Thu Jul 22, 2021, 04:31 PM

Any advice on getting an air purifier?

I live on the Left Coast and this year’s fire season may be as bad, or worse, than last year, with accompanying bad air quality.

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Any advice on getting an air purifier? (Original post)	Mme. Defarge	Jul 2021	OP
I have a Winix Plasmawave	Sherman A1	Jul 2021	#1
Just stay away from these guys. It's a pure scam. Those are just fans with about	brewens	Jul 2021	#2
Thanks for the heads up.	yonder	Jul 2021	#7
they pick up	MFM008	Jul 2021	#3
Honeywell HPA300 HEPA	unweird	Jul 2021	#4
Investigate the cost for filter replacements	KT2000	Jul 2021	#5
Checkout Blueair air filters - a HEPA unit.	c-rational	Jul 2021	#6
I second this suggestion.	JudyM	Aug 2021	#9
I have 5	Laurelin	Jul 2021	#8
Spam deleted by MIR Team	Henry Will	Jan 2022	#10
I can hardly wait to hear more. Bookmarking for the inevitable. NT	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 2022	#11
!	JudyM	Feb 2022	#12

Response to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 04:37 PM

Sherman A1 (38,958 posts)

1. I have a Winix Plasmawave

that I picked up at Home Depot several years ago. Use it in our basement TV room. It seems to do a good job.

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Response to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 04:43 PM

brewens (11,966 posts)

2. Just stay away from these guys. It's a pure scam. Those are just fans with about

the technology of an old transistor radio.

https://ecoquestpurifiers.com/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_campaign=369147504&utm_content=1177577812657445&utm_term=kwd-73598741438477:loc-190&keyw=air%20purifier%20ozone%20air&dev=c&msclkid=cae80a2b072513ec42c56ad2e2e086b3

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Response to brewens (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 06:46 PM

yonder (8,381 posts)

7. Thanks for the heads up.

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Response to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 05:10 PM

MFM008 (19,693 posts)

3. they pick up

animal fur, dust and help with smoke, not all of it but a good one helps.
We can tell this when we clean the filter....you can see it.

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Response to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 05:13 PM

unweird (1,790 posts)

4. Honeywell HPA300 HEPA

Left one behind in Seattle and had to buy another one when we got here. Budget for the filter replacements as they need to be changed periodically but this is the one I recommend.

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Thu Jul 22, 2021, 05:46 PM

KT2000 (20,308 posts)

5. Investigate the cost for filter replacements

before buying. I personally would not get one that has the ozone feature, which many do have. Some you can turn that part off though. Charcoal filters are the best.
Good luck! I am on the left coast too and expect it to be at least the same as last year and probably worse.

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Thu Jul 22, 2021, 05:54 PM

c-rational (2,316 posts)

6. Checkout Blueair air filters - a HEPA unit.

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Response to c-rational (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 4, 2021, 12:48 AM

JudyM (25,682 posts)

9. I second this suggestion.

Did some research and seems to be the best though pricier than others. We got the small version for its quality reviews and it’s also so much quieter than the other 2 we got, and also pretty cool looking for an air purifier.

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Response to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 02:00 AM

Laurelin (434 posts)

8. I have 5

All hepa. Two Honeywell. They're nice but it's really difficult to find replacement filters. I live in the Netherlands but I had trouble finding replacement filters for the older ones I had in Texas. The newer ones are even more difficult. Also, I thought Honeywell was a republican donor, so I tried levoit. I have three legit now.
They're great and filters are easy to find, at least in the NL.

I use hepa filters for allergies, not smoke, so I can't judge how effective they are with smoke. Do check on the availability of filters though, if you buy the kind that need replacements.

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Sun Jan 30, 2022, 08:01 AM

mahatmakanejeeves (50,188 posts)

11. I can hardly wait to hear more. Bookmarking for the inevitable. NT

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Thu Feb 3, 2022, 01:47 AM

JudyM (25,682 posts)

12. !

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