I’m looking for some experience with these? Anyone?
Todd
It’s expensive, but check out the Living Air Classic.
consumer reports online did a review of tests they did on air purifiers. I checked it out some did virtually nothing while others worked well.
A friend of mine swears by it.
However, I have recently seen articles suggesting that it is innefective at cleaning air and actually creates harmful levels of ozone. Consumer Reports recently argued against their use.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050515/BUSINESS/50513008/1003
http://www.wcpo.com/wcpo/localshows/dontwasteyourmoney/1da868e6.html
I have one from Sharper Image to use in my dorm room. I’m no stranger to 2-3 sinus infections per year and I’ve already had 3 sinus surgeries. However, while I was away at school, I did not have one sinus infection. I can’t say it was all down to the Breeze, but it had to help.
My issue is I can not use a normal air filter due to the extreme dust levels our house seems to have. We have three dogs and its a very old house. Anyway, the cloth type get clogged in a matter of days.
My hope was if these things work, I can just wipe them down and be ready to go. I also found some that use water to clean the air. Any input on these?
Some of the reviews I found seem an awful lot like the company wrote them… Little things were thrown in that a consumer would normally not know or think about.
[quote]Todd S. wrote:
My issue is I can not use a normal air filter due to the extreme dust levels our house seems to have. We have three dogs and its a very old house. Anyway, the cloth type get clogged in a matter of days.
My hope was if these things work, I can just wipe them down and be ready to go. I also found some that use water to clean the air. Any input on these?
Some of the reviews I found seem an awful lot like the company wrote them… Little things were thrown in that a consumer would normally not know or think about. [/quote]
Consumer Reports said the Ionic breeze sucked and did little for air quality. The Friedrich model was their top-rated model (quite expensive). Not to be a smart-ass (although I can’t help it) you should clean your house more often. The age of the house shouldn’t matter unless it’s in disrepair, which causes excess dust as things crumble. Dust in the air is more a function of lack of cleanliness - like excessive pets. I think your dogs are the biggest factor with your air quality. If the situation is that bad, you are going to need several purifiers to make a difference.
DB
I have one that I keep in my weight room in the basement and it is great! You can pick them up on ebay pretty cheap. You wouldn’t believe the dirt it picks up.
I bought 2 abt 7 months ago… the model with the ultraViolet lights.
They both stop working abt 2 months ago …
Dont waste your money and the hassle of returning them for refurbished units.
TLee
Just get a good big HEPA filter, and run it on low if you don’t like the noise. A big one will still move a lot of air, even on low.
I trust Consumer Reports on this one.
I’ve had one for about 6 years now, and it works great. I have it positioned to blow cleaned air over me when I sleep – I figure that’s the best bang for the buck, as it were.
It definitely picks up a lot of crap from the air – I’ve never done an analysis or anything, but it wipes off pretty black, and I’m glad to avoid having as much of it as possible make it to my lungs…
I have an uncle that smokes heavily and constantly runs his woodstove. Everytime I would visit I would get stuffy and his house would reek of smoke. He bought 2 ionic breezes a couple years ago and now when I visit I don’t smell any smoke at all and don’t get stuffy.
He said that he hasn’t had sinus problems since getting them, so they seem to work from that experience.
According to the APP.com website, “At 3 feet, none of the five models emitted more than 28 ppb ozone.” The typical daily air quality of most cities is around 28 ppb; in most cases probably more. At 3 feet, the ozone emitted by an air purifier like Ionic Breeze is similar to the air quality outside.
After hurricane Ivan I bought 2 refurbished Ionic Breezes because my apartment had, and still has, water damage. I’d much rather breathe in minimal amounts of ozone than mold. They have helped a lot with my allergies, too.
[quote]edgecrusher wrote:
It’s expensive, but check out the Living Air Classic. [/quote]
Variably, how do you like those?
Do they clean the air better Ionically?
As the GP Ionic may be just slightly overrated.
If you do use the Ionic Breeze air cleaner, just make sure you don’t burn candles any where in your house. I had 2 Ionic Breeze cleaners and they both quit for that reason, even though they weren’t even in the same room.
Now I use regular HEPA filters from Honeywell, and they work as just as well.
Nobody said the Ionic Breeze doesn’t work. The issue is that it doesn’t move nearly enough air to do anything really worthwhile. If you believe you are seeing those results with an Ionic Breeze, a real HEPA filter will make your place like bubble-boy’s bedroom.
In fact, if I’m not mistaken, Consumer Reports rated highly some other units that use the same sort of technology, but which had fans in them. That’s the source of the problem: no fan.
Heck, my furnace even has an electro-static air cleaner on it. The difference is, lots of air is forced through it. Maybe you could put a fan behind it if you plan on keeping the Ionic Breeze.
Thanks everyone.
I think we would have plenty of airflow, we use window ac units in summer plus ceiling fans and in the winter, with the dogs running around and stuff it stirs things up plenty…
The daily Ozone fact was also nice to hear.
Has anyone ever used the air washer style? I know there used to be vaccum cleaners that worked using water and they were very effective. These are similar in price to the shaper image and also have no filters to clean, a side effect is they are also a humidifier.
Oreck came up with their own version(Oreck XL Professional Air Purifier)that actually blows the air through. I dont own one, or know anyone who does but it seems like a better concept.
I had one for awhile, not sure it really did anything. Eventually my dog ate it (well I’m sure he spit it out but it was destroyed).
The ones you have to clean are better I think especially for dogs.
Oh yeah as someone said, dust more. If you have HW floors get one of those swifters they are great, they suck up everything.
I hate cleaning but with my allergies I have to. My new place will have radiant heat which is really going to help in the winter.
Oh yeah I thought the ozone is only a factor if you have too many. You aren’t supposed to have more than one per 500 sq ft.