While living in your home, everyday odours are going to arise. Whether that be from pets, cooking, compost, an issue with HVAC or plumbing, or a myriad of other factors, everyone experiences odours in the home once in a while. Having a high home air quality is a great way to combat unpleasant odours in the home, and to achieve that, many homeowners install an air purifier. Do air purifiers remove odours from the home? The answer can be complicated.

What Is Likely To Contribute To Bad Smells In The Home?
Firstly, to see how an air purifier can contribute to eliminating bad odours in your home, you should first consider what kind of everyday activities and items are most likely contributing to bad scents in the air. This includes:

• Cooking
• Trash, recycling, and compost
• Pets (fur, pet smells, litter boxes, small pet cages)
• Indoor smoking
• Harsh cleaning chemicals like bleach
• Mould and mildew in basements
• Messes from small children and babies

What Smells Do Air Purifiers Help To Eliminate?
Secondly, there are several household smells that air purifiers help to eliminate by eliminating bacteria and other debris in the air. If your air purifier is set up with a good quality carbon filter and is taken care of properly, it can help to remove odours such as:

• Chemicals
• Pet smells
• Cooking smells
• Garbage and compost odours

Will An Air Purifier Remove Odours From My Home?
Finally, when the question “will an air purifier remove odours from my home?” is asked, the answer is yes, it will, however, there are things that homeowners do to make their air purifier less or more productive. To have the best performance from your air purifier, it’s important to do these things:

• Change your furnace filter regularly
• Vacuum regularly
• Wash textiles such as rugs, blankets, and curtains regularly
• Groom pets regularly
• Properly dispose of old or rotten food immediately
• Do not smoke in your home
• Consider using environmentally friendly cleaning products
• Schedule annual preventative maintenance for your furnace and air purification system

Interested in installing an air purifier in your home?
contact Fahrhall for more information or to book an installation appointment.

Fahrhall has been proudly serving the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent regions since 1967. Our team of HVAC experts is dedicated to providing our customers with quality service and equipment.

Connect with us on Facebook and Twitter
for more HVAC tips and to stay up to date with our latest promotions.