If you could see the air you breathe under a microscope, you'd be in for quite a surprise.
There's a whole lot more to air than you may think.
In fact, floating in indoor air is a "soup" of particles too small to be seen by the naked eye.
But large enough to cause problems.
Some of these particles can stain walls, furniture, carpets and drapes.
And some coat the inner workings of your heating and cooling equipment, diminishing its efficiency.
Fortunately, simple strategies can reduce indoor air pollusion-source control, ventilation, and air filtration.
 reduces the level of indoor air pollusion.
For example, encouraging smokers to step outside to indulge their habit,
and keeping windows closed during the prime ragweed season, both control pollution at the source.
 replaces a portion of stale indoor air with fresher outdoor air.
Opening the windows when you burn toast, for instance, is a good example of ventilation.
 actually reduces the level of particles in the air.
Install a whole-house air cleaner, and whenever the blower motor runs,
dirty air will be filtered as it passes through the heating and cooling equipment.
So what's an effeefive way to filter out many of these parficles, and make your home a better place to breathe?
The Honeywell Expandapac- Media Air Cleaner.
The hidden reason to upgrade now
"Out of sight, out of mind," the old adage goes. And it's true.
Behind the door to your furnace, hidden away, sits a one-inch wide disposable filter.
It's been standard equipment for decades. And few of us change them often enough.
Unfortunately, even a new disposable filter does almost nothing to remove particles that cause staining or reduce operating efficiency.
Fact is, a typical disposable filter captures less than 3% of particles (0.5 microns in size) in the air that passes through it.
So why is it there? Disposable filters were added to capture large particles that could damage the equipment, causing warranty repairs.
Sure, it's important to protect your equipment.
But you have more important things to protect.
Which is why it's time to toss that inefficient disposable filter and replace it with a more efficient Honeywell Media Air Cleaner.
Capture dust and many particles you can't see
Heavy dust particles settle out of the air relatively quickly, and are easily wiped away when dusting.
Unfortunately, this visible dust makes up less than 0.01% of all parficles in the air.
The vast majority of particles are microscopic.
These unseen particles "ride" gentle air currents inside your home and remain airborne a long time.
Eventually, these particles settle on walls, draperies, carpets, furniture and other surfaces.
Over time, a coating of particles makes these items look dull and dingy.
The Honeywell Media Air Cleaner helps capture particles, before they can stick to surfaces.
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Low pressure drop, plus better airflow
Only Honeywell Expandapac™ Media Air Cleaners have the advantage of Ultra-Web®
technology.
This exclusive technology ensures that air molecules can easily pass through the filter materials.
That's important because restricting air flow through your heating and cooling system, a phenomenon known as pressure drop, could seriously damage your equipment and lead to expensive repairs.
Compared to other media air cleaners, our Expandapac™ Media Air Cleaner combines a low initial pressure drop with high efficiency air cleaning, delivering outstanding performance.
How media filters work
How media filters work Media air filters-at the microscopic level-consist of an interlocking network of fibers that appear quite porous.
This porosity is necessary to allow air to pass through the unit with minimal pressure drop.
Despite appearances, the fibrous media captures a surprising number of particles, using three different methods.
DIFFUSION: The random trajectory of many particles, jostled by air molecules, carries them directly into the path of a fiber.
IMPACTION: Many particles are too heavy to move out of the path of a fiber; they slam into a fiber and stick.
INTERCEPTION: Random air currents cause particles to sweep too close to a fiber; molecular attraction grips the particle.
Convenient,easy filter replacement
A Honeywell Media Air Cleaner captures 28% of the airborne particles (1 micron or larger) from the air passing through it.
So where do these dirty particles go?
In the trash when you replace the Expandapac Media Air Filter.
The durable, plastic filter frarne slides out of the air cleaner on twin tracks.
The accordion-fold, pleated media expands and attaches to the filter name, and is held in place by a few filter conibs.
A bag is provided in the kit to dispose of the old, dirty filter.
In just a few minutes your air cleaner is restored to it's original performance.
Honeywell recommends you replace the Ultra-Web™ filter material at the start of each heating and cooling season.
Breathe deeply, your air cleaner is at work
Now that you've learned about particles lurking in the air you breathe, do something about them.
Get a Honeywell Expandapac™ Media Air Cleaner.
It's our most efficient whole-house media air cleaner.
It helps capture particles that reduce the efficiency of your heating and cooling system.
What's more, the low initial pressure drop helps reduce the strain on your equipment and helps keep it running efficiently.
Your heating and cooling contractor can help you select the Honeywell Expandapac™ Media Air Cleaner model that is right for you.
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