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Is Apatite a safe material to be used on air purifier filters?

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:20:28 +0000

Is Apatite a safe material to be used on air purifier filters?

I learned that the Sharp air purifiers' HEPA filters have an Apatite component to it that apparently provides antibacterial properties to protect the filters from microbial accumulation. Is Apatite a relatively “safe” material to use for an air filter, i.e. is it safe for the resident who is breathing air that comes through the filter? Apatite (a very general term) is usually made up of phosphorus and calcium, but some variants (ie. arsenates like mimemite) may contain arsenic. Could this be a health issue for users? Would the filters use arsenic-based variants in the first place, or are other forms more prevalent and likely to be used in medical/industrial applications?

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How many homes, out of 100, has an air purifier in Singapore? First get 10 points =)?

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:16:50 +0000

How many homes, out of 100, has an air purifier in Singapore? First get 10 points =)?

I would like to know, how many homes in Singapore, out of 100, has an air purifier?

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How effective are the Ionic Pro air purifiers? And are they effective at removing cooking odors?

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:25:40 +0000

How effective are the Ionic Pro air purifiers? And are they effective at removing cooking odors?

I have an ionic breeze, it awsome. When its a good one and its kept clean it'll get rid of ANY orders.cooking or smoking. they do work and work great,it your wiling to spend the money for a good one.

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Anyone heard of or own the Thermax Minimax air purifier?

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:35:05 +0000

Anyone heard of or own the Thermax Minimax air purifier?

What is your experience with this product?

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Should I turn the "ionizer" feature on, in my HEPA air purifier?

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:02:23 +0000

Should I turn the “ionizer” feature on, in my HEPA air purifier?

I have a HEPA air filter. It has a button on it, which turns on the optional “ionizer” feature. The system is made by Honeywell (actually a company called Kaz, which sells it under the Honeywell name.)

Any information on the helpful effects of having “negative ions” in the air?

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Home Air Purifiers: Healthy Home Solution

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:21:55 +0000

Home Air Purifiers: Healthy Home Solution

If you are looking to buy a new home air purifier, check our tips that will help you make an informed decision.

Air purifiers have become an essential component in many households today. Home air purifiers filter out allergy-provoking substances, such as dust mites, chemical and organic odors, pet dander and plant pollen. These devices are especially good when a person has a suppressed immune system and is more susceptible to infections. It’s a proven fact that home air purifiers help in such medical conditions as allergy, asthma, and hay fever.

A home air purifier draws in air, filters out the dust, pollen, bacteria and scent molecules, and then emits the clean scentless air into the room. The air would not be completely pure and sanitized, but it would contain significantly less dust particles and allergens.

There are several types of filters used in home air purifiers. Filters with added activated carbon – similar to the one used to treat food poisoning – serve as pre-filter, which captures large particles. Then, HEPA filter absorbs small particles. Some purifiers add a natural organic filter that neutralizes volatile compounds from household chemicals or smoke.

Less common filter types used in home air purifiers are electrostatic or ion filters that attract particles by static electricity and therefore can create unnecessary electric tension in the household. Hybrid purifiers employ more than one particle-collecting method. The fairly new method used in home air purifiers is ozone filter that filters the air and purifies it with ozone. However, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that ozone generators can be harmful to people affected by asthma. Many experts think that ozone is generally ineffective against air pollution.

HEPA-certified filters are most common in home air purifiers. The next generation of filters is ULPA (ultra-HEPA) filters that remove close to 100% of particles. Uncertified HEPA-like filters have proved to be less effective.

All homes and offices have different air conditions which depend on the age of the building, materials used in the construction, and a number of plants nearby. That’s why is impossible to predict the effect of home air purifier on the overall air quality. In general, dust and pollen particles are usually filtere
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d, at least as much as tobacco-smoke particles.

When choosing an air purifier, look at the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR). This rate indicates how many cubic feet of air is cleared of airborne particle. Smoke is considered a smallest particle, dust is medium and pollen is the largest one. The higher the CADR rating, the less time your new air purifier needs to remove particles from the room.

Even though air purifiers can become a holy grail for many allergy sufferers, experts suggest that no one should rely only on air purifiers while trying to keep the air at home healthy and clean. The best strategy to achieving breathable air in your home would be to use an air purifier along with natural window ventilation.

