Air Purifier

[tecboy]

I just recently bought an AirGenius. Not sure it really work. It seems like it just blowing air.

Does anyone own an air purifier? Do you like it?

 

[waday]

Your results may depend on why you chose to buy one.

What did you expect it to do other than blow air?

Consumer Reports has a decent overview video here: Air Purifier Reviews - Consumer Reports News

 

[Designer]

We have one because my wife is allergic to lots of stuff including dust. You have to change the carbon filter regularly and wash the lint filter very regularly. You might or might not notice any difference depending on your individual level of sensitivity.

 

[table1349]

We like the one we have. When we replaced the HVAC a few years ago we had one installed then along with a humidifier for the winter months and a dehumidifier for the summer months.

 

[tecboy]

My dad has sever allergy. Hopefully, it get rids of allergens and dusts. My purifier is a Honeywell brand. They claims is the most regards.

 

[waday]

They claims is the most regards.

And I claim to be the best photographer in the world.

I wouldn't trust what a company says, unless you do some research to support their statement.

That said, is it a portable one? If so, it's likely only working on one room (or a defined area) at a time. How long have you had it? Like others have stated, make sure you either clean the filter or replace it at regular intervals if it's a disposable one.

Have you or your father also taken others steps to reduce dander/dust/smoke in your house, such as vacuuming regularly if you have carpet, cleaning your sheets regularly, dusting around the headboard and lights in the room, etc? Some people have to completely remove the carpet, if they have wall-to-wall carpet.

 

[table1349]

tecboy, do you own you home? If so for about twice what you paid for the single room unit you could get a whole house unit that is virtually maintenance free.

 

[tecboy]

tecboy, do you own you home? If so for about twice what you paid for the single room unit you could get a whole house unit that is virtually maintenance free.

I didn't know there is a unit to install the whole house. I'm looking in to it. Thanks.

 

[table1349]

Check out the GPS units. The 1200 is under 500 installed, at least in my location.

 

[table1349]

The GPS type units are similar in idea to what you purchased on a larger scale. There are whole house HEPA type units that start in the 2K range. They are efficient, but expensive as they usually contain 4 filters that will need to be changed every so often to the tune of about $280 a change. Usually once a year, but most people have to change them twice a year the first year as with the initial startup they collect more particulate.

 

[tecboy]

It seems True HEPA is extremely popular and recommended by most Doctors. I recently found out the ifD filter is similar to True HEPA, and it is newer technology and more efficient. Some of Honeywell models come with it, including mine.
Introducing ifD Advanced Air Purification from Darwin Technology

 

[table1349]

The newer bi-polar ionizers are gaining in popularity. They are based on NASA tested air cleaning technology. The HEPA filter system is a good one, but expensive to put in and maintain. Expensive to put in because of size and constant power consumption. The good ones require their own circulation motor so as not to over tax the furnace motor to pull air through the 4 stacked filters. The filters are expensive as well, but for someone with serious allergies they are probably the best.

Since we put ours in I have noticed that our air filter is dirtier each month, but the amount of dusting I have to do has gone down. The dirtier filter doesn't bother me as our HVAC professional advised when we put the new system in to not get suckered into buying the expensive "cleans all" filters. The explanation was simple. Those filters are much denser to catch the much smaller particles which requires the motor to work harder to pull air through them.

What we were advised was to use the basic cheap filters, the buck to buck fifty kind that are pleated and have the metal screen on one side, and to religiously change the filter every month. We do on the first day of the month every month. The HVAC people have also advised that our heating/cooling exchanger, we have a heat pump, seems to be cleaner. The come every 6 months to clean and check the system before the heating or cooling season begins.

 

[jcdeboever]

I just recently bought an AirGenius. Not sure it really work. It seems like it just blowing air.

Does anyone own an air purifier? Do you like it?

Eat some beans and cabbage, let us know...

 

[unpopular]

I doubt a filter and a fan will actually do much good in an uncontrolled environment, no matter how good the filter is.

 

[table1349]

You would be surprised. In college my roommate had allergies. He had a portable air purifier that did a pretty good job on our room. The best ones are the whole house versions as they purify the air several times a day as the air moves through the system. His room purifier had to be cleaned once a month and in those days that meant wiping down the plates in it and cleaning with soap and water the very expensive reusable filter.