Welcome to the Online Home of the Swordfish® UV Air Purifier!Everyday we try to protect ourselves and our loved ones against the elements to keep us healthy. We know that the weather can have an effect on our health, so we always dress appropriately to ward off colds, flu and other ailments. However, the majority of our life is actually spent indoors at schools, offices, and most often, at home. Therefore, staying healthy is more a matter of the air quality inside our home than the weather outside of it. For this reason, we created Swordfish® UV Air Purifiers to provide you and your family with indoor air that is healthy and clean. We believe that your home should be a place of joy, laughter and most importantly, health. Our UV air filters are designed to provide a healthier indoor environment for you and your family by eliminating indoor pollutants such as viruses, mold and fungi. Seems too good to be true? Visit our How It Works page to learn more about how the state-of-the-art technology in a Swordfish® UV Air Purifier helps keep your indoor air pure.

Besides the immediate health benefits of breathing clean indoor air, our UV air purifiers also can make life easier on those suffering from asthma, allergies and many other health conditions affected by poor indoor air quality. Visit our About Us page to learn more about the many health benefits provided by a Swordfish® UV Air Purifier. Thousands of families have purchased a Swordfish® UV Air Purifier and are enjoying a healthier quality of life by breathing clean indoor air. You can read about how our UV air purifiers have impacted their lives in our Testimonials section. Seeking more information about the Swordfish® UV Air Purifier? Visit our contact page to send us a message, give us a call, or even write us a letter. We are here to help! Swordfish® UV Air Purifiers: Improving the air you breathe, one breath at a time!Swordfish UV Whole Home Air Purification System There are three different models:Thank you for visit our online store. We are glad you are taking the next step in cleaning your indoor air and providing your family with a healthy home environment.

For our US shopping cart click here.Where Do I install Swordfish?Swordfish can be mounted on your return air duct where it will kill most of the micro-organisms passing the lamp, and they will be trapped in your replaceable dust/allergen furnace filter. You can also mount Swordfish above your Air Conditioning coil or Cooling Coil where it will kill 99.9% of the mold and bacteria growth there.What is a cooling coil / return air duct and where are they?Your forced air furnace has a return air duct and a supply duct. Air flows from your home return grids through the return duct to the blower and out over your cooling coil (should you have air conditioning) or heat exchanger. Why use any purification at all?Studies have shown that inadequate ventilation in homes causes indoor air to be up to 2-5x more polluted than outdoor air. With up to 65 million North Americans suffering from asthma (8 million children), allergies or other respiratory issues, these conditions can be triggered by molds, dust and other aggregates.

(Studies have also shown that one gram of duct dust can contain up to 50,000 bacteria).Swordfish™ eliminates the "triggers" in your indoor air which cause respiratory discomfort. Many studies have shown UV to be the most effective way of battling indoor air contaminants.true air® compact air purifier (04386) Where can I buy the Swordfish UV air treatment system?sharp air purifier kc860e reviewSwordfish can be purchased at Ace Hardware, Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, TruServ (West only) and Federated Co-op (West only) stores, as well as on this site or at your local heating/air conditioning wholesaler. holmes hap424 u air purifier reviewWhy use UV Purification vs other types?While there are various methods of purification or filtration on the market, UVC light actually deactivates the DNA/RNA of micro organisms rendering them harmless.

Other models can only trap/filter micro organisms. How can Swordfish help me? Studies (Health Magazine) show one out of six people who suffer from allergies do so because of the direct relationship to fungi and bacteria in air duct systems. If you or your family, are one of these sufferers, studies show these conditions can be triggered by molds, dust and other indoor contaminants (Institute of Medicine). Swordfish can alleviate your symptoms by attacking your triggers such as dust mites, molds and bacteria. By reducing the impact of these triggers, Swordfish can alleviate the following: Asthsma, Allergies, Hay Fever, Fatigue, Insomnia, Dizziness, Depression, Headaches, shortneess-of-breath, coughing and wheezing.What is the history of UV in air purification?Swordfish is bringing air purification used in hospitals for years to homeowners. UV has been used for decades in hospitals and medical facilities, food and other commercial processing applications, irradiating surfaces and keeping indoor air germ, virus and mold free.

Has Swordfish been tested?Swordfish has been tested extensively by Lighting Sciences Inc. at the University of Waterloo, to determine light output and estimated UVC dose taking into account the velocity of air and exposure time. Swordfish is CSA and UL Listed.How effective is it?Swordfish's effect on common household micro organisms such as serratia marcescens results in an approximate single pass kill rate of up to 85%. Serratia Marcescens is a common trigger of respiratory illness. How long is lamp life?It is estimated 10.000 hours or approximately one year and two months however Swordfish notifies you when your lamp requires replacement (red light starts flashing). When the red light turns on you should replace the UV lamp.Should I unplug the unit when the ventilation (air conditioning) is not working?Swordfish can be used continually. We do not recommend to plug in and out the unit, as the UV light might get damaged.Isn’t UVC light harmful?You should never look directly at UVC light.