We are certainly not saying that HEPA filters are not useful. They absolutely are. But, if you find yourself in need of an air purification solution you don’t need to buy one. Why? You already have one in your home! Most modern homes have air conditioning and heating units. The filter that you change every one to three months is a HEPA filter. So, it is very likely that at this moment every square inch of air in your home is being pushed through a HEPA filter about once every hour. If you still experience adverse effects from your home’s air; you need something more than a HEPA filter.

Let’s be clear about one thing; Airocide produces no Ozone. We have the lab results to prove it, and clearances from the FDA and California Air Resources Board to certify it. And, there is a very good reason we invested so much time in making sure that our products are Ozone free. Ozone is dangerous. It is a very reactive substance, which if inhaled, can cause serious health problems. It destroys lung tissue. Some places, like California, have rightly outright banned Ozone generators for use in populated spaces. But, there is still a lot of ambiguity out there about what is and what is not an Ozone Generator. Sometimes, products are labeled as Ion Generators, Electrostatic Precipitators, or Plasma Generators. But, don’t be fooled. These all produce harmful levels of Ozone.

PECO is a relatively new technology to appear on the air purifier market. It is often positioned as a “successor technology” to PCO (The Airocide Technology). But, again do not be fooled. PECO is a marketing term, not a scientific one. PCO is a Chemical phenomenon that was discovered by Japanese Scientists several decades ago. NASA was able to refine it for their purposes, and that is the technology which later became Airocide. You can take comfort in the fact that over thirty years of research and development went into your Airocide air purifier. The science is proven.

Charcoal has been around for a long time as an air purification solution. However, it has its flaws. The filters you are probably most familiar with is what is called a “Honeycomb” construct, because it looks like a honeycomb. It is easy, and inexpensive to produce. So, it has achieved a large share of the air purifier market over the years. The problem is that this particular design limits the surface area of the air cleaning charcoal sites. So, the filter tends to saturate very quickly. In some cases, they are only really effective for about two weeks. That means that they have to be changed frequently, and this becomes very costly over time. Of course, it suffers from the same problem that HEPA filters have. It is not an elimination solution. It simply traps what is in the air.