{"id":20206,"date":"2025-07-18T12:06:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?p=20206"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:11:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:11:58","slug":"do-it-yourself-air-cleaners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/2025\/07\/18\/do-it-yourself-air-cleaners\/","title":{"rendered":"Do It Yourself Air Cleaners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video\u00a0by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) teaches you how to build a Do It Yourself (DIY) air cleaner that can be used during emergencies, such as wildfires, and in other situations when commercially available portable air cleaners are not available or affordable. This is a good option when air purifiers aren\u2019t available to filter out harmful small particles from the air. Materials needed include: a box fan, MERV 13 air filters, carboard, scissors, and duct tape. Three different types of DIY air filters can be built depending on how many air filters you have available. The more filters used, the more effective the air purifier will be at removing harmful particles from the air. Make sure to use the air cleaner in a room with closed windows and replace filters when they get dirty. \u00a0Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x8fcyfPhbjc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video<\/a> from the EPA to learn how to assemble the DIY air cleaners.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Do It Yourself! How to Build a DIY Air Cleaner\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x8fcyfPhbjc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More information:<\/p>\n<p>U.S. EPA DIY air cleaner video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x8fcyfPhbjc\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x8fcyfPhbjc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. EPA indoor air quality: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. EPA DIY air cleaner infographic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq\/diy-air-cleaner-reduce-wildfire-smoke-indoors-infographic?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq\/diy-air-cleaner-reduce-wildfire-smoke-indoors-infographic?utm_content=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_name=&amp;utm_source=govdelivery&amp;utm_term=<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video\u00a0by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) teaches you how to build a Do It Yourself (DIY) air cleaner that can be used during emergencies, such as wildfires, and in other situations when commercially available portable air cleaners are not available or affordable. 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