| Is the Honeywell air purifier effective in removing | | | | If you have allergies, it is always advised to wear |
| allergens; therefore , improving allergies and | | | | a mask when changing or cleaning filters because |
| asthma. Is this the best home air purifier for the | | | | some of the allergens can be irritating just during |
| money? After close examination, it becomes | | | | the maintenance process. It is recommended to |
| obvious that these air cleaners have many key | | | | have an air purifier that contains no filters. The |
| attributes that can improve your health. There | | | | photoionization bulb is a great alternative to |
| are many different kinds of units so I focused on | | | | traditional filters because typically you only need |
| a home air purifier, that contained lifetime filters, | | | | to change these 1 time a year plus relatively no |
| and cleans the air for the 3 major kinds of air | | | | allergens are stirred up during the maintenance. |
| pollutants. | | | | Furthermore, the bulb allows the system to work |
| Pros: | | | | virtually 100% effectively all the time. |
| | | | 2. The area that the Honeywell air purifier covers |
| 1. Lifetime filter - no added cost | | | | is limited to a small to medium room. Typically, |
| 2. Relatively inexpensive to run - energy | | | | the coverage was below 200 sq ft for many of |
| conservation (always a nice feature with any | | | | the units that were studied. With this in mind, you'll |
| appliance) | | | | need to have many air purifiers to cover one |
| 3. 99% filter of particulate matter - great way to | | | | home; therefore, you must take this into account |
| reduce allergens | | | | when you are calculating total cost and total |
| 4. Quiet - absolutely necessary for any appliance | | | | maintenance (time in this case). For example, my |
| that will be running 24*7 | | | | home is a 2 story home with a cathedral ceiling in |
| 5. Easy to clean - no one needs to add work to | | | | a bedroom and family room. Let's disregard the |
| an already busy schedule | | | | high ceilings for now and see how many |
| 6. Helps eliminate mold, germs, smoke and odor | | | | Honeywell air purifiers my home would require |
| (percent depends on the specific unit) | | | | just calculating the number of units is roughly |
| Cons: | | | | equal to the number of rooms in my home: it |
| Although the Honeywell air purifiers do a good job | | | | would need over 14 units (that doesn't cover |
| purifying the air; there are still some major | | | | hallways where my children play on the floor or |
| concerns that need to be addressed and possibly | | | | stairwells). This presents an even bigger dilemma |
| required depending on your home or office. | | | | when the home has a cathedral ceiling. This will |
| 1. By using a filter system the air purification will | | | | throw the overall sq footage into a totally |
| go up and down slickly when the filters get dirty. | | | | different realm. Sq footage is not just 2 |
| Also you still need to clean these filters quarterly. | | | | dimensional: it is 3 dimensional. |