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Air Purifiers
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CellarDoor
Golden Member
I have an Alen air purifier and it's very good. They are a great bang for your buck. I actually had one of those smallish oreck purifiers but we returned it because it wasn't very good.
Here's the one I went with...
http://www.air-purifiers-america.com/product.asp?product=KJ25FE-H1
Here's the one I went with...
http://www.air-purifiers-america.com/product.asp?product=KJ25FE-H1
IQAir is really nice, especially the GC series.
http://www.allergybuyersclubshopping.com/iqairgcseries.html?psysVid=0ar0gst0
Their Cleanroom Series is probably overkill.
http://www.allergybuyersclubshopping.com/iqairgcseries.html?psysVid=0ar0gst0
Their Cleanroom Series is probably overkill.
LostWanderer
Senior member
This thread is pretty timely... I was searching for the same thing just yesterday. Those models seem pretty expensive. What about a cheaper one like this one?
Amazon Link
Is this OK? I'm thinking of getting it for the folks, but like Josh don't know much about them. Any thoughts?
Amazon Link
Is this OK? I'm thinking of getting it for the folks, but like Josh don't know much about them. Any thoughts?
PhoenixOrion
Diamond Member
I think we're talking about the Oreck.
I'm tempted to try the Oreck XL tabletop.
I bought Ionic Breeze from Sharper Image and another ionic knockoff from Target, both for gifts, and they seem to work fine except that the maintenance can be a hassle with the cleaning of the blades and all that.
Squisher
Lifer
October 2005
Air cleaners: Some do little cleaning
DUST BUSTER This $15 3M filter installs easily, but you needn't pay for clean air.
Even the best air cleaners could be a frivolous investment, according to medical experts. Our tests also show that a few produce significant levels of ozone, an irritant that can worsen asthma and decrease lung function.
Market leader Sharper Image's Professional Series Ionic Breeze Quadra SI737 is among the ionizing room models that did a poor job of cleaning dust and smoke from the air in our May 2005 report on ionizing air cleaners. All ionizing models produce some ozone, but those poor performers emitted enough of it to fail the industry-standard Underwriters Laboratories test that we replicated.
For this report, we expanded our air-cleaning and ozone tests to include room as well as whole-house models, which replace the filter in a forced-air heating or cooling system. All whole-house and most room models we tested were well within the 50-parts-per-billion ozone threshold. But Sharper Image's Ionic Breeze Quadra SI637 room model, a sibling of the SI737, exceeded the UL ozone limit, while the LakeAir Maxum room model came close.
Sharper Image began offering an ozone-reducing catalyst for its SI737 and SI637 models at the time we posted this report. Read about our new test.
Our latest tests point to other room air cleaners that performed poorly, along with low-cost, whole-house filters that rivaled professionally installed models.
Small ionizers come up short. Some of the most effective room air cleaners use electrostatic precipitators, which trap charged particles on oppositely charged plates or filters. Several small, quiet ionizing models such as those from Sharper Image and Oreck use the same basic technology, yet were far less effective.
Ads claim that Oreck's XL Professional ?cleans the air in your home of allergens, dust, and dirt? and include a Seal of Truth from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. But the Oreck performed as poorly as other small ionizing models. As we noted in May, the AAFA's seal means little, since it is neither an endorsement nor a statement of clinical efficacy.
Large models can be pricey. Whole-house electronic precipitators emitted little ozone and performed well. But the best cost $500 to $700 and must be professionally installed. Two pop-in filters we tested cleaned well and cost $15 to $30, though they must be replaced regularly.
Rank, Name, cost, type, Annual cost, Filter cost
1 Friedrich C-90B $500 EP $40 $80
2 Kenmore (Sears) 83202 83200, Whirlpool AP51030R 300 F 90 130
3 Whirlpool AP45030R 250 F 69 130
4 Honeywell 50250 50251 180 F 124 157
5 Vornado AQS35 200 F 133 43
6 Blueair 501 500 F 55 176
7 Hunter QuietFlo 30401 230 F 127 120
8 Holmes Harmony HAP750-U 160 F 67 105
9 Bionaire Galileo BAP1250-U 200 F 67 102
10 LakeAir Maxum Electronic Air Cleaner 340 EP 38 76
11 TrueAir Ultra 04163 180 F 96 118
12 Blueair 601 600 F 62 176
13 Electrolux Brisa Z7040 400 EP 45 150
14 Hunter QuietFlo 30170 180 F 62 88
15 Holmes Harmony HAP650 200 F 48 95
16 Honeywell Enviracaire IFD 60001 IFD HFD-130 220 EP 36
17 Sharp Plasmacluster FP-N60CX 400 F 21 37
18 Holmes Harmony HAP422-U 75 F 49 160
19 IQAir HealthPro Plus 800 F 106 230
20 Kenmore (Sears) EnviroSense 85500 300 F 27 90
21 Austin Health Mate HM400 400 F 100 30
22 Honeywell 18150 18155 150 F 46 100
23 Honeywell 17000 17005 130 F 58 125
24 Bionaire Tower BAP825-U 80 F 56 160
25 Soleus Air SA-150R 200 F 38 18
26 Zojirushi PA-MTC14 160 F 30 24
Air cleaners: Some do little cleaning
DUST BUSTER This $15 3M filter installs easily, but you needn't pay for clean air.