By: Kathryn Whittaker

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Kathryn writes articles on a number of different topics. For more information on Home Air Purifiers please visit www.air-purifier-guide.org/airpurifier/ and for additional Air Purifier articles please visit www.air-purifier-guide.org/airpurifier-articles/

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Are Air Purifiers Beneficial For Asthmatics?

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:30:07 +0000

Are Air Purifiers Beneficial For Asthmatics?

Environmental studies have revealed that the air inside homes is dirtier than the air outside. People living in congested homes or localities usually live in dirty air.

The best way to deal with this problem is to purchase a good air purifier. An air purifier is a device that cleans the air. It assists in air purification by freeing the air from pollutants and contaminants.

Air purifiers are very beneficial for people suffering from allergies due to air pollutants, and asthma. The allergy inducing particles may come as dust or pollen, pet dander or mold spores.

A home air purifier removes these particles. It also provides protection against hazardous smoke particles and airborne gases that may intrude into the house and bedrooms. It offers a great protection against second hand smoke. Air purifiers convert the dirty and contaminated air into clean air and offer a morning fresh aroma to the whole house.

Different air purifiers use different air purification techniques including mechanical filters, adsorbents like charcoal, and electrostatic charges or ionizers. The additional setups include germicidal UV light and the emission of ions into the air to react with contaminants, making them harmless enough to breathe.

Benefits of air purifiers for asthmatics:

Air purifiers alleviate asthma, and the best air purifier can totally remove the causes by providing high quality air purification. It improves the living of asthma sufferers by air filtration, reducing the dust floating in the air, filtering second hand smoke, and purifying the air of chemical pollutants, car exhaust fumes or other contaminants.

Controversy:

The critics of air purifiers opine that the air purifiers don’t offer any significant help to asthma sufferers. They feel that the media has over hyped the devices, and that they can’t completely purify the air. Air purifiers can’t provide complete protection against secondhand smoke, and cannot completely remove carbon monoxide.

The ionizing air purifiers are particularly under fire. They have kicked up a row that all ionizing models produce ozone (O3 poisonous allotrope of oxygen) that can worsen asthma and decrease lung functio
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n. Recent studies are supporting the fact.

By: Paul MacIver

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For further information on air purifiers or air ionizers visit the home air purifiers site. You are welcome to reprint this article as long as nothing is changed, and bio is included with all links made active.

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Smoke Air Purifiers : Securing A Smoke-free Healthy Life To Your Kids

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:00:14 +0000

Smoke Air Purifiers : Securing A Smoke-free Healthy Life To Your Kids

Living, with your family, especially with your kids, nearby an industrial area does more harm than good. But you can’t help as it is the demand of your job. Doing so has a direct, adverse and hostile relation with the health of your loving kids. See, the amount of deadly smoke, exhaled by the monstrous chimneys, they inhale in a single day!

Of course, there is no way to stop those ‘dirty’ stuffs billowing up high in the sky and spreading all over and around your home and your growing children. But, being a master, you can manage everything inside your home. Definitely, you can do something, in the home, to curb the menace of smoke and give them some air to inhale, free from all types of hazards.

Thus step out of your home and buy a cool smoke air purifier which can such up the smoke which invades the safe zone of your home and gives you a ‘whole house’ protection. Funnily, this household appliance is something which eats up all the smoke, so far being sucked by your children only. Lets see how to have a right pick.

Hail The HEPA Filters : HEPA filter stands for ‘High-Efficiency Particulate Air’ filter. So smoke air purifier, carrying such filters, is found to be the most efficient one when it comes to compare its ability of smoke-eating with other household appliances of the same breed. They can remove dust and smoke particles of the size of as minute as 0.3 microns. These particles prove a big deterrent in the normal growth of your children.

Kill The Smell too : Even the most efficient smoke air purifier can’t kill the pungent smell of smoke, though it wipes away the smoke perfectly. The smoke invading your home sticks to everything inside your home giving them an intense smell. Such smell makes your little family members feel dizzy and spark different types of allergies too. So buy only that one which comes with carbon pre-filter. However, buying a whole house smoke air purifier with ionizer is never good for your children. It exhales deadly ozone gas.

