Dyson launches air purifying fan to clean up household air

Dyson has launched its new Pure Cool Link air purifying fan which cleans up the air in users' homes. The product also marks the first step of the UK engineering firm into the Internet of Things.

The Pure Cool Link, which is being offered both in desk or tower versions, is a new version of the company's luxury fans and comes with an ultra-fine filter that removes dirt from the air before sending it around users' room.

Levels of pollutants in the home can reach significant levels due to tobacco smoke, cookers and fires, moulds, aerosols and household chemicals.

According to Dyson, the new activated carbon and 360-degree glass HEPA filter – which worked in a similar manner to those fitted to high-end vacuums captured up to 99.95 per cent of pollutants in the air in the home, including dust, smells, chemicals, pollen, spores, smoke and anything else 0.1 micron or larger.

The fan could clear the air in a room in 30 to 60 minutes or monitor air quality to automatically bring it back to safer levels when it degraded.

Company founder James Dyson said, ''We think it is polluted outside of our homes, but the air inside can be far worse. Dyson engineers focused on developing a purifier that automatically removes ultrafine allergens, odours and pollutants from the indoor air, feeding real time air quality data back to you.''

The dangers of indoor air pollution were recently highlighted in a report published by the Royal College of Physicians in February. According to the study, indoor air pollution may have caused or contributed to 99,000 deaths annually in Europe alone.

According to Dyson, its gadget can remove 99.95 per cent of indoor allergens and pollutants as small as tobacco smoke and carbon dust.

The device comes with a patented 360-degree glass filter capable of pulling in and mixing air from around the room, rather than focusing on a single area.

''Ours outperforms others on the market, capturing 99.95 per cent of particles down to 0.1 microns,'' a Dyson spokesman said.

 The company last year launched 17 new products and sold 10 million machines globally. It had been investing heavily in shedding its image as a vacuum cleaner maker, to transform into a cutting-edge robotic technology company.