It's essential to select the right spot for your air purifier in order to maximize its effectiveness. When choosing a location for your air purifier, it's important to keep in mind that it needs space to circulate air. It's recommended that air purifiers be at least 6 inches away from walls, doors, or furniture. If the device is placed in a tight space or near other objects, it will reduce the amount of air flow that the device can generate with its intake fan.
For optimal results, it's best to place air purifiers outside corners and away from large furniture that could block the free flow of air. If you want some fresh air, it's best to place an air purifier near a window, as it will at least partially remove contaminants from the incoming air. Placing an air purifier on a shelf or on a grill is practically equivalent to placing it against a wall. Smaller Medify Air air purifiers, like Levoit and Coway units, can be easily placed on a desk. If you place an air purifier away from the floor (3 to 5 feet is perfect), it will not only capture the horizontal movement of indoor air but also expose the air purifier to vertical air movement.
To accumulate dust, the air purifier must have a HEPA filter and to absorb the smell of detergent, it must have an activated carbon filter. Most air purifiers absorb air from the top, so make sure nothing covers the device while it's turned on. Air purifiers don't work well in environments with high relative humidity (especially activated carbon filters can wear out quickly). Placing an air purifier near a window, near a door, and especially on walls where air circulates makes sense. But like smoke, vapor stays in an enclosed space so getting the air to move and filter will reduce potential vectors of infection. Second, depending on what the manufacturer determines to be “sufficiently poor air quality”, an automatic adjustment may allow the house to be filled with particulate matter before starting the purifier. An air quality specialist often uses an air quality monitor to measure where pollutants are abundant.
Strategically placing air quality purifiers throughout the house is ideal for removing airborne particles from various pollutants, such as mold, dust, pet dander, smog, and smoke.
