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Rating System Helps Builders Select Air-Cleaning Appliances
April 1, 2002
Professional Builder
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The rating label usually appears on the back of an air cleaner’s box. Based on the square footage of a room, the CADR will give you reduction rates for tobacco smoke, dust and pollen. The higher the number, the more effective the cleaner.
“It could be a welcome evaluation tool to make product selection decisions,” says Vernon McKowan, president of sales for Ideal Homes in Norman, Okla. “As a builder, you can’t always take the lowest-price approach; you’ve got to look at how a product performs. Because we’re very concerned about indoor air quality, anything we can use to better evaluate a product is helpful.”
Only air cleaners from AHAM-certified manufacturers have a CADR. Visit www.cadr.org for more information.
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