There seems to be some confusion as to the importance of replacing carbon air purifier filters regularly, even more important than replacing HEPA filters in some situations. Many individuals and business owners may not realize it, however, but if you have allergies, asthma, severe sensitivities like MCS, or tough industrial chemicals in your air, a saturated carbon air filter can actually become your enemy and make matters worse--a lot worse.
Why? An activated carbon filter, even the best, premium grade charcoal, removes chemical, gas and odor pollutants because the surface of each tiny carbon granule has chemical bonds that ’stick’ like a magnet to the chemical structure of airborne chemicals, gases, vapors, VOC’s, and similar compounds.
When all of the surface area of each of those carbon granules has attached to a chemical pollutant, the carbon filter is said to be ’saturated’, and no more chemical compounds can stick to those carbon granules. And that means that the air will pass through the filter now, but will not have the chemical and vapor pollutants removed–which means that chemical and gas polluted air is now being blown out into the air in your home, room, or workplace. Because of this saturation effect, a saturated carbon air filter can actually increase symptoms by circulating polluted air.
In the home, having more chemical pollutants floating around might be aggravating to your allergies, asthma, and other sensitivities, but in an industrial workshop, chemically polluted air blowing around can mean severe health hazards, some even deadly–not to mention the chances for lawsuits, OSHA fines, employee down time and more. If you’re not sure exactly when to replace your carbon air filters, it’s best to set your own time slightly before the air purifier manufacturer’s recommended time, or when you start noticing odors coming out of the air cleaner again, whichever comes first.
Another good rule is that more quality activated charcoal in the filter, the better as there’s more carbon to absorb pollutants and it will last longer–which means fewer filter replacements. And it’s the same for any military grade carbon filters–they all become saturated at some point so you have to really monitor them carefully to keep allergies, asthma, MCS or harmful workplace pollution under control.
If you have an Aller Air or Electrocorp air cleaner, you can even replace the carbon in the canister for a lot less money than a whole new filter by purchasing bulk carbon. And if your air cleaner came with Exec or standard carbon, you can replace the carbon with the stronger Vocarb carbon for even better removal of chemicals and odors.
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