Air purifiers

Fastcard wrote: Is anyone else here thinking about running Hepa air filters in their homes during a pandemic? Just wondering

Actually, I am thinking of getting an ionizer/ozone generator.    For my office first, since I will probably still be at work a couple of days a week and then, at home.   Better the ions killing then just hepa trapping, I think.

 

I have been looking at Sharper Images new "air sanitizer" Seems like it would do a better job than just a air purifier. I have had other air purifers and it seems like all they do is make noise and blow the dust around. There are also purifers that you can add to your forced air furnace with a UV light. I think home depot is carrying them. Might be a good idea for whole house purification.

I have also noticed there is a thread here on the forum about mask that says that( in testing) ion generators greatly helped improve the performance of N95 orther mask. So on that thought their are personal ion generators that you can wear on your person ( the japanese are big on these). I wonder if these put out enough ions to help mask performance? On that topic if you are having trouble finding mask they have n95 and above at welding stores.

suggest you try breathing in front of an ozone generator before deciding ozone is harmless... no sarcasm, honest.  we had one used for killing mode after house flooded and believe me it was not something we chose to be in the basement with

[QUOTE=Edrn]there is a hepa plus filter that was used in hong kong hospitals during SARS epidemic.  it is called the "IQ" and has various model numbers.  Its cost starts at a thousand plus dollars but has some lower priced models.