{"id":593,"date":"2016-11-02T19:39:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alpineairtechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=593"},"modified":"2016-11-16T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T06:00:08","slug":"replacing-air-purifier-radio-wave-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpineairtechnologies.com\/blog\/replacing-air-purifier-radio-wave-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing your Air Purifier and its Radio Wave Antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an owner of an older modeled air purifier? Are there some parts (such as the radio wave antenna) and places of your air purifier that you want to replace, or replace your air purifier in general? Search no more, you\u2019ve found the right place!<\/p>\n<p>After a while, your air purifier even begins to accumulate dust and rust on certain parts, and unfortunately, basic routinely maintenance becomes less valuable to the point where it\u2019s not worth spending your time on. In fact, many older air purifiers have a rusty circular object connected to the light bulb next to the ozone plate cage. This is the Radio Wave Antenna! Unfortunately, over time rust has built up which will more than likely impact the functionality of the antenna (and unit) as it serves its purpose in ionization mechanics. Basically, radio wave ionization reduces the amount of larger particles in the air while the needle point ionizer brings smaller particles to the ground. If your antenna has rusted, chances are, other parts of your unit are rusted as well, even if you perform routine maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>In general, for older air purifiers especially, finding User Guides and Manuals as well as certain parts will be difficult to do as they are becoming outdated by new, more efficient, cheaper, more durable, <a href=\"http:\/\/alpineairtechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">air purifying units<\/a>. Often times when the part is found for the unit, it\u2019s hard to find a manufacturer who will assemble your unit because the model is so old and the technology is so different (than what were familiar with today). This results in a high cost of repairing your air purifier usually, however <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpineairtechnologies.com\/repairs\/\" target=\"_blank\">cost efficient air purifier repairs<\/a> aren\u2019t impossible either. There are only a few older models which you will find that have replacement parts available throughout the market, simply because they are outdated.<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware, again, that replacing the parts of older air purifying units is expensive. Sometimes, it\u2019s wise to actually just buy a good unit that will last you a long time (rather than trying to buy knock-off modeled units or older units which don\u2019t function to the efficiency level of today\u2019s units). In fact, the best case is actually a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpineairtechnologies.com\/trade\/\" target=\"_blank\">trade-in program<\/a> for your unit. That way you get money for your old unit, and basically get the new unit discounted. Think about it, repairing an older air purifier will cost you nearly $200-$300 on average based off the price of parts and labor. Newer and more efficient air purifiers cost anywhere from about $500 and up. You\u2019d be basically cutting your cost in half as they even PAY YOU $100 for your unit (resulting in a net cost change of nearly $300-$400 cheaper)! The decision is yours people, however if you invest in good quality air purifiers now, you won\u2019t have to spend more money down the road \u2013 simply said. Newer models have many benefits: enhanced quality, more durable, more efficient, technologically advanced, User Guides available, replacement parts available, and much more! Please visit out Alpine Air Technologies website at http:\/\/alpineairtechnologies.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alpineairtechnologies.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-490\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alpineairtechnologies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/classic-la-3500-v2-0.jpg\" alt=\"classic-la-3500-v2-0\" width=\"148\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an owner of an older modeled air purifier? Are there some parts (such as the radio wave antenna) and places of your air purifier that you want to replace, or replace your air purifier in general? Search no more, you\u2019ve found the right place! 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