Air purifiers can help influenza at home

SANTA FE SPRINGS, California (January 25, 2011): no one wants to get sick, but when it comes to winter it seems inevitable that many of us will suffer from uncomfortable but dangerous, seasonal influenza commonly known as flu.

The Centers for Disease Control recommends that most people six months or older should get a flu vaccine. The flu vaccine for the 2010 influenza season / 2011 was distributed last fall and it is still available, but other preventive measures are too important.

A good strategy to combat influenza begins with a vaccine for almost all combined with preventive measures to keep unnecessary exposure to the virus as a minimum. This is where a home air purifier may help.

An effective home air purification system could play an important role in its strategy for combating influenza. And IQAir acclaimed HealthPro ® HyperHEPA Plus ® air filtration systems and its perfect conjunto-casa 16 ™ systems are unmatched in the Elimination of airborne pollutants more small from the air in your home.

Scientists say that average flu virus size is 80-120 nanometers, or 0.08 to 0.12 microns. A single strand of human hair is approximately 1,000 times greater in diameter.

HyperHEPA IQAir filtration system is tested and certified to filter more than 99.5% of all particles as small as 3 nanometers. IQAir HyperHEPA filter in portable HealthPro Air Purifier has been certified as H12/H13, compliance with the standards of rooms operations and microbiology laboratories. 16 Whole House system perfect it is even more effective and you can filter the air in your home.

Tests conducted by major universities have shown that air filtration systems may be effective in the Elimination of influenza virus from the air.

It is important to note, however, that even the most effective Purifier air alone fully cannot protect your family against the virus. Influenza still can spread by enter in contact - or near contact - with someone who already has the flu, especially if that person is sneezing or coughing.

Here are some tips from CDC to help stop the spread of flu:

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. Pull the tissue in the trash after use it.Wash your hands frequently with SOAP and water. If there is no SOAP and water, use an alcohol-based hand rub.Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread this way. Try to avoid close contact with sick people.If you are sick with flu-like illness, CDC stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone (without fever reducing medicine) except to get medical or other needs attention.While sick, limit contact with others as much as possible to avoid becoming infected them.

For more information on fighting a or to cope with influenza, visit the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/flu.

IQAir North America, Inc., based in Santa Fe Springs, California, is a member of the Group of IQAir based on Switzerland which develops, manufactures and markets products of air quality innovative for interior of worldwide environments. IQAir is exclusive educational partner with the American Lung Association for Air Purifier industry.

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IQAir HealthPro ® Air Purifier Plus earn top rating Consumers Digest

SANTA FE SPRINGS, California (December 20, 2010): The IQAir HealthPro Plus has again been named the "Best Buy" purifiers air home in the Premium category by consumers Digest magazine.

New qualifications will appear in the January/February 2011 Magazine Edition.

The article praises the filtration system HealthPro Plus, noting that "no other Air Purifier has this model of phase four, filtration combination that includes air particles of high efficiency (HEPA) and activated; carbon" six fan speeds (most models tend to have three or four); "and a remote control."

The article says "proven" technologies such as HEPA filtration remain "the most effective (technology) for air purifiers."

"We are thrilled to be named the 'Best Buy' by Consumers Digest, staff," said Gloria Dauphin, IQAir North America CEO.

"This award serves as another assertion IQAir Air purification devices are the best choice for the creation of clean air at home, in schools or offices, hospitals or any other," said the dolphin.

IQAir HealthPro Plus has been awarded the Consumers Digest "Best Buy" rating in the past, including most recently in 2009.

IQAir North America, Inc., based in Santa Fe Springs, California, is a member of the Group of IQAir based on Switzerland which develops, manufactures and markets products of air quality innovative for interior of worldwide environments. IQAir is exclusive educational partner with the American Lung Association for Air Purifier industry.

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IQAir and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition join forces in South Carolina

BEAUFORT, S.C. (January 17, 2011), clean of IQAir Air team and the realidad-televisión struck Extreme Makeover: Home Edition once have more joined forces to provide a new safe and healthy home for a family in need.

The old House of the draft law and Dickinson of India and their five children in 45 Mystic Circle section Moss Oaks historic Beaufort, South Carolina, was nearly uninhabitable when last week it was razed.

Almost all the walls of the House include mold, which was one year old Sophia Dickinson sick. Meanwhile, shoddy electrical work, a faulty Foundation, flood damage and other problems threaten the health and safety of the family.

Bill Dickinson, a Marine sergeant in the United States currently stationed in Afghanistan, could not help from 7,000 miles away. And therefore India Dickinson and her five children were to make the best possible way to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition took notice and intervened to coordinate the donation, the design and the construction of a new home for the family.

And as usual when air quality is a problem, team Extreme Makeover called clean of IQAir Air team to provide medical air filtration and verify the mold is no longer a problem in the new home of the Dickinson family.

