Air Cleaners?
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This is a timely thread! I was planning on a similar thread with the cats coming. We supposedly have a very good new HVAC Filter System with eloctrostatic filters, and it has worked wonders for seasonal alletgies, but I am still concerned with the cats in the house.
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We have them in the front room and the bedroom, as Mrs. Phibes has bad allergies and we don't have central air in the new place. She says it makes a difference, I honestly don't see any.
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We have them in the front room and the bedroom, as Mrs. Phibes has bad allergies and we don't have central air in the new place. She says it makes a difference, I honestly don't see any.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Air Cleaners?:
We have them in the front room and the bedroom, as Mrs. Phibes has bad allergies and we don't have central air in the new place. She says it makes a difference, I honestly don't see any.
What type?
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Air Cleaners?:
We have them in the front room and the bedroom, as Mrs. Phibes has bad allergies and we don't have central air in the new place. She says it makes a difference, I honestly don't see any.
What type?
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
What type?
A Bionaire Aer1. In the past we've had Honeywell purifiers. I just go along with it for a peaceful life, TBH.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
What type?
A Bionaire Aer1. In the past we've had Honeywell purifiers. I just go along with it for a peaceful life, TBH.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Air Cleaners?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
What type?
A Bionaire Aer1. In the past we've had Honeywell purifiers. I just go along with it for a peaceful life, TBH.
They have pretty good ratings for a nice price.
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@Renauda said in Air Cleaners?:
Buy a 18” x 18” box floor fan. Buy 1900 merv 13 furnace air filter. Tape filter to back (draw) side of fan. Every bit as efficient and effective as a $$$ air purifier. Cost < $80.
Hmmmm, I wouldn’t want to leave it out all the time, but that might not be a bad idea to put out every night with the kittens coming tomorrow. One upstairs and one downstairs…
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
@Renauda said in Air Cleaners?:
Buy a 18” x 18” box floor fan. Buy 1900 merv 13 furnace air filter. Tape filter to back (draw) side of fan. Every bit as efficient and effective as a $$$ air purifier. Cost < $80.
Hmmmm, I wouldn’t want to leave it out all the time, but that might not be a bad idea to put out every night with the kittens coming tomorrow. One upstairs and one downstairs…
We only use them when the air quality is above 7 owing to wild fire smoke. Usually for twenty minutes at at time. Two weeks ago the air was dismal (10+), couldn’t see down the block and the smell of smoke was heavy. The smoke rolled in around 5:30 am when all the windows were open. In the house itself we could not smell any smoke after running the two fans with filters in various places throughout the home (2700 sq ft) and basement (1500 sq ft) after about an hour and a half.
Elbows up!
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Sounds like something that might be amenable to a "smart plug" and time it to run after bedtime.
@George-K said in Air Cleaners?:
Sounds like something that might be amenable to a "smart plug" and time it to run after bedtime.
I’m actually thinking about it for the bedroom. The cats aren’t supposed to be allowed in there, but that doesn’t mean the dander won’t make it.. Plus, I’m a big fan of circulating air and white noise when I sleep…
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@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
@Renauda said in Air Cleaners?:
Buy a 18” x 18” box floor fan. Buy 1900 merv 13 furnace air filter. Tape filter to back (draw) side of fan. Every bit as efficient and effective as a $$$ air purifier. Cost < $80.
Hmmmm, I wouldn’t want to leave it out all the time, but that might not be a bad idea to put out every night with the kittens coming tomorrow. One upstairs and one downstairs…
We only use them when the air quality is above 7 owing to wild fire smoke. Usually for twenty minutes at at time. Two weeks ago the air was dismal (10+), couldn’t see down the block and the smell of smoke was heavy. The smoke rolled in around 5:30 am when all the windows were open. In the house itself we could not smell any smoke after running the two fans with filters in various places throughout the home (2700 sq ft) and basement (1500 sq ft) after about an hour and a half.
@Renauda said in Air Cleaners?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
@Renauda said in Air Cleaners?:
Buy a 18” x 18” box floor fan. Buy 1900 merv 13 furnace air filter. Tape filter to back (draw) side of fan. Every bit as efficient and effective as a $$$ air purifier. Cost < $80.
Hmmmm, I wouldn’t want to leave it out all the time, but that might not be a bad idea to put out every night with the kittens coming tomorrow. One upstairs and one downstairs…
We only use them when the air quality is above 7 owing to wild fire smoke. Usually for twenty minutes at at time. Two weeks ago the air was dismal (10+), couldn’t see down the block and the smell of smoke was heavy. The smoke rolled in around 5:30 am when all the windows were open. In the house itself we could not smell any smoke after running the two fans with filters in various places throughout the home (2700 sq ft) and basement (1500 sq ft) after about an hour and a half.
It’s a brilliantly simple idea, and due to the fan size, is likely much more powerful than any of these more expensive systems. It’s close to being a secondary HVAC filtration system. They would be a little too loud to use generally during the day, but at night in the areas the cats are at during the day? And if the cat dander is a little too much for me, taking one to my retreat could be very helpful.