Even the best air cleaners could be a frivolous investment, according to medical experts. Our tests also show that a few produce significant levels of ozone, an irritant that can worsen asthma and decrease lung function.
Market leader Sharper Image's Professional Series Ionic Breeze Quadra SI737 is among the ionizing room models that did a poor job of cleaning dust and smoke from the air in our May 2005 report on ionizing air cleaners. All ionizing models produce some ozone, but those poor performers emitted enough of it to fail the industry-standard Underwriters Laboratories test that we replicated.
For this report, we expanded our air-cleaning and ozone tests to include room as well as whole-house models, which replace the filter in a forced-air heating or cooling system. All whole-house and most room models we tested were well within the 50-parts-per-billion ozone threshold. But Sharper Image's Ionic Breeze Quadra SI637 room model, a sibling of the SI737, exceeded the UL ozone limit, while the LakeAir Maxum room model came close.
Sharper Image began offering an ozone-reducing catalyst for its SI737 and SI637 models at the time we posted this report. Read about our new test.
Our latest tests point to other room air cleaners that performed poorly, along with low-cost, whole-house filters that rivaled professionally installed models.
Small ionizers come up short. Some of the most effective room air cleaners use electrostatic precipitators, which trap charged particles on oppositely charged plates or filters. Several small, quiet ionizing models such as those from Sharper Image and Oreck use the same basic technology, yet were far less effective.
Ads claim that Oreck's XL Professional ?cleans the air in your home of allergens, dust, and dirt? and include a Seal of Truth from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. But the Oreck performed as poorly as other small ionizing models. As we noted in May, the AAFA's seal means little, since it is neither an endorsement nor a statement of clinical efficacy.
Large models can be pricey. Whole-house electronic precipitators emitted little ozone and performed well. But the best cost $500 to $700 and must be professionally installed. Two pop-in filters we tested cleaned well and cost $15 to $30, though they must be replaced regularly.
Rank, Name, cost, type, Annual cost, Filter cost
1 Friedrich C-90B $500 EP $40 $80
2 Kenmore (Sears) 83202 83200, Whirlpool AP51030R 300 F 90 130
3 Whirlpool AP45030R 250 F 69 130
4 Honeywell 50250 50251 180 F 124 157
5 Vornado AQS35 200 F 133 43
6 Blueair 501 500 F 55 176
7 Hunter QuietFlo 30401 230 F 127 120
8 Holmes Harmony HAP750-U 160 F 67 105
9 Bionaire Galileo BAP1250-U 200 F 67 102
10 LakeAir Maxum Electronic Air Cleaner 340 EP 38 76
11 TrueAir Ultra 04163 180 F 96 118
12 Blueair 601 600 F 62 176
13 Electrolux Brisa Z7040 400 EP 45 150
14 Hunter QuietFlo 30170 180 F 62 88
15 Holmes Harmony HAP650 200 F 48 95
16 Honeywell Enviracaire IFD 60001 IFD HFD-130 220 EP 36
17 Sharp Plasmacluster FP-N60CX 400 F 21 37
18 Holmes Harmony HAP422-U 75 F 49 160
19 IQAir HealthPro Plus 800 F 106 230
20 Kenmore (Sears) EnviroSense 85500 300 F 27 90
21 Austin Health Mate HM400 400 F 100 30
22 Honeywell 18150 18155 150 F 46 100
23 Honeywell 17000 17005 130 F 58 125
24 Bionaire Tower BAP825-U 80 F 56 160
25 Soleus Air SA-150R 200 F 38 18
26 Zojirushi PA-MTC14 160 F 30 24
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