Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filter in Marketplace test

Post by Karawebnetwork » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

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I live in a large loft-style apartment on two floors which is actually a large room. There are only a few windows and they are placed in a way that no air draft gets created. When I bought a purifier, one of the things I was looking for was air movement. I position my Dyson so that there's a draft throughout the apartment. I thought this would improve the air filtration because the air would move through my home and…

It sounds like you're using the Dyson as a