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sounds like someone is due for their next Covid Booster
Air purifiers work, I suffered from seasonal allergies for years relied on strong meds that had bad side effects. used good hepa air purifiers for only a week and my allergies cleared up, haven't looked back since, I never get bad allergies any more I dont' even get a runny nose.. I never thought a air purifier could do that but it does help.
Does it work?
Having spent truly obsessive amounts of time testing different air purifiers across different size rooms and different levels of pollution, I looked at the link to this product and can say with 100% confidence that it's a complete and utter waste of $77.
Unless you intend to put it in a mostly sealed hamster cage or something similar. Even for something the size of a car interior, it is woefully undersized.
i'd like to buy one for dust and pollen. i'm checking out https://ausclimate.com.au/products/zero-pro-5-stage-air-puri…. is it good from your tests?
Have not tried one, but it's probably fine for pollen simply because it's pretty big and it's HEPA. That's pretty much what it boils down to- big fan to move lots of air, big HEPA filter for lifespan, pre-filter to keep the HEPA filter clearer for longer.
The carbon in it is probably inadequate, but that won't affect pollen.
I have not found any purifiers useful for dust- dust is big and falls out of the air really fast, so it tends not to be collected by purifiers.
@distemper: There is really not much difference- they are incredibly simple machines- fans that blow air through HEPA filters. Get something big, with a prefilter, and preferably something with more than 3 fans speeds because the high speed on most purifiers is too loud to bother with.
Just go inexpensive and big . Avoid bells and whistles like UV sterilisers or ion generators.
And avoid Dysons. Most of the air that goes through a Dyson bypasses the HEPA filter.
At a restaurant/cafe, you can put it on the table and it'll help clear the air in that small area. It's actually quite helpful in a car too. There are no other 'portable' units that do any better than this one.
In a restaurant, you have continuously flowing air. The air does not stay static around each table.
If there is continuous airflow, a tiny unit will do nothing.
It's actually quite helpful in a car too.
Have you tested in a car with a particle counter? I have done testing just with the built in car filters, and find that they are sufficiently effective. I do not believe that a low powered filter the size of a sausage roll will make any difference.
@rumblytangara: Thank you for posting some sense. I can't believe that some people actually think this would be useful in an open area like a restaurant, it's completely absurd.
I have one of these they work great in enclosed spaces like a car, I wouldn't use this out in the open, its not good for that. But it clears the air in cabin so you don't smell food, or fumes from the cars from the AC. providing you keep windows closed these things work good.
Good product, just put it right in front of your face & save those redundant sq ft. Cheap to replace filter too
My concern is it would suck germs in the air towards you.
it does suck but germs then are stuck in the hepa filter so not much to worry about.
I know this is a joke digression, but viral particles are waaaay too small to get stuck in a HEPA filter.
I see this be using in a CAR, great for smokers in the car =)
100% its a perfect little thing for a car.
Can it run and charge at the same time?
I can only find other really useful info in the reviews, such as…
It has been left on auto and has maintained the lowest setting. Even when I stood right up against it and farted.
yes it can. i used a powerbank with mine if its low on juice.
Pfft, the proper test of an automatic air purifier's air quality sensor is to set a small piece of paper on fire next to it.
This one does operate while plugged in.
yes you can charge and run I do it all the time.
Thanks OP =) and Purchased
I would caution people before buying this — it sounds woefully underpowered. Air purifiers work by forcing air through a HEPA filter, and a machine this small will not be able to do this very well, even if running at full power. If you leave it on the quiet/auto mode, forget it, that won't do jack.
Save your money and buy a proper sized air purifier instead — doesn't matter which one, they all work pretty much the same way. Get the IKEA one if you're looking for something that's no frills and is proven, with a reliable supply of filters:
https://dynomight.net/ikea-purifier/
Good luck using those ones somewhere without a power point. This is a portable product, and not really a fair comparison any more than a USB powered fan vs an AC powered one.
Good luck using a portable battery powered air filter that will have no measurable effect on air quality even a metre away from the device.
The rate at which air leaks through the closed doorways and windows of even the smallest bedroom will overpower anything this 'purifier' can do. This is about as useful as the anti-covid necklaces that people would waste money on a couple years back.
On the other hand, USB/battery powered fans actually work for cooling people down and moving air at short range. That's a very different situation to moving enough air through a HEPA filter which requires something that can work with high static pressure. The rule of thumb used for air purifiers is that they should be able to cycle through the entire volume of air in the room 6 times per hour. Do you think the Sunbeam can do this? It wouldn't even be able to cycle through the air in a car cabin once in an hour. The filters built into the car do a far better job than this waste of money can.
this is not for use far away, its used to be in close proximity to you.
Great for when I'm in the portaloo
My dyson has a hapa filter, can i just tape the trigger on and that would work better?
Yes, but it may never feel at home in either culture
I have one of these and think it's a load of BS
Anyone happen to have one of these running in an enclosed 3D printer?
Don't bother with this in a 3D printer. If it's enclosed, then you're probably using ABS/PC or similar filaments where the health concern is toxic gasses rather than ultrafine particles. This Sunbeam will do nothing for gasses.
Build a Nevermore and load it with activated carbon instead.
That's for the reply mate. I'm in the process of building a BentoBox, so that's good to hear.
Watch out. Someone's going to complain you aren't also posting the price of consumables
Deal over
Landfill garbage. Sunbeam should be ashamed of themselves.
drazenm on 13/11/2023 - 14:10 Comment score below threshold.