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home air purifiers/filters
Anyone have air purifiers/cleaners in their house. What have you got, what's your opinion, noise, filter costs, would you recommend or recommend against?
My wife has allergies and has problems from time to time. Years ago we had some of the big barn store Honeywell units or something like that. They didn't really seem to do much. I wasn't too impressed. We've not had used them in many years. I heard a coworker talking about some he's bought. He's anal and said he did a bunch of research and seems to like what he got. He got a big IQAir HealthPro Plus unit and a couple of smaller Alen A375 units. I'm curious about trying them out again, but only if it seems conclusive that they do much. Thanks
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I used to use (and probably still should) use a room air filter with HEPA filters. It helped my allergies quite a bit. I stopped using them in San Diego, since I kept my windows open (pointless!).
Our house A/C unit has 2 features. #1, a big HEPA filter on all air going to the house #2, UV lights to kill mold If you really want to remove dust from the air, you need an electrostatic filter. Not only will that help the allergies, it will reduce the amount of cleaning she has to do. Everyone I know is suffering right now in the Houston area.
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Yeah, I'm one of the lucky few that aren't allergic to anything. My wife gets killed by pollen and whatever we've got floating around in our air.
I use the best filtering AC filters that I can find. I'd love to replace the AC in the house and get something put in that controls the humidity, cleans the air, dual level w/zones and active dampers and whatever else is out there, but I suspect that would be pricey.
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Don't get the ones with the UV light or ozone generators, if it says your room will smell like after a thunderstorm, it generates ozone and that will increase respiratory problems. Get one with a HEPA filter only.
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Be careful with any filters made by Ecoquest, either air or water. I have dealt with the company on their water filter and found both be be lacking. They also lost a big lawsuit over their advertising of their air filter.
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Good info guys, thanks.
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You can also add high efficiency filtration to your HVAC system. Aprilaire and Honeywell make systems that fit return ductwork. The filters are about 4" wide and have huge surface area. Depending on where and how your HVAC is installed, this could be an easy retrofit or a lot of work. Also, the system can be passive (filters only) or have both filter media and electrostatic filtration for higher efficiency. The filter only systems are relatively inexpensive ($200). The downside is these filters only work when your furnace or A/C is on. You could opt to simply turn your blower to ON. The advantage here is you now have whole house filtration. You won't get that type of coverage with a standalone system. Sorry for rambling.
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OH, another thing to consider is a whole house dehumidifier. You can buy units that install in your ductwork. The dehumidifier would pull air through your filter and provide clean, dehumidified air to the entire house. There are a lot of options for filtration and environment control. The best route is dependent on your budget, DIY skills, and the layout of your home/HVAC system.
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Even when the AC is running, the house can get more humid than normal if it's really humid outside and only running occasionally (like in the cool spring rainy season). I guess fortunately our "cool" season is over here and the AC runs plenty.
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