motorless air purifier/for Carl

[Guest guest]

Hi Carl, I have a question about the ozone you mention in air purifiers. I

know you

have discussed this before but I can't remember the reason not to have the

ionizer type. Some coworkers of my husband have purchased air purifiers for the

office and have a

button they can use or not use the ionizer. I told him not to use it but

couldn't remember why. Can you please explain it again so I can give it to him

to share with the others.

Thanks so much and this time I'll save it!!

Sue

Elyse,

I can certainly sympathize with your lack of tolerance for noise from

air purifiers. And there are some decent ones that don't have motors

and are therefore silent.

But you must understand that the ones without fans have a Clean Air

Delivery Rate (CADR) that is extremely low (e.g. 20-30), which means

you will need 3-10 times as many of them of them to clean the air of

one HEPA purifier with a CADR of 100-300. So buy the less expensive

ones.

Also, carefully investigate for any geneation of ozone, whether

intentional or not. Be sure to buy from a source that has a money-

back guarantee so if you aren't satisified for any reason, including

reacting to the device itself, you can return it for a refund.

The only infrared device I've heard of claims to " cook " the mold to

kill it. Unfortunately that does not denature the mold so it has the

same allergic, irritant and neuro-toxic properites as live mold.

As for reducing your allergic reactions if helps to focus on finding

and removing what you are allergic to. Don't worry about what you

aren't allergic to or otherwise nonreactive. For example, if you have

lots of allergies but not to cats, then you can get or keep a cat.

Finally, the level of reactivity is important. An impact that is a

hay fever nuisance is much different than an impact that causes 5 day

migraines or life threatening asthma. The higher the impact the more

diligence is required for fully identifying sources and the

completeness of removal.

Some on this group, for example, can tolerate having only the mold

growth removed from the house but many are so reactive they cannot

tolerate ANY contents that were in the house. Even after multiple

cleanings. It is important to evaluate impact for making decisions

about how much to do and how clean is clean. For you.

I realize this is very general but I hope it helps. More specific

guidance requires more specific information. But keep the above

general process in mind as you read the personal stories of others on

this group. There is a LOT of expertise and wisdom here for some

truly caring people.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC