It's not just pollution outside, your home isn't safe either. In fact, interiors of the house pose more dangers compared to the outside environment - closed, stagnant air, full of contaminants.
Your workplace, car, home, or anywhere that's not open-air are the places termed as "Indoors". To keep them clean and fresh, you ought to rely on purification tools, like the air purifier.
Beyond any doubts, these air-cleaning appliances are must-haves for every household where we live with our families, and other species - pets, uninvited bacteria, mold, free-flowing viruses, and chain smokers.
What air purifiers does best is, it optimizes the air quality. It makes air breathable for our dear ones, thereby, ensuring a safe and healthy environment.
But, where should you place these appliances to get optimum air quality? However, you must also have the best products, as listed in this review.
Placement of the air purifier is directly related to your home's IAQ (indoor air quality). So your job isn't finished after buying this handy tool. You cannot place it anywhere and think that it'll search and remove 100% contaminants on its own. (it's an immovable appliance, not a Jetson's Robot)
So, let's find a way to put it in the right place where it can perform according to your requirements.
Places and Usage
Common sense says, put this air-cleaning tool right where you tend to spend the highest amount of time. Here are a few examples (with solutions):
Sleeping comfort
Asthma patients or those with allergies tend to face difficulty while sleeping at night. An air purifier in the bedroom can solve the problem.
Removing bad odor
Bad odor in the house has become a normality, which needs to be addressed. If you're dealing with the same situation, think about placing that air-cleaning appliance inside the room where you feel the odor at its optimum. Either that or you may opt for more than one purifier and place them in different rooms.
Portability
If you cannot determine the smelly place, have more than one room featuring bad odor, or you cannot afford more than one purifier, there's one better solution. Go for the lightweight alternatives for trouble-free portability from one room to another.
You can place a portable purifier right next to the kitchen, or common room. And obviously, you know where to take it at night. Easy, isn't it?
Different locations to place an air purifier
Your room
If it is your first purification appliance, guess where to place it. Put it in the bedroom first. Not only because you spend more than half of the day relaxing there, but also, your experience with the appliance will lead to other places where it can be installed.
The babies room
With children and infants in the family, there is a lot of risk of allergic reactions and other medical contingencies related to the lungs and throat. To fight poor indoor air, their weak immune systems need helpful tools like air purifiers, making these appliances an obvious choice for their rooms. Agreed or not?
Your living room
In connection to the above, your living room also makes it to the list of places where you should place an air purifier. It's an ideal spot for killing time, watching movies, gossiping with friends, playing games, and meeting your guests. So, why not make it healthier, fresher and more breathable.
Should you place it in the bathroom or close to the kitchen?
So, whether to place your next air-cleaner in the kitchen, bathroom or the lobby depends upon how often you utilize those places and how bad they smell. It seems like a no-brainer to place one inside the toilet, but again, your kitchen is the breeding ground of smell and a dining room for insects. Think about it.
Smoking zones
Create smoking zones within your house and add an air purifier to prevent the smoke from affecting your loved ones, especially kids. Or, take this smart appliance inside the smoker's room. Soon, you'll see the difference.
Few Considerations and Recommendations
Follow these considerations to use your air purifier effectively:
- Keep all the windows and doors closed.
- For the bedroom, leave a space of at least six feet between your bed and the purifier.
- Always keep in mind the coverage area where you place the appliance because air purifiers come in different sizes and have limited coverage.
- You can use a humidifier, which is a different appliance, with an air purifier. But keep them separate, at opposite ends.
- Moisture diminishes filter performance and degrades it too. So avoid putting your appliance there, or go for the one that offers added protection against moisture.
Here are a few recommendations:
- Place it at-least four inches away from any obstacle.
- It should be placed near the source of pollution.
- Avoid corners, for optimum air-filtering.
- Keep it active throughout the day.
- Place your appliance at a certain distance from your TV set, refrigerator, microwave, and stereo system
- Instead of placing it directly in contact with the floor, mount it on the wall, at least five feet from the floor.
Conclusion
As they fight contaminants, odor, and smoke, air purifiers are smart and silent workers that keep you and your family safe. But their ability and efficiency rely on your decision to place them. Now that you've learned everything about where to place an air purifier, it's time to get the best out of these smart appliances.