"Everyone is in need of pure breathing air," said the CEO of IQAir Gloria Dauphin, a licensed heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor.

"The perfect 16 ® will not only clarify things so baby Sophia Dickinson can feel better and grow healthier, they also continue to combat the mold in the House from now on every day", says dolphin.

IQAir has been working closely with EMHE since 2004 that there is a medical necessity of clean air.

Co-host EMHE and Paul DiMeo crime carpenter on hand was Sunday and joined clean of IQAir Air team discuss the installation of 16 whole home air filtration system perfect.

Before the Dickinson family receives the keys to his new House on Tuesday, clean of IQAir Air team again and check the performance of the system of 16 perfect using a handheld IQAir ParticleScan ® Lite laser particle counter.

The IQAir ParticleScan Lite 0.3 Micron particles, smaller than the spores of smaller mold.

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IQAir North America, Inc., based in Santa Fe Springs, California, is a member of the Group of IQAir based on Switzerland which develops, manufactures and markets products of air quality innovative for interior of worldwide environments. IQAir is exclusive educational partner with the American Lung Association for Air Purifier industry.

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To be considered on the fan of mister

Mister fans often used outdoors. These fans work to cool an area and provide a high degree of humidity. Used in various places ranging from houses to stadiums greenhouses and elsewhere as a produce store and soccer fields. A misting system will provide mini water drops which in turn is cooled air through evaporation. Water droplets absorb the heat from the air and dispersal. It is like any ordinary fan except in part of storage of water at the base of the fan.
This is like a fan of mister exactly works. Take an ordinary fan. If a wet towel is placed directly above it, notice how the edges of the towel firstly dried. This is due to evaporation. As the towel dried, the region around it seems cooler. Fan with oscillating mechanism, then is able to move the cold air from the towel drying. Somehow fan works as a rudimentary air conditioner. This is what is called the cooling by evaporation. Misting systems make use of this idea.
The major benefit that can give a misting system is its immediate effect on the relief of the temperature. Addition of fog environment significantly enable drop of temperature of 35 degrees. Another pro of a misting system is its effectiveness of cost compared with other air purifiers and air conditioning systems. It is also more eco friendly in comparison with other refrigeration systems, as it saves you more than 80% of energy. Fans are very easy to install and it is cheap compared to other cooling system.
Consider installing a misting system take into account the size of the area should be refrigerated. This type of fan comes in various sizes and styles. Storage of water information section also varies. They are the large enough water storage and use more time and needs less refills. However, if the fan of mister moved frequently, it is better to have smaller water storage. This is because heavier storage of water, which would be the fan. In that case isn't too portable that you want to be.  Systems misting over large areas are often installed in the fields of football stadiums. However, this technology now used in the home. This is often installed courtyards, deck, pool area or in other areas of the outdoors. This will make the above-mentioned area more comfortable for the people.

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Blueair 402 air purifier

This air purification system features new technology of HEPASilent which is much more effective than HEPA Purifier system. HEPA (or high efficiency air particles) filters use a a mat micrometer, fine, closely woven fibres of polypropylene in layers several times for increasing the surface area, capture contaminants smaller and the particles easily. This same technology was used even during the Manhattan project to release air from radioactive particles. But the Blueair 402 & two stages HEPASilent Air Purifier filtration provides more purification that includes the same features and mechanical filters that the latter has in addition to additional electrostatic filters which ionize the particles themselves rather than material filter, increased effectiveness and efficiency.
Environmentally friendly, non-toxic polypropylene filter is very tough and durable, ensuring that no fibers and harmful particles from the fabric itself could be discharged into the air. When the fibers used eventually decompose, by-products simply converted into carbon dioxide and water. Be waterproof itself, the plastic is resistant to bacterial, viral and mold spread since there is no water for growth.
As suggested by its name, technology Blueair 402 air purifier & HEPASilent is quiet at the end. To ensure that no noise pollution is exchanged for particles of air, the unique combination of mechanical and electrostatic filters attracts ionized pollen company, mites from dust and other airborne particles, animal skins significantly reduces effort her. Most work is really passive, as simply diffuse particles in tissue. Reducing noise steel casing also pushes it towards a silent operation.
Although a relatively small air purifier, you can clean rooms as large and wide as 365 square feet. 99.95% of all allergens and particles are insured to eliminate them. Its extremely thin filter and large, almost folded surface provides layers and layers of purification area. It is not necessary to use up too much power with the fan unlike other purifiers air blow stronger, creating more noise. The SurroundAir system provides maximum performance by picking the bottom corners and sides, the filtered air and then giving an air fresh and clean the sides and top. When in its lowest value, it is virtually silent and there is no wind with remarkable, but still performs exceptionally well.
Replace the filter is any task that only need to remove the old filter once every six months in a process that is not more than 30 seconds.
An award-winning product of Sweden, is the best system of air purification market can offer. Clean, efficient, safe and easy to use, it would choose nothing more with your money?

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