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Your furnace and air conditioner move every cubic foot of air in your house several times an hour. Whatever’s floating in that air goes along for the ride, from room to room, all day: dust, pollen, pet dander, cooking smoke.
A whole-home air cleaner puts that airflow to work for you. Mideastern installs air purification and better filtration right on your existing heating and cooling system, so the air gets cleaned every time the system runs, in every room the ducts reach. We do this for homes and businesses throughout Clinton, Bond, Marion and Washington Counties.
The most common thing we hear is “I just dusted, and it’s already back.” Others notice their allergies act up more inside than out, especially right after the furnace kicks on. Some homes have pet hair collecting around the return vents, or cooking and musty smells that hang around for days.
Living out in the country can make it worse. Harvest season, spring pollen and dry field dust all find their way inside. If someone in your home has asthma or allergies, cleaner air can make a real difference, and their doctor can tell you what will help most for their situation.
The right setup depends on your equipment, your ductwork and what you’re trying to get rid of. We look at all three before recommending anything.
High-efficiency media filters are often the best place to start. A deeper filter cabinet installed at the furnace catches far more fine particles than a standard 1-inch filter, and you’ll change it a lot less often.
Whole-home air cleaners go a step further, trapping smaller particles like fine dust and some smoke throughout the house. You won’t see them or hear them.
Furnace filters are rated by MERV, usually on a scale of 1 to 16 for homes. The higher the number, the smaller the particles it catches. A cheap 1-inch filter from the hardware store is usually around MERV 1–4, and it mostly just protects the equipment. Filters in the MERV 8–13 range catch a lot more pollen, dust and dander.
The catch is that you can’t just buy the highest number on the shelf. A dense, high-MERV filter squeezed into a slot built for a thin one can choke your system’s airflow and make it work harder. A properly sized media cabinet solves that, which is why we look at your system before we recommend a filter.
A portable purifier cleans one room. A whole-home system cleans every room your ductwork reaches, without another machine humming in the corner or another cord to trip over. It also keeps your furnace and AC cleaner inside, which is good for efficiency and equipment life. Maintenance is usually just a periodic filter change, and we can take care of that during your spring and fall tune-ups.
In most homes, yes. Whole-home air cleaners and media filters install in the ductwork at the furnace or air handler. We check your system’s size and condition first to make sure it’s a good fit.
Better filtration reduces common airborne allergens like pollen, dust and pet dander, and many households notice the difference. It won’t remove every trigger. For a medical condition, ask your doctor what will help most.
Most last several months to a year, depending on the model, pets and how much the system runs. A standard 1-inch filter usually needs changing every 1–3 months.
For most homes, MERV 8–13 is a good balance of filtration and airflow, as long as the filter housing is built for it.