Does any one have one and do they actually work? OH has seen one advertised on TV and it suggests it may help her asthma. I am unsure as some conflicting views in reviews of various brands. They are not cheap either so don't want to waste money!
Air purifiers
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Damian
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The big "get out " clause in the TV advert is "MAY", it also probably will not .
I do have an air purifier and it resides in the garage until next bin emptying day.
Unless you pay out for a tailor made system that purifies all the air coming into and out of your house, then the small portable units are not sufficient .
I do have an air purifier and it resides in the garage until next bin emptying day.
Unless you pay out for a tailor made system that purifies all the air coming into and out of your house, then the small portable units are not sufficient .
There are many different kinds of air purifier - I have some experience of the HEPA filter devices as in the hospital where I work, we've been using them throughout Covid in high risk areas as our Infection Prevention team are confident they remove at least some harmful materials from the atmosphere.
How much help they'd be in your particular case depends on what triggers OH's asthma, the air throughput of the device, how well maintained the filter itself is, and where the air input and outputs on the purifier are located.
For context, my contact with these devices during Covid has been based around a process I've been working on which puts a very fine, bitter tasting but harmless solution into the atmosphere - droplets the same size as Covid droplets. The filter units we used were effective at pulling these bitter droplets out of the air, but in a room probably 30 feet by twenty, it needed four units slightly bigger than a caravan fridge to keep the air clean.
In summary - based on my experience I'd expect a HEPA filter unit to be some help in removing some asthma triggers from the air - whether it would provide enough help to be worth having depends on the factors I described in paragraph 2.
How much help they'd be in your particular case depends on what triggers OH's asthma, the air throughput of the device, how well maintained the filter itself is, and where the air input and outputs on the purifier are located.
For context, my contact with these devices during Covid has been based around a process I've been working on which puts a very fine, bitter tasting but harmless solution into the atmosphere - droplets the same size as Covid droplets. The filter units we used were effective at pulling these bitter droplets out of the air, but in a room probably 30 feet by twenty, it needed four units slightly bigger than a caravan fridge to keep the air clean.
In summary - based on my experience I'd expect a HEPA filter unit to be some help in removing some asthma triggers from the air - whether it would provide enough help to be worth having depends on the factors I described in paragraph 2.
Also meant to add OH also suffers from hay fever, but not too badly. We live in the countryside and get a lot of dust around from time to time due to ploughing etc. Also next door the lady runs a hedgehog rescue and sometimes the stench can be overpowering. Not sure if purifier will help with stench, but may reduce the effect?
When we are out and about in the car or caravan neither of us have real issues which is why OH started thinking about an air purifier. We have an air con on the caravan.
The one we are thinking of is the Phillips AC3829/60 series air purifier and humidifier which has HEPA filters. Our home is fairly smallso a portable one should hopefully help, but we have 2 small dogs and two cats.
The humidifier will benefit me in the evenings due to recent treatment to throat resulting in dry mouth and sounding like Darth Vader when breathing. I am reluctant to purchase, but I always tend to lose the argument in the long run.
When we are out and about in the car or caravan neither of us have real issues which is why OH started thinking about an air purifier. We have an air con on the caravan.
The one we are thinking of is the Phillips AC3829/60 series air purifier and humidifier which has HEPA filters. Our home is fairly smallso a portable one should hopefully help, but we have 2 small dogs and two cats.
The humidifier will benefit me in the evenings due to recent treatment to throat resulting in dry mouth and sounding like Darth Vader when breathing. I am reluctant to purchase, but I always tend to lose the argument in the long run.
We have a HoMedics AR-20-GB which we use at home as Mrs H has COPD, we do not need it all the time but if the pollen count is high or noticable breathing problems we can switch it on. It weighs almost 6kg and stands about 57cm x25 x15. 3 speeds and upto 12 hour timer, we can sleep at night with it as it hums away at 60 db. HEPA filter supposedly lasts 2000 runng hours. It certainly filters the air.
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Eventually I gave in and bought OH the Phillips one advertised on TV. Although it was me that really needed it, I must admit I don't really feel a difference. However if OH is cooking it notifies you that the air purity has changed. TBH knowing what I now know I would have stayed firm and not bought.
Wish I had been able to listen to advice by Damien, but sadly ear was getting chirped in constantly.
Darn thing now requires two filters at a cost of just over £100! I think it will be moved to the garage.
Strangely enough I was told this morning that I should not have bought the unit. I give up, but then we do love them!
My wife has a sensitive sense of smell and did suggest we bought one. But to be honest having two aged spaniels laying close to her would have meant an industrial sized unit with large carbon filters. So I just tell her to live with it, and look to the future. Me , I lost my sense of smell years ago after a particularly raucous party.
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