozone.
* Activated Carbon Air Filter to remove chemicals not neutralized by ozone.
* Ozone Controls in order to adjust the ozone level to the desired concentration, or even to turn completely off if it is not needed or wanted.