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Showing posts with label Air Purifiers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Air Purifiers. Show all posts

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Air Purifier Manual

Air Purifier Manual
by: Jason Uvios

Before you buy an air purifier you should do a lot of research to make yourself aware of what exactly is available in the market and what you need. Once you take a considered decision, you can go ahead and buy the particular model you have selected. After you have got yourself the purifier the one document you will require most is the Air Purifier Manual. There are various reasons as to why you should hold it dear to you. We list a few reasons below.

First of all it carries instructions from the manufacturer. The topics on which instructions are provided are wide ranging and will help you to make the most effective use of the purifier. There will be a discussion on how to properly unpack the purifier and install it. The installation guidelines will clearly state how much clearing the purifier will require from the walls, whether it needs to stand vertically or lie horizontally, or if it works in both positions, etc.

There will also be a detailed instruction about the replacement of filters. Any filter based air purifier needs the filters to be changed after regular intervals. The manual will tell you how regular the filters need to be changed. It will also guide you through the process of replacement and illustrate how you should take out an old filter and install a new one at its place. There should also be cleaning guidelines for washable pre-filters.

Some purifiers require you to disassemble the whole unit for the filter to be replaced. For such models, you have to have the manual handy. The manuals also come with basic troubleshooting advices. If your purifier is making too much of a noise, or it seems to you that the body of the unit is getting much too heated you can refer to the manual and try some quick fixes.

A proper manual will also contain a lot of information about the purifier. It will have the details about the filters that have been used, the wattage the purifier uses, etc. this will help you to know the purifier better. There will of course be information as to where to take the purifier to in case of serious operational problems. It will also carry details about the warranty.

So, you must have realized by now how important it is to have your air purifier manual at a place readily accessible. This is one important document that you need to keep safely for your air purifier.

About The Author
Jason Uvios writes about on Air Purifier Manual to visit :- Air Purity Now, Air Purity Always and Crips Air Purity

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Air Purifier Review

Air Purifier Review
by: Jason Uvios

These days air purifiers are fast becoming a device that you need to have in your home to ensure living a healthy life. In their ability to purify the air of dust, pollens, animal dander, mold spores, smoke, allergens and microorganisms they are immensely beneficial in reducing symptoms of allergy and alleviating conditions of asthma.

These days there are literally hundreds of models of air purifiers available from different manufacturers. And as the saying goes, the more the choices that harder it is to choose. The best option would be to go through a few reviews before you settle for a particular model. That way you will be able to get the best purifier that suits your needs and inputs from experts who know what actually makes a good air purifier. There are quite a few reviews available on the internet going through which will help you in taking a decision.

Only trust those reviews that list both the pros and the cons of each of the models. They shouldn’t be promoting one purifier while trashing the others. In such a case, the reviews have to be biased.

Of the various air purifiers available today in the market we here have selected a few to give you a review of the most popular air purifiers. We will be reviewing Oreck Super Air 8, Sharper Image Ionic Breeze GP, Friedrich C-90A, and Blueair 601.

Oreck Super Air 8 is overall a pretty decent model with little noise, efficient cleaning and a good capacity. So it can effectively clean a large area and is relatively inexpensive. It also has a pretty strong warranty.

Sharper Image Ionic Breeze GP comes with an additional UV lamp which helps to tackle the problem of germs. Being an ionic purifier it is relatively quieter, and it also comes with a five year warranty. The Sharper Image Ionic Breeze GP has been approved by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America to be specially effective against airborne allergens and irritants including dust mite allergen, pet dander and cigarette smoke.

Friedrich C-90A is effective as far as cleaning and efficiency goes. However, it can appear to be a bit noisy for some people and is also a bit on the expensive side.

Blueair 601 is particularly effective against odors and gases with activated carbon filters inside it. It is also easier on our pocket and comes with a 10 year warranty.

About The Author
Jason Uvios writes about on Air Purifier Review to visit :- Air Purity Always, Air Purity Always, Crisp Air Purity

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Electronic Air Purifiers

Electronic Air Purifiers
by: Jason Uvios

Although there are various versions of air-purifiers available today in the market including the HEPA purifier and the UV air-purifier, but there are only two basic kinds of electronic air-purifiers. These are the negative ion generators and the ozone air-purifiers. We will discuss the functioning and effectiveness of both the varieties in the following section.

