Poor indoor air quality can trigger allergy flare-ups, asthma attacks and worsen existing respiratory conditions.

If the air quality in your home is poor, you may experience frequent headaches, perpetual colds, as well as, chronic asthma. Other symptoms include dizziness, cough, irritation of the eyes, nose, and/or throat, runny nose, and difficulty in breathing, chest and/or abdominal pain, nausea, difficulty in sleeping and rashes on your skin.

An air purifier is a device which purifies the indoor air making it fresh and pure.

• The Acton™ Advance with its superior HEPA Filter, anti-bacterial pre-filter and 7-stage purification system removes dust, smoke and other harmful impurities present in the air in your home. At the same time, its double UV filtration system replenishes your home with pure, bacteria-free air.
• The Advance HEPA Filter and other filters like anti-bacterial pre-filter and carbon filter system removes dust, smoke and other harmful impurities present in the air in your home. At the same time, its double UV filtration system replenishes your home with pure, bacteria-free air.

Forbes Air Purifiers come with a multiple stage (3 to 6 stage) filtration process that cleans the air in your home. It eliminates indoor air pollutants like dust, smoke, animal dander, etc, and ensures that the air you breathe at home is pure and healthy.

No, a single air purifier will not clean the air in your entire house. Identify those rooms where you spend most of your time and install an air purifier for those rooms. For example, the air quality in your bedroom is extremely important since you spend a considerable amount of time there. You can install an air purifier in your bedroom.

If you suffer from allergies (especially dust allergy), then the best place for an air purifier is your bedroom. It's essential to have clean air in your bedroom because you spend about a third of your life there.

The pre-filters main function is to capture large particles such as dust, pollens, skin flakes, etc. The air first enters the pre-filter. Another feature is to preserve and extend the life of other filters that are involved in the functioning of the purifier.

This particular filter specialises in capturing and neutralising common chemicals, gases, odours and tobacco smoke.

HEPA stands for High Efficiency Particulate Air. HEPA filter removes at least 99.97% of all impurities in the air that are as small as 0.3 microns. HEPA filters come in different range, H11 Grade and H13 Grade are widely accepted across world.

A HEPA filter removes at least 99.97% of all particles as small as 0.3 microns. HEPA was originally developed by the Atomic Energy Commission to capture radioactive dust particles. Allergens such as pollen, animal dander, mold spores, and dust get trapped in the filter. These contaminants and particles are not able to flow back into the circulation due to high absorbent pores of the HEPA.

HEPA filter is made up of glass fibers with very tiny passage that allows the air flow to pass through the material but not much else. Since the passage through the fibers of the media are so small, you need a lot of surface area for a reasonable amount of air flow to pass through the media. Therefore, this media is always folded in an accordion or zig-zag fashion to get a lot of surface area.

• UV filters and TiO2 filters usually work in combination to eliminate viruses and bacteria.
• UV filters utilize a 360° blast of Ultraviolet C light, which is germicidal, meaning it can neutralise bacteria and viruses. These light rays destroy the DNA and RNA of microorganisms with an efficiency of 99.9%.

Forbes range of air purifiers indicate when the HEPA filter needs to be replaced. Forbes Air Purifiers have an in-built feature on the app that notifies you when the filters need to be replaced. Generally speaking, the lifespan of the filter is 6-12 months depending on the air quality, usage and the environmental conditions.