Don’t Allow It To Spread : The smoke is a menace, so it is better to check its spread much before it becomes fatal to whole of your house. So while buying your pick, see how powerful its fan is. A powerful fan, in your pot
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ential household appliance, attracts the smoke the moment it creeps into your home and much before it spreads to harm your children. Experts suggest to buy a smoke air purifier meant to be installed in bigger rooms, even if your room is a smaller one.

Show It Doors : Avoid embracing its literal meaning! Actually, to get the maximum benefits from your stuff, you are supposed to install it at those places where the smoke comes in from. They can enter through your doors and windows. Thus place them nearby the doors or windows. The smoke will be caught there only, red handed!

By: Pattrick Savarna

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Find out a series of cool smoke air purifiers for your home, over here.

Pattrick Savarna is often regarded as a high profile technology expert on web. He frequently writes on his reputed blog My Electronics Blog.

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Types Of Air Purifiers

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:12:11 +0000

Types Of Air Purifiers

Natural Air Purifiers
If you live in urban areas, near a busy street, or experience seasons you don’t want to feel in your living room, just by opening your doors and windows to let out bad smells and let in fresh scents may not always be an option. The solution to living in a home free of smells of steamed cauliflower, shoes, and rubber cement, is to get an air purifier.

Why Airing Your Home Out is not really Enough

It has been shown that airing out your house will stir up the odors in your home a bit and take some of the minor ones with it, especially on a breezy day. But airing out the house won’t get rid of odor that are caused by cigarettes, bacteria, molds, or dirt.
What’s more, the breeze may actually enflame allergies even more.

In addition, opening windows does not purify the air or kill harmful the bacteria and viruses. That is where an air purifier comes in.

Using a Low-Tech Air Purifier

What are low-tech air purifiers? Some of you may already been using them! But, if you are not, you need to get started. Low-tech air purifiers have been show to do a great job in purifying the air in both offices and homes.

Simple low tech air purifying way is just to change the air filters in your air conditioning and heating system once a month. This will help cut the allergens, dander, and dust in your home in half. As an added bonus, this type of air purifying system is silent and it costs very little, about $20 every three months. While this is better than kicking up pollutants with an outside breeze, your HVAC system isn’t really an air purifier – especially if you live with odors. So, you should consider getting a more advanced type of air purifier in order to really improve the air you breathe.

The Ionizing Air Purifier

Ionizing air purifiers are good systems for smoke filled rooms or for those with odor problems, which are the two main reasons most people run to the window to push it open.

Ionizing air purifier systems like the Ionic Breeze air purifier perform in an interesting way. They send out negatively charged particles, which combine with the positively charged particles in the air. These positively charged particles include smoke and odor. When the particles combine, they become too heavy
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to remain in the air. As a result, they are all drawn to the collection plate within the air purifier. At the end of the day, all you need to do is wipe them away from the plate with a clean cloth. It really is that simple! This particular system costs about $300. Consumer Reports, however, has found that these air purifiers do not really work against removing dust particles and allergens, so it may not be the best choice for you if that is what you are looking for.

Low Ozone Air Purifiers

Low-ozone air purifiers work by oxidizing pollutants and leave behind breathable oxygen and purified air. Thus allowing much relief to your respiratory system.

One word of caution, however, low ozone air purifiers do emit ozone. While the levels of ozone emitted by these air purifiers are considered to be safe, it is crucial to monitor the levels to ensure they are not dangerous.

UV Air Purifiers

The most complex air purifier systems are based on ultra-violet light (UV) technology. UV air purifiers will kill bacteria and viruses they come in contact with, so they’re ideal for bathroom and garbage odors.

In fact, by opening up your door and window, you could actually create an environment that helps these germs grow! Thus UV air purifiers are obviously a much better choice as they are proven to kill viruses and germs effectively.

By: Lesley

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Read more details on these various types of air purifiers on our website. Discover useful tips to help you choose the best one for you and your family. Visit our website at www.air-purifier-101guide.com
You need to do more research and understand whatever air purifiers are out in the market to determine which is best for you and your family. You and your family are worth the effort!

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Does the IONIC PRO MINI AIR PURIFIER ever need a filter?

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:10:05 +0000

Does the IONIC PRO MINI AIR PURIFIER ever need a filter?

From their website it says nothing?
http://www.ionicpro.com/howitworks.html

I am getting the Mini

Also is it just as the same as HOLMES HEPA AIR PURIFIER?

Like will it remove dust and so on?

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