Recently, air purifiers are coming with indicator lights that will notify the user that it is time to change the filter inside. Previously one always had to keep an eye for that, and the replacement was based much on guess work. The average domestic owner doesn't have the expertise to understand if it is time to replace the filter. With indicator lights, that shouldn't be a problem anymore.

Ionic Air Purifiers



The basic principle of these airpurifiers is based on the concept of static electricity. What it does is while the air passes through the purifier it charges the air negatively by releasing negative ions. Now these negative ions come in contact with the positive ions present in the air. These would include the regular pollutants like dust, bacteria, pollen and chemicals. These remain suspended in the air and we breathe them in along with the air. Now the negative and positive charges immediately bond together and fall to the ground. This is a very simple and basic method, but at the end of the day it works.

In the more advanced ionic air purifiers there are plates inside the purifier which are negatively charged. When air passes through the purifier, the positively charged particulates are attracted by the plates and are collected. So the floor remains free of the pollutants.

Ozone Air-Purifiers



The second variety of electronic airpurifier is the ozone air-purifier. However, this variety of air purifier has been embroiled in much controversy and there is little indication that the controversy is going to die down anytime soon.

Ozone air purifiers actually release ozone in the air. The principle is that ozone is composed of three atoms of oxygen of which the third atom is a free radical and readily reacts with any organic substance. The manufacturers' theory is that the free radical reacts with the organic substances in the air, thus decreasing pollution. And in the process the two other atoms are now released as oxygen which further cleanses the air.

The problem is that this free radical can actually react with the organic substances inside our body and this can be very harmful for our health and can seriously damage our lungs. So according to some, ozone air purifiers do us more harm than they aid us. There is definitely a need to look into the matter more seriously and there should be more research conducted before we can come to a conclusion about this variety of air-purifier.

About The Author
Jason Uvios writes about on Electronic Air Purifiers to visit :- Air Purifiers Canada, Air Purifiers USA and Air Purifiers Today.

Monday, November 06, 2006

Different Types Of Air Purifiers

Different Types Of Air Purifiers
by: Jason Uvios

As Americans grow more concerned about the air they breathe the demand for air purifiers constantly rise. The air purifying industry has not missed this rising interest and they are now flooding the market with all sorts of air purifying gadgets. Each comes with special features and new promises. However if we go to the basic technology behind all these various models we will notice that air purifiers are actually of three main varieties

- Ionic air purifier
- HEPA air purifier and
- Ozone air purifier

There is also a fourth variation - the UV air purifier but these mostly come in combination with the HEPA air purifier.

Ionic Air Purifier: This variety of air purifier works on a principle which seems to be inspired from how static electricity actually draws particle towards itself. In an ionic air purifier there are charged sheets inside which actually draws the neutrally charged particulates from the air. Although this works with bigger particulates, it tends to miss out on a whole lot of other pollutants present in air. So such purifiers are very basic and improve the quality of the air partially.

HEPA Air Purifier: these purifiers are much more advanced than the ionic air purifier. In fact HEPA air purifiers actually filter the air inside rooms. A HEPA air purifier draws in the air from the room, filters the particles present in the air and then releases the cleansed air. A HEPA filter is good enough to capture particulates as small as 0.3 microns. Such levels of purification is truly remarkable and even hospitals use HEPA air purifiers.

However, there are a number of particulates, especially organisms including a few bacteria, viruses and germs which are less than 0.3 microns. For such organisms the UV air purifier has been introduced. They either come with HEPA air purifiers or they are stand alone machines. The UV air purifier emits UV light which actually alters the DNA and RNA of the microscopic organisms so that hey are sterilized and cannot continue to multiply inside our body.

Ozone Air Purifier: This is perhaps the most controversial of all air purifier as many think that constant exposure to ozone at close proximity cannot be good for the human body. However, there are believers too. This purifier actually releases ozone in the air. The third oxygen atom of the ozone gets detached and combines with the particulates while the remaining two are released as an oxygen molecule in the air. Oxygen works as a cleaning agent.

About The Author
Jason Uvios writes about on Different Types of Air Purifiers to visit :- Air Purifiers Now, Air Purifier Online and Air Purifiers for All.