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@Renauda said in Air Cleaners?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
@Renauda said in Air Cleaners?:
Buy a 18” x 18” box floor fan. Buy 1900 merv 13 furnace air filter. Tape filter to back (draw) side of fan. Every bit as efficient and effective as a $$$ air purifier. Cost < $80.
Hmmmm, I wouldn’t want to leave it out all the time, but that might not be a bad idea to put out every night with the kittens coming tomorrow. One upstairs and one downstairs…
We only use them when the air quality is above 7 owing to wild fire smoke. Usually for twenty minutes at at time. Two weeks ago the air was dismal (10+), couldn’t see down the block and the smell of smoke was heavy. The smoke rolled in around 5:30 am when all the windows were open. In the house itself we could not smell any smoke after running the two fans with filters in various places throughout the home (2700 sq ft) and basement (1500 sq ft) after about an hour and a half.
It’s a brilliantly simple idea, and due to the fan size, is likely much more powerful than any of these more expensive systems. It’s close to being a secondary HVAC filtration system. They would be a little too loud to use generally during the day, but at night in the areas the cats are at during the day? And if the cat dander is a little too much for me, taking one to my retreat could be very helpful.
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
They (the box fan idea) would be a little too loud to use generally during the day, but at night in the areas the cats are at during the day?
Yeah, that's why it's a non-starter for me.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
They (the box fan idea) would be a little too loud to use generally during the day, but at night in the areas the cats are at during the day?
Yeah, that's why it's a non-starter for me.
@George-K said in Air Cleaners?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
They (the box fan idea) would be a little too loud to use generally during the day, but at night in the areas the cats are at during the day?
Yeah, that's why it's a non-starter for me.
So run it at night… That’s when most of the dust will have settled, anyway. During the day there is more air movement with people in the room.
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@George-K said in Air Cleaners?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
They (the box fan idea) would be a little too loud to use generally during the day, but at night in the areas the cats are at during the day?
Yeah, that's why it's a non-starter for me.
So run it at night… That’s when most of the dust will have settled, anyway. During the day there is more air movement with people in the room.
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
So run it at night…
Yeah, of course. But the aesthetics of a box fan in the living room with a filter attached are something that Mrs. George might object to.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
So run it at night…
Yeah, of course. But the aesthetics of a box fan in the living room with a filter attached are something that Mrs. George might object to.
@George-K said in Air Cleaners?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
So run it at night…
Yeah, of course. But the aesthetics of a box fan in the living room with a filter attached are something that Mrs. George might object to.
That’s why you run it at night. Of course, I’m Yinzer enough to be fine with it.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
So run it at night…
Yeah, of course. But the aesthetics of a box fan in the living room with a filter attached are something that Mrs. George might object to.
@George-K said in Air Cleaners?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Air Cleaners?:
So run it at night…
Yeah, of course. But the aesthetics of a box fan in the living room with a filter attached are something that Mrs. George might object to.
Dress it up with something cheery, like Xmas tinsel or a flowered throw. Alternately you can hide from view behind something like a couch. It draws air regardless of where it’s located- you could probably even stick it in a closet and shut the door.
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I hadn’t realized our box fan had the power coming straight out the back behind the motor… Had to perform a little light surgery on the filter. Also, the 1900 Microparticle filter didn’t actually have a MERV rating on it. A few of the lower numbers (1100 and such) had a MERV rating of 8, but 1900 should be fine, and I’m not really concerned about the virus protection.
The Brad
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@Mik said in Air Cleaners?:
You may be a redneck if….
You also may be allergic to cats and have to choose between being a little redneck or spending $$$$ to have multiple air filters around the house, or paying for a house AND a 1 bedroom efficiency…
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We are the epicenter of air cleaners. We have 9 of these in the house. In virtually every room it sounds like we're in a B17 flying doing a sortie over Berlin. OTH, theoretically, we should be able to make semiconductors on the dining room table.
My spouse is the driving force for these - having a sensitivity to all things airborne. Of course, we also have a good air cleaning system on the central air.
We never open windows.
All of this is why I've largely moved to high end headphones for music listening.
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I hadn’t realized our box fan had the power coming straight out the back behind the motor… Had to perform a little light surgery on the filter. Also, the 1900 Microparticle filter didn’t actually have a MERV rating on it. A few of the lower numbers (1100 and such) had a MERV rating of 8, but 1900 should be fine, and I’m not really concerned about the virus protection.
Pretty sure any 1900 microfibre filtre will meet Merv 13.
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We are the epicenter of air cleaners. We have 9 of these in the house. In virtually every room it sounds like we're in a B17 flying doing a sortie over Berlin. OTH, theoretically, we should be able to make semiconductors on the dining room table.
My spouse is the driving force for these - having a sensitivity to all things airborne. Of course, we also have a good air cleaning system on the central air.
We never open windows.
All of this is why I've largely moved to high end headphones for music listening.
