{"id":193,"date":"2009-08-03T23:08:47","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T06:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/building.wordpress.com\/?p=192"},"modified":"2009-08-06T07:20:05","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T14:20:05","slug":"coming-up-next-room-air-purifiers-and-choosing-a-canister-vacuum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.smalltimelandlord.net\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"Appliance Research: Choosing a Low Ion\/Ozone Room Air Purifier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air Filters and Purifiers for Urban Apartments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why use a no ozone or Ion air purifier? A fairly extensive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report titled “Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners<\/a>” delves into the details of what Ozone is, how Ozone is harmful and\u00c2\u00a0 potential health effects of ozone.<\/p>\n

In addition to the EPA, the California Environmental Protection Agency: Air Resources Board has recognized the potential harm ozone\/ion based air purifiers and set up a certification process for indoor air cleaning devices. Two different classifications are used: Mechanical (which use physical filtration and do not generate ozone) and “Other” (devices that produce ozone concentrations of less than 0.050 parts per million)<\/p>\n

I went with a reconditioned BlueAir 501R (refurbished) for high traffic areas and an AirFree Onix 3000 for the finished basement. For now, the table of “Finalists” is below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nBlue Air 601\/603<\/strong><\/td>\nBlue Air 501\/503<\/strong><\/td>\nHoneywell Enviracaire True HEPA Air Purifier 50250<\/strong><\/td>\nHunter QuietFlo 30401<\/strong><\/td>\nHunter QuietFlo HEPA Air Purifier 30525<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dust CADR<\/td>\n>400<\/span><\/td>\n377<\/span><\/td>\n250<\/td>\n260<\/td>\n272<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smoke CADR<\/td>\n438<\/span><\/td>\n388<\/span><\/td>\n250<\/td>\n260<\/td>\n263<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pollen CADR<\/td>\n>450<\/span><\/td>\n378<\/span><\/td>\n250<\/td>\n245<\/td>\n275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Room Size SQ\/FT<\/td>\n590<\/span><\/td>\n620<\/span><\/td>\n390<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meets Ozone Limits (50 ppb)<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unit Price<\/td>\n$600.00<\/td>\n$500.00<\/td>\n$200.00<\/span><\/td>\n$266.00<\/td>\n$260.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filter Price<\/td>\n$75.00<\/td>\n$75.00<\/td>\n$18.00<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n$50.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California Certified Air Cleaning Device<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emits Ozone?<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consumer Reports rating<\/td>\n46<\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/td>\n44<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Energy Star Rated<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The products in the list above have been narrowed down from the following lists:
\nEnergyStar Room Air Cleaners for Consumers<\/a>
\nAssociation of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)<\/a>
\nCADR<\/a>
\nCalifornia Certified Air Cleaning Devices<\/a><\/p>\n

* Note that the difference between the 501\/503 and the 601\/603 are that the 03 models have a digital display.<\/p>\n