RandyW Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Does anyone have any recommendations as to Whether or not these things help or not? I am not sure whether tto invest in one or not. Mainly for bedroom. Medium hair Germen Shephard and carpetted floors. Any advice would be appreciated and recomendations as to which one is best also Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy P Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 If you get one make sure it is the ozone guard. Sharper Image just started carrying them (although they are rather expensive) after a report was issued on how bad the original versions were for those of us with asthma and allergies. Here is a link, if you scroll about half way down to the bottom it gives a tremendous amount of information regarding the ozone issue. For what it's worth, my allergist did not recommend getting one and 3 of 4 people in my family suffer from moderate to severe allergies and 2 of us have asthma. I hope this helps. http://www.consumersearch.com/www/house ... r-reviews/ Much Love, Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsum1 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I have ran across articles stating that the room air purifiers do not do what they claim to do and that they are a scam. I am not sure as I don't own one. We have 2 media air cleaners as well as a UV germicidal lamp for air quality. The media air cleaners work well and I can always tell when the UV lamp needs changed. I can still smell kitchen odors (garlic, fish etc) in the air the following morning after cooking if the UV lamp needs changed. It must be doing something right if it can take the smell out of the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Back in 1991 when my Mother had End Stage Lung Cancer I bought an Ionic Air Cleaner. It was expensive, and my siblings (real Rocket Scientist types) told me that the thing would not work. So I didn't plug it in. My Mom lived in Alabama, and this one night the City had sprayed the community for Mosquitoes. The air was thick with this pesticide, and we could actually "taste" it in the air inside the house with all the windows and door closed and the central air running. So, I set up the air cleaner near to my Mother and plugged it in and waited. My brothers came in to the room later, and they all commented on how the room Mom was in was the only room in the house that did not have that horrible cloying smell and taste of pesticide to it. My Mother did not show signs of breathing difficulty at that point, and she was no longer complaining of either the smell or taste of the Pesticides. So we left it running in her room for the duration. We think it did to something to help clean the air. It really was the only room in the house that did not smell like a toxic waste dump every time the city sprayed for Moquitoes. That was almost 15 years ago, and I'm sure they've improved upon the design since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 After the 2004 hurricanes here in Florida my insurance company told me they would reimburse me up to two air filtering units, as long as they were certain brands that met certain standards. This was because of the mold issues. I can't for the life of me tell you what brand I have. I know they were $499 per unit and Radio Shack was carrying them at the time. They work wonderfully well. Both my soon-to-be DIL's have big time allergies. I have cats and when my filters are running, the girls don't even sniffle. There's a long metal rod in the center of each unit that I just pull out and wipe off. Personally, I think they definitely work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Do a search of the subject -- I remember a post (Hebbie I think?) where there was a discussion of brands etc. that people had purchased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miami Janet Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 WhenI got mine a few years ago I checked consukmer reports and they recommented the Whirlpool I think the model was whisper something or other. Anyway, It worked well and ran quietly...Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaffie Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 I have 2 of the Sharper Image ones, two because I have dogs. You would not believe how fast they get dirty. I have one in my bedroom and I don't know where the dirty stuff comes from but the filter needs washing regularly. The air smells very fresh as long as it's kept clean Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsum1 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I found a link similar to one of the reports I had previously read on the American Lung Society website. Just did a search for air cleaner and came up with this info http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/cont ... &ct=621541 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdsum1 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I found a link similar to one of the reports I had previously read on the American Lung Society website. Just did a search for air cleaner and came up with this info http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/cont ... &ct=621541 This also looks helpful http://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/cont ... 6&ct=67133 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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