So whats the consensus on room/air purifiers?

[MX2]

I know one of you guys has used or are currently using one. Whats everyone's thoughts?

 

[Kelvrick]

Box fan + hepa furnace filter = cheap ftw

 

[FoBoT]

most of them are snake oil

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
most of them are snake oil

especially that stick that advertises itself as super because it "doesn't have a fan!" i believe it's ionic breeze?

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
most of them are snake oil

Thats what I was thinking

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Thats what I was thinking

Perhaps home ones are.

The ones we use specifically designed to treat certain areas most definitely work.

 

[Apex]

IQair and BlueAir.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: MX2times

Thats what I was thinking

Perhaps home ones are.

The ones we use specifically designed to treat certain areas most definitely work.

Probably because you take an ionic breeze and reconfigure the proton modulator to emit tachyons through a crossphase transducer in order to shift the phase of the offending particles from dimensions 1-3 to dimensions 2-4.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Probably because you take an ionic breeze and reconfigure the proton modulator to emit tachyons through a crossphase transducer in order to shift the phase of the offending particles from dimensions 1-3 to dimensions 2-4.

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:laugh:

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: MX2times

Thats what I was thinking

Perhaps home ones are.

The ones we use specifically designed to treat certain areas most definitely work.

Probably because you take an ionic breeze and reconfigure the proton modulator to emit tachyons through a crossphase transducer in order to shift the phase of the offending particles from dimensions 1-3 to dimensions 2-4.

Duh...*smacks forehead*

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Probably because you take an ionic breeze and reconfigure the proton modulator to emit tachyons through a crossphase transducer in order to shift the phase of the offending particles from dimensions 1-3 to dimensions 2-4.

Text

:laugh:

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[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

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[ElMonoDelMar]

The true HEPA filters work really well to cut down on dust. I've got one in each room of my apartment and I can tell by the build-up of dust if they've been on or not.

 

[Kelemvor]

If you have forced air heating and/or central air, just get a good filter for the furnace as it will help filter the entire house.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
If you have forced air heating and/or central air, just get a good filter for the furnace as it will help filter the entire house.

Yes but unless you strap the green and red wires together on the subbase the indoor fan motor only runs when there is a call for heat or a/c. No indoor fan motor = no air filtering.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
If you have forced air heating and/or central air, just get a good filter for the furnace as it will help filter the entire house.

Yes but unless you strap the green and red wires together on the subbase the indoor fan motor only runs when there is a call for heat or a/c. No indoor fan motor = no air filtering.

my thermostat has a switch to run the fan independant of the heat/cooling

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
If you have forced air heating and/or central air, just get a good filter for the furnace as it will help filter the entire house.

Yes but unless you strap the green and red wires together on the subbase the indoor fan motor only runs when there is a call for heat or a/c. No indoor fan motor = no air filtering.

my thermostat has a switch to run the fan independant of the heat/cooling

Mine does too, and from personal experience I wouldn't recommend running the central air fan 24/7, even for just a few days, because it may cause the fan control relay contacts to stick to the point that the fan will only run 24/7 and the thermostat switch will no longer cut the fan off at all and you may have to end up replacing the fan control relay to fix it.

As for purifiers, the ones we were using for a while(the kind with a larger chassis with a special proprietary filter) worked OK, it just got too expensive after a while having to routinely replace the high-priced filter every couple of months.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: ElMonoDelMar
The true HEPA filters work really well to cut down on dust. I've got one in each room of my apartment and I can tell by the build-up of dust if they've been on or not.

Yes, and get the ones with the replaceable baking soda filters for odor removal.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Probably because you take an ionic breeze and reconfigure the proton modulator to emit tachyons through a crossphase transducer in order to shift the phase of the offending particles from dimensions 1-3 to dimensions 2-4.

Now see, I want one of those. Tachyons are pretty useful, and can be just plain fun.

 

[imported_Beavis]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Box fan + hepa furnace filter = cheap ftw

make sure the filter is a non fiberglass filter

i think non fiberglass is polyurathane(SP?)

 

[Mermaidman]

We use this model:
http://www.breathepureair.com/iqair_multigas_gc.html#filters

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Probably because you take an ionic breeze and reconfigure the proton modulator to emit tachyons through a crossphase transducer in order to shift the phase of the offending particles from dimensions 1-3 to dimensions 2-4.

Now see, I want one of those. Tachyons are pretty useful, and can be just plain fun.

And if you can explain to me how I can get my proton modulator to emit tachyons, I would be in your debt and would like to subscribe to your newsletter

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: eplebnista

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
If you have forced air heating and/or central air, just get a good filter for the furnace as it will help filter the entire house.

Yes but unless you strap the green and red wires together on the subbase the indoor fan motor only runs when there is a call for heat or a/c. No indoor fan motor = no air filtering.

my thermostat has a switch to run the fan independant of the heat/cooling

Mine does too, and from personal experience I wouldn't recommend running the central air fan 24/7, even for just a few days, because it may cause the fan control relay contacts to stick to the point that the fan will only run 24/7 and the thermostat switch will no longer cut the fan off at all and you may have to end up replacing the fan control relay to fix it.

As for purifiers, the ones we were using for a while(the kind with a larger chassis with a special proprietary filter) worked OK, it just got too expensive after a while having to routinely replace the high-priced filter every couple of months.

Well if you have the AUTO/ON fan switch it does that.

Sounds like the coil in your fan relay overheated melted something sticking its armature down. Rare, but it happens. SSR's and Hg displacement relays > electromechanical relays.

I don't know how well baking soda would work for odors over time. Activated carbon is probably the most common adsorber used for small areas and even then it must be changed out frequently.

Lots of people with air handlers (commonly called "the furnace") in their homes will use a space guard high efficiency pleated filter or "electronic air cleaner" which is a hit or miss version of the electrostatic precipitator which when properly designed for the application and maintained is effective.

If your filter tray/opening takes 2" or thicker media, try FARR pleated filters. Less backpressure on your fan and quite effective. They also make sprays to enhance filter action but these are generally used on the aluminum washables.

 

[Kwaipie]

OMG, How dare you? This device is approved by the prestigious Upper Sloblovia Acute Respiratory and Lower Gastro-intestinal Party Time Association of Grenada trained Doctors and Nurses.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Box fan + hepa furnace filter = cheap ftw

For seriously.