Electronic Air Cleaners

In a word - this air purifier is great. I bought one and let me tell you about it. I needed an air purifier for allergies. Too much dust and all the trees and plants in bloom it was causing quite a stir in the air. I borrowed an air purification unit from my mom. I’ll just leave this brand name out of it, but it was a HEPA filter type unit with a fan and such. It was large and round in shape. First thing when I turned it on was it smelled like my mom’s house. So, I needed to buy a new filter element and those dudes aren’t cheap. Reluctantly, the air filter went to the garage since I didn’t want any further smells entering my house.

I purchased the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze off of Ebay. It was a returned unit and I got it from Sharper Image. They sell returns or refurbish units at significant savings. I was lucky to get this unit shipped and everything for about $130. That is a savings, and I thought if it really does work, then I’ll buy a brand new one.

I got it in and couldn’t tell that anyone had used it or anything. It looked like brand new. I plugged it in and turned it on. Nothing happened. No noise. Then I felt the breeze blowing from the front. Here I want to take the thing apart to find the fan. But there isn’t a fan in there at all. The way it charges the collector plates causes air to flow through the unit. It really is remarkable just for the fact that it can get the air to stir silently. And they say silent, and I’m here to tell you the unit is silent.

So I let it run a few days and sure enough, it has collected dust on the collectors. It really does work. I can tell the air is charged or something. Maybe its just because its clean now. I keep mine in a high traffic area and I don’t notice the unit at all. So here’s the big test. I have some gerbils. They don’t stink, but their bedding is a little aromatic and they do get to digging and stirring up dust. I put the ionic breeze by their cage. I wanted to see what it could do. No smell from the cage. I kid you not. Nothing. I shut it off and then I started to smell the gerbils. It is truly amazing.

When the collectors start to get full, I notice it makes a little zit noise. I take the fins and rinse them. They say to use a damp cloth, but I run them under the faucet and let them dry good before re-inserting them. This is one of the best purchases I have ever made and I see it as being something I have in my house for years. I put some pictures of it on my website.

Stuart Simpson
http://www.airpurifier-review.com

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Everyone has heard of the imminent “bird flu” epidemic, and how unprepared the global human community is.

Many take the notion of pandemic disease lightly, thinking it a relic of the dark ages. Nothing could be more misguided.

Today’s teeming population, declining resource base, and quick transportation make a series of pandemics inevitable. Talk of quarantine and economic slowdown is everywhere.

Each year during the flu season, November through April, in the USA, up to 90 million people “catch” the flu.

How can we avoid being among them?

A likely place to encounter the next virus is in the workplace.

The virus spreads through tiny droplets of water. When infected people cough, sneeze, yell, sing, or talk, they are spreading the virus. People who are “hot” can be contagious up to 4 days before symptoms appear.

First, airborne viral particles can be inhaled, so cleaner office air is important. Second, the droplets can spread by contact between hands or objects frequently touched.

Washing your hands regularly during flu season is a first line of defense.

To begin, evaluate your environment. Are there germ vectors coming and going?

Traffic volume and the type of people present will affect airborne microorganism counts. Children, with their developing immune systems, carry the most germs.

Healthcare workers, teachers and daycare providers have high risks. Flu epidemics often start in schools.

Jobs with shared workspace are next riskiest, especially where people sit at the same desk or workstation in rotation.

High surface bacteria counts provide friendly environments for viruses, so you can begin at your desk. The more time you spend at your desk, the greater the risk of contamination. Wiping with a non-toxic antibacterial might be a good idea.

Flu viruses survive longest where many hands touch; telephone handsets, keyboards, mouse buttons, pencils and pens, elevator buttons, and doorknobs. Communal eating areas like break rooms are best avoided during flu season.

Installation of an air purifier in an office or cubicle is another flu avoidance tactic. Air cleaners work best in confined spaces like professional offices. Since many buildings have poor indoor air quality to begin with, an office air cleaner is a good idea even without the flu threat.

Flu viruses are too small to be retained by a HEPA air filter, which will trap most bacteria. This is why the “germicidal” HEPA air purifier, usually employing added ultraviolet light, is becoming popular. Antimicrobial filters are coming to market which will eliminate viruses, but the most common methods involve attacking the little buggers with energy of some kind.

Ionic plasmas, photocatalytic oxidation, and ultraviolet models are the best choices for flu protection. Since the office air cleaner must run full time on high speed to be effective, only the quietest makes will do.

Now is a good time to formulate a plan for future workplace health.

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The Author, Ed Sherbenou, is an experienced air purifier user, with 40 years of direct experience due to chemical sensitivity and severe allergies. He writes indoor air quality articles, posts blogs, and maintains a leading air purification website:

http://www.air-purifier-power.com

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Indoor air can make you miserable if it is not kept clean and healthy.

Clean indoor air is essential for a happy you and a happy home.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reported that Indoor air can contain up to 5 times as much pollution as outdoor air. Allergies and asthma are on the rise so cleaning indoor air in your home and work place is more important than ever as this can greatly reduce symptoms according to Dr. John Winder, an allergist for the Nationwide Asthma Screening Program of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

These are some clean indoor air top tips:

• When you dust your house with a cloth you a often spreading dust around. You vacuum based tools to dust with instead. Make sure you don’t avoid difficult to reach areas like space under beds, drapes and moldings.
• A great tip for dusting small objects is to cover the nozzle of your vacuum cleaner with a pair of tights or fine cloth. Put the vacuum on a low suction level and run the small objects over the front of the vacuum nozzle. This sucks all the dust off without the object disappearing in to the vacuum! Note: Be sure to use a scrap material to cover the vacuum nozzle as it can get ruined in the process.
• Wrap pillows and mattresses in allergen-protective covers and regularly vacuum them.
• When you wash your linens make sure the water is hot (130 degrees or above) to ensure dust mites and their eggs are killed off properly.
• Deep clean your carpets & floor surfaces once every season at least.
• To really thoroughly achieve clean indoor air get an air purifier to remove all the airborne pollutants.
• Clean indoor air is also about humidity.. maintain a cool & dry home. Keep humidity to 50% or less. You can use a humidifier to aid in this but make sure you frequently empty the unit to prevent the growth of mold in the tank.
• Try to avoid letting your pets sleep in the bedrooms.
• Keep stuffed animals and busy shelves to a minimum as these are real dust-catcher locations. If you have lots of stuffed toys vacuum them frequently.. but carefully of course!!

Follow this great advice and you will have super clean indoor air in no time.

Michael Grzywacz is an allergy sufferer who writes about indoor air purifiers for http://www.airpurifierstop.com

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