Clean and Clear: How MayAir’s Customizable Filters Can Keep Your Home Environment Safe

From the whirring fan and vents, to the filters and dusty screens, the various features of air purifiers are an all-too familiar fact of life for Beijingers struggling to breathe through our notoriously hazy winters. But even as we use these machines day in and day out, making sure they are actually protecting airborne pollutants is an overlooked afterthought for most. 

Aaron Voo Chee Fui, a 24-year-old Malaysian technical sales engineer at MayAir, says anyone looking to buy an air purifier should pay special attention to its filter: “There are several types, but the main ones are HEPA filters that focus on PM 2.5’s, chemical filters that clean out formaldehyde, and nano-photocatalytic that filter germs.”
 

Experts tout the effectiveness of HEPA filters, saying those intricately meshed sieves are guaranteed to stop 99.97 percent of tiny, deadly airborne particles. Others point out that the HEPA, which stands for "high-efficiency particulate air," is aptly named and “works by forcing air through a fine mesh that traps harmful particles.”

Most Beijingers fixate on HEPA filters because they are best equipped to safeguard us from smog. But Voo says we shouldn’t disregard the other types of air purification filters, adding that chemical filters are just as crucial because new furniture and paint are often coated with toxic elements in China, secreting those harmful particles throughout homes and offices.

Voo says one feature that sets MayAir apart from many competitors is that it offers customers the option to customize their filters, blending the benefits of HEPA, chemical filters and other varieties, according to their needs. The company’s VOC option is all the more exceptional because of a patented design that can turn formaldehyde, the toxic chemical found in various types of Chinese paint and furniture, into water, rather than a hazardous accumulation that will be left permeate in a landfill after the filter is turfed. “This filter makes formaldehyde harmless by turning it into CO2 and H2O,” he explains.
 

But Voo also adds that those high tech aspects aren’t as crucial as MayAir purifiers’ chief benefit: their ease of use. He says customers can readily see when their filters need to be changed, based on a simple indicator on the display screens of their devices. The customer can simply contact MayAir for a replacement, which can be installed in just a few simple steps. “All you have to do is pop open the side, remove the old filter and  pop in the new one,” says Voo. “We want to make things as straightforward as possible for customers.”

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Photos courtesy of May Air, Uni You