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How to Select an Air Purifier

When it comes to cleaning the air you breathe, you need to know that your air purifier is up to the task. Find the Hunter air purifier that's right for every room and count on Hunter quality to capture and kill up to 99.97% of indoor air pollutants.

Air Purifier Selection Guide:

1. Measure the room where the Hunter air purifier will be used.

2. Click on the room size that most closely matches your room on the Air Purifier Selection Guide.

3. Select the Hunter model with the CADR* performance rating to fit your room.

Things To Consider Before Buying A Hunter Air Purifier

How do you know that an air purifier is truly effective? Check the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) seal on the package. AHAM independently tests and certifies air purifier performance. All reputable air purifier manufacturers display the AHAM certification seal, which includes the unit's Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR). CADR is the industry standard rating system for an air purifier's effectiveness.

CADR: Real World Performance

CADR measures the amount of clean air that a purifier delivers into a room. It gauges real world performance, taking into account filter efficiency, airflow and room size. CADR is the single most important piece of information you need to make a head-to-head comparison of air cleaner performance.

What's Changing?

Air Changes per Hour (ACH) is simply a measurement of how much air a unit moves, not how effectively the air is cleaned. Likewise, a filter's "efficiency" measures the amount of particles that the filter material alone can capture in lab tests. These tests don't incorporate real world factors like airflow design or fan speed. Remember, real world air purifier effectiveness is measured by CADR-not ACH or filter efficiency tests!

*CADR (air purifier performs in the real world.