Allergy season has arrived in force and kicking my ass with congestion and fatigue (knock on wood no ER visits this year for allergies).
Who here uses an air purifier in their bedroom/house, any recommendations? Willing to spend some extra if it is really worth it.
Allergy season has arrived in force and kicking my ass with congestion and fatigue (knock on wood no ER visits this year for allergies).
Who here uses an air purifier in their bedroom/house, any recommendations? Willing to spend some extra if it is really worth it.
I have 2 of these and one of these in the bedroom. They really only do much in the fall and spring when the central system is off and the windows are open. When the heat or AC is running the air being purified by 3 big HEPA filters
I have no complaints with either device. They appear to do what they are designed to do. The LGs are so quite you don’t know they are running, unless we fire up the gas stove, then they kick into turbo mode. That isn’t very loud but you do notice it. The Chivalz is in the bed room and has a sleep mode that is very quite. During normal operation it is a bit loud. On medium it is louder than the 2 LGs on turbo at the same time.
From my experience the only thing extra money buys you for the same filter and air flow capabilities is quieter operation.
If you have ducted central air, you may want to look at upgrading your filters first. Check and see what your system can handle, but you can buy pretty high levels of filters (look for the MERV rating - iirc they max out at 13 which not all systems can actually blow air through).
Our HVAC is pretty old, but works well, only takes a 16x20x1 filter.
If you have ducted central air, you may want to look at upgrading your filters first. Check and see what your system can handle, but you can buy pretty high levels of filters (look for the MERV rating - iirc they max out at 13 which not all systems can actually blow air through).
We got a new furnace/AC two years ago, and checked that they can handle the MERV-13 filters we planned on using. All good, they said.
For the house, we have two of these homemade ones that probably clean more air than any commercial ones you can reasonably buy. My wife is a teacher, and has one in each of the two classrooms in which she teaches. Four high-performance 20x20x1 furnace filters, a box fan (and the box it came in), and a bunch of duct tape. Lots of instructions here.
Our HVAC is pretty old, but works well, only takes a 16x20x1 filter.
No affiliation, but https://filterbuy.com/air-filters/16x20x1/merv-13/ has both MERV 11 and 13 in that size. Pressure drops are the biggest issue with higher MERV filters, so the bigger the intake, the less of a problem this tends to be.
I’ve had good luck with the Blue Air model during the last couple of CA wildfire seasons.