🧵about "Blueair" purifiers:
Consumer report rated this purifier as one of the best purifiers consumerreports.org/air-purifiers/…
1) Misleading marketing:
The filter used is called "HEPASilent". It is not a HEPA filter.
It is a common pleated filter + ionizer.
Consumer report rated this purifier as one of the best purifiers consumerreports.org/air-purifiers/…
1) Misleading marketing:
The filter used is called "HEPASilent". It is not a HEPA filter.
It is a common pleated filter + ionizer.
2) By-products:
The company claim to produce low ozone.
It is certified by CARB to produce < 50 ppb.
They have a carbon filter which will capture some ozone - although % will decrease with use (we don't know how much % versus age).
Indoor ozone levels should be < 5 ppb
The company claim to produce low ozone.
It is certified by CARB to produce < 50 ppb.
They have a carbon filter which will capture some ozone - although % will decrease with use (we don't know how much % versus age).
Indoor ozone levels should be < 5 ppb
3) As we discussed previously, with every ionizer, there is a potential production of formaldehyde (and other VOCs) and ultrafine particles. Example of one ionizer tested by Lawrence Berkeley lab:
ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/…
ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/…
4) if I had this purifier, I would remove the ionizer and turn it on as fan + PM filter + carbon filter.
--> This is my personal opinion. doing so will void the warranty of the device.
A helpful video where to find the ionizer:
--> This is my personal opinion. doing so will void the warranty of the device.
A helpful video where to find the ionizer:
@StephMeisner2 @AlbellaKutta @LongDesertTrain hope this thread is helpful. I only included in the graph, air cleaners that have mechanical filters or an option to turn off the ionizer. I will not be able to include the Blueair purifier.
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