Thread: Air Cleaners

Are they worth it?

the air up here is shit.
I'm tempted to get an air cleaner device for the bedroom at least.
Or will A/C systems perform the same function

any suggestions?

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

Are they worth it?

Worth it to me, we have two in the house that have been running 24/7 for a year now, filters last around 3 months. We also use "filtrete" in the AC filters, that needs changing every couple of months, AC on its own will not clean the air adequately, depending on how bad it is polluted off course, ours isn't that bad, nothing like CM.
The filters have a digital readout so can see the pollution in the air, can be quite shocking at times, mornings usually the worse!

^^ Hughcow is probably your got to on Aircon as he worked in the industry. I think some of the modern models have electrostatic elements and better cleaning properties.

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

any suggestions?

You need at least one purifier.

The xiomi ones on lazada are pretty good value.

We have a Sharp air purifier but do not use it all the time. Only when air is reported as moderate or worse. We also only us it at night as we tend to be busy outside during the day so doesn't make sense to run it all the time. It is a nice unit. Has digital readout. Also has feature as a room humidifier.

Also, many new AC units are pretty effective. They have HEPA filters and electrostatic features.

Worth it to me, pretty much everyone here in UB has one. In winter if I forget to put it on I have a pretty dry throat and cough in the morning, so it must be doing something. Mine is by MI and has a built in AQI monitor with screen, it is sometimes alarming what it reads first thing when it is turned on but it drops fairly quickly.

Originally Posted by JPPR2

Also, many new AC units are pretty effective. They have HEPA filters and electrostatic features.

The AC units that have HEPA filters - from what I have seen - are a joke, they just slot in a very small HEPA filter, which filters about 5% or less of the total air flow, only put in to kid people into thinking that they are doing some good.?

^Agreed. I have not looked into it much. Read a few brochures.

Originally Posted by JPPR2

^Agreed. I have not looked into it much. Read a few brochures.

I bought a couple with this "added" feature, threw the HEPA away and use filtrete, AC does clean the air some but really need a decent filter also has been my experience.

I think as Syb said, it won't hurt to have combination or Aircon with reasonable air cleaning ability and separate Air Purifier and they aren't expensive.