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Can someone recommend me a decent air purifier? (leminal.space)

submitted 1 month ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'd like to get one that has widely available filters and would prefer to spend less than $250 as much as I would like a Dyson one. It's only for an apartment so I don't think I need something massive but I do live above a busy road.

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Don’t waste your money on anything that doesn’t have a HEPA filter, that’s the golden standard.

Make sure you’re doing a bit of math on how much air purifying power you need, what works for a 100 sq ft room with an 8 ft ceiling is going to be insufficient in a 400 sq ft room with a 10 ft ceiling.

Fortunately, someone has made a nice calculator for that here.

Winix and Honeywell have been good brands in my experience.

[–] asret@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

HEPA filters may not be necessary - it seems that homemade air purifiers with standard filters can outperform them in clean air delivery rate, arguably the most important factor for a purifier. The air may not be as clean with each pass through it, but it'll move much more air.

[–] SacralPlexus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

+1 for Winix. I’ve had several of the 5500-2 units for 2-3 years now. They do a good job and I appreciate that they have HEPA + charcoal filters so eliminates more than just particulates. My main complaint is that the lights don’t fully turn off at night so I always have to cover them with something (usually a T-shirt). Otherwise I really like them.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

get yourself a roll of black electrical tape and cover up all the LEDs and brand logos in your place.