IQAir GC Multigas Air Purifier – Ideal For MCS

   

Living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) can be challenge, especially for those who live in apartments, condos or any place with a shared wall because you never know when a neighbor may do something that sends an airborne irritant into your home.  Because it acts as a gas mask for your home, if you have MCS, the IQAir GC Multigas Air Purifier will make a great addition to your household.

Similar to the IQAir HealthPro series of air purifiers, the GC Multigas is effective at filtering small particles from the air.  However, because this model is designed to control the broadest range of gaseous impurities and odors, it is built around a granular activated carbon filter rather than the HyperHEPA filter found in the other models.  The IQAir GC Multigas uses two types of non-HEPA particle filters, but they do not filter particles as small as the HealthPro series air purifiers will. However, this unit is still a strong performer when it comes to filtering allergens because it gets 97% of all particles at 0.3 microns.   For this reason, the IQAir Multigas is not the best choice for use by asthma and allergy sufferers.

The IQAir GC Multigas air purifier is designed for and used primarily by those with MCS, so its strength is clearing the air of the broadest range of gaseous compounds, odors and smoke.  The efficient design and large filtration capacity of the GC Multigas translates to a 99% efficiency rate for removing gases, chemical, smoke and odors from the air.

There are three control applications where this unit excels:

  • Molecular control – volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and gaseous chemicals
  • Odor control – pet odors, musty odors, cooking odors, paint odors
  • Complex air pollution control – tobacco smoke, wild-fire smoke, general indoor air pollution

If you have to suffer with any of the items listed above, then the IQAir GC Multigas is the perfect air purifier for you.  Super clean air and healthy living are great when you have them.  With IQAir you can have them.

The unit’s outstanding performance, quiet operation and sleek design are not the only features that are appreciated by owners of this fabulous air cleaner.  The IQAir GC Multigas air purifier comes with an easy-to-use full-function remote control, so you can operate your unit from the comfort of your sofa while watching TV or reading a book.  There are 6 fan speeds available to give you the flexibility to clean the air quickly when needed and set it lower to provide general all-day cleaning.

Perhaps the best feature of the GC series is that it is customizable to filter specific gaseous contaminants and odors.  While the IQAir Multigas air purifier is ideally suited for residential use, there are also models that are ideal for commercial uses.  Some of these areas would be ones where paints, automotive products, dry cleaning chemicals, ammonia-based compounds or pressed wood products may be found or used.  If there is a gaseous compound that you need to clear from the air, you will find an IQAir GC air purifier that will do the job.

Every air purifier IQAir makes is performance-tested prior to leaving the factory to ensure that the unit performs as designed.To ensure you are getting a unit that works as promised, each unit comes with a hand-signed Certificate of Performance, which is the testing report for the unit.  When it comes to performance and reliability, nothing beats an IQAir air purifier.

Super clean air, sleek design, quiet operation and easy to use controls are why the IQAir GC Multigas is the first choice for individuals with MCS and those looking to make their air as clean and odor-free as possible.

To find out more about the IQAir Multigas Air Purifier, please visit IQAirHealthProSeries.com.

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Air Purifiers – A Beginner’s Guide

   

If you are in the market for an air purifier for your home, your head may be spinning from finding out just how many makes, models and types of air purifiers there are.  Fear not, this short guide will help you figure out what to look for so you can get the right unit for your needs.

The first item to cover is that different types of filters are designed to filter different things from the air.  Some are designed to pull allergens from the air, others eliminate smoke and odor, while others clear the air of dangerous chemicals such as VOCs from paints, pesticides and chemicals.So, if you need an air purifier to help control allergies, getting one that is great at filtering chemical is not going to be the best choice you can make.

Here are the filter technologies you will likely see:.

HEPA

HEPA is short for “High Efficiency Particulate Arresting” and this is the type of filter most commonly seen in the marketplace.A paper-thin maze of fibers make up a HEPA filter.  As air passes through the filter, particles in the air are grabbed by a fiber and the air that passes through the other side of the filter is clean.If you look at a HEPA filter, you will notice that there are many folds in it.This increases the number of exposed fibers and allows as much air as possible to pass through the filter.

In order to be a true HEPA filter, 99.97% of all particles 0.3 microns or larger must be removed from the air.  IQAir developed its HyperHEPAfilter to capture particles down to a size of 0.003 microns.  IQAir HealthPro air purifiers achieve 99.97% efficiency at removing particles 100 times smaller than the standard used to determine filtering efficiency.

Primary Use: Allergen and particle control

 

Activated Carbon

If you have a water filter, you may be familiar with the term “activated carbon” because that is the technology used to filter impurities from water, too.  An activated carbon filter adsorbs chemicals from the air (adsorb is something like absorb, but not the same).Without getting too scientific…as air passes through the filter, Van der Waals forces cause the chemical molecules to stick to the filter surface.As the filter cleans the air it becomes covered with a film of the chemicals it has removed.Once this happens, the filter will need to be replaced as it will not be able to capture any additional gases.

The IQAir GC Multigas air purifier uses activated carbon to control the widest spectrum of gaseous compounds, smoke and odors from the air.There are a number of IQAir GC air purifier models and each is designed to control certain gases.

Primary Use: Control airborne chemicals and odors

 

Ultraviolet Light (UV)

UV filters are used to control viruses, bacteria and mold spores and they work by attacking the DNA of the microorganisms as they pass though the unit.  The burst of UV radiation (which is low-intensity at 150 – 300 nanometers) either kills the organism or at least prevents it from being able to reproduce.

Because light radiation is not effective for capturing air particles or airborne gases, this technology is generally used in conjunction with another technology in order to be an everyday-use air cleaner.  Because these filters use light radiation to do the work, the bulbs will have a limited effective life, so changing bulbs periodically is necessary.  Please note that just like tanning beds,  the bulbs will still emit light even after they no longer emit the radiation needed to actually do what it is designed to do.

Primary Use: Control airborne microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, spores)

 

Electrostatic

Electrostatic air purifiers work by charging particles as they pass through the filter then collecting the charged particles before the air leaves the unit.In the first stage all particles are charged to one polarity while the second stage collecting plate is charged with the opposite polarity.As the charged particles pass near the plate in the second stage they get stuck to the plate and are removed from the air.In time the plate will become covered by the charged particles cleaned from the air, which will reduce the filter’s performance so the plate will need to be cleaned off.

This type of technology is generally used in commercial locations, such as in bars and restaurants.  There are residential applications for this technology, namely whole house systems.

One downside to this technology is that the filtering process may create ozone, which is a dangerous gas.

Primary Use: Removing airborne particulates

 

As you can see, there are a number of different filtering technologies used in air purifiers today.  Simply knowing what it is you need to clean from your air will allow you to easily narrow down your search, which will help you find the right air purifier.

To learn more about IQAir HealthPro Series air purifiers, please visit IQAirHealthProSeries.com.

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