Whole-Home Air Cleaners for Cleaner, Healthier Indoor Air
Most homeowners think about their air conditioning and heating in terms of temperature. Is the house warm enough in January? Cool enough in July? But temperature is only half the equation. The air moving through your ductwork every day carries more than comfort. It carries dust, pet dander, pollen, bacteria, and odors that a standard filter was never designed to stop.
If you or someone in your home deals with allergies, frequent colds, or a house that never quite feels fresh, the problem may not be your filter. It may be that your home needs a whole-home air cleaner working alongside your HVAC system, not just a filter trying to keep up on its own.
Why Standard Filtration Falls Short
Every forced-air HVAC system pulls air through a filter before pushing it back into your home. That filter catches larger particles, but bacteria, viruses, and many allergens are small enough to pass right through, even with a well-rated filter in place. If you have looked into choosing the right air filter for your home, you already know that filtration alone has limits.
That gap matters more than most people realize. Indoor air is often more concentrated with pollutants than the air outside, largely because your HVAC system recirculates the same air throughout the day. If you have noticed more dust than usual, odors that linger, or allergy symptoms that seem worse indoors, those are often signs your home’s air quality is suffering, and they usually point to a gap that filtration alone cannot close.
Homeowners often try to solve this with portable purifiers in a bedroom or living room, or by opening windows when the air feels stale. Those steps help one room for a while, but they do not address the air moving through the rest of the house. A whole-home solution treats the air everywhere your system reaches, not just the space around a single unit.
How Whole-Home Air Cleaners Work
Airquip installs two air cleaner systems, each suited to different priorities. Both are installed directly into your existing ducted HVAC system, so they treat air throughout your entire home rather than one room at a time.
REME HALO LED: Active Air Purification
The REME HALO LED uses REME-LED technology to produce low levels of hydrogen peroxide vapor, distributed continuously through your air-conditioned space. Instead of waiting for air to pass through a single point in the ductwork, this active approach reaches the rooms where you actually live, sleep, and breathe.
Key details worth knowing:
- Reduces airborne bacteria, viruses, mold spores, and odors throughout the home, not just at the unit itself
- Verified zero ozone to UL 2998 standard and CARB certified, so it meets some of the strictest air quality emissions requirements in the country
- Contains mercury-free LED UV-C lights and a washable catalyst designed to last the life of the device
- Cycles on and off with your blower, which reduces energy use and extends the life of the replacement cell
- Backed by a 7-year limited warranty, with a built-in countdown timer so you always know when a replacement cell is due
Because the REME HALO LED actively disperses purifying elements into your living space, it addresses odors and airborne pathogens in a way that passive systems, which only treat air as it happens to pass through the ductwork, cannot.
Trane CleanEffects Air Cleaner
The Trane CleanEffects Air Cleaner is one of the top products on the market when it comes to indoor air quality. It cleans up to 99.89% of the irritants in the air, removing bacteria and pollutants that live inside your home. If you or anyone in your family has breathing problems, or seems to get sick often, cleaner air can make all the difference.
Here are a few areas that the Trane CleanEffects Air Cleaner focuses on:
- Asthma & allergy friendly™ Certified by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. -This is a certification given to only the products scientifically identified to reduce exposure to asthma and other allergy related triggers.
- Highest Efficiency Among Air Cleaners -When other air purifiers work, they stop the air and clean it before putting it back into your system. This is called a pressure drop, and can be uncomfortable. The Trane CleanEffects Air Cleaner has the lowest pressure drop, with the highest efficiency possible.
- Removes Multiple Irritants -When removing irritants in the air, the Trane CleanEffects Air Cleaner focuses on potential asthma and allergy attack triggers in your home, like dust, pollen, pet hair and dander, dust mites, mildew, lint, fungus, most tobacco smoke, cooking grease, and even bacteria.
- Patented Innovation - When it comes to cleaning the air, this Air Cleaner uses innovative technology that can cleanse some of the smallest particles other cleaners can’t. This cleaner can catch a particle can be as small as .1 micron, making it 8X more effective than the best HEPA room filters, and 100X more effective than a 1 inch filter!
- Verified by Harvard Experts -This technology has been scientifically tested by LMS Technologies and Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. (EH&E). The results were then verified by Harvard School of Public Health professors.
What to Expect From Installation
Adding a whole-home air cleaner to your system is more straightforward than most homeowners expect.
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Assessment
We evaluate your current HVAC system, ductwork, and household needs to recommend the right air cleaner for your home.
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Installation
Both the REME HALO LED and Trane CleanEffects integrate with your home’s existing ducted HVAC system and can typically be installed with minimal disruption.
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Ongoing support
From replacement cells to system checks, we help you keep your air cleaner operating efficiently for years to come. Pairing this with routine HVAC maintenance helps your entire system, not just your air cleaner, perform at its best.
The Difference You'll Notice
Homeowners who add a whole-home air cleaner typically notice a few changes fairly quickly. Odors from cooking, pets, or a finished basement fade faster instead of lingering for hours. Dust builds up more slowly on shelves and furniture. And for households managing allergies or asthma, cleaner air throughout the home can mean fewer flare-ups during the seasons when symptoms usually spike.
These are not dramatic renovations. They are targeted upgrades to a system you already rely on every day, designed to make the air in your home work as hard for your health as your furnace and air conditioner work for your comfort.
FAQs About Air Cleaners
Are whole-home air cleaners worth the investment?
For homes dealing with regular allergy symptoms, pet odors, or a family member who gets sick often, most homeowners find the investment pays off in fewer flare-ups and a noticeably fresher home. Unlike a portable purifier that only treats one room, a whole-home system works continuously throughout your entire living space, which is where most of the value comes from.
How is REME HALO LED different from a portable air purifier?
A portable purifier only treats the air in the room it sits in, and pollutants have to reach the device before they are addressed. REME HALO LED installs directly into your ductwork and actively disperses purifying elements throughout your entire air-conditioned space, so every room benefits at once rather than just the one with the unit in it.
Can a whole-home air cleaner help if someone in my house has asthma?
Many households managing asthma or allergies notice fewer flare-ups after adding whole-home air purification. Trane CleanEffects is Asthma & Allergy Friendly Certified by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and REME HALO LED actively reduces airborne bacteria, mold spores, and allergens at the source. Neither replaces a doctor’s guidance, but both are designed to reduce common triggers in the air you breathe every day.
How much does it cost to install a whole-home air cleaner?
Cost varies based on which system you choose and your home’s existing ductwork. REME HALO LED and Trane CleanEffects serve different needs and price points, which is why we start with an assessment of your system before recommending one over the other. Contact us for a personalized estimate based on your home.
Do I need a new HVAC system to install one of these?
No. Both the REME HALO LED and Trane CleanEffects are designed to install directly into your home’s existing ducted HVAC system. There is no need to replace your furnace or air conditioner to add whole-home air purification.
How often does a whole-home air cleaner need maintenance?
REME HALO LED includes a built-in countdown timer that lets you know when the replacement cell is due, and the unit is backed by a 7-year limited warranty. Pairing your air cleaner with routine HVAC maintenance helps keep both your air cleaner and your overall system operating efficiently.
How do I know if my home needs a whole-home air cleaner?
If you are noticing more dust than usual, odors that linger, or allergy symptoms that feel worse indoors, those are common signs your home’s air quality is suffering. A whole-home air cleaner is often the missing piece when filtration alone is not solving the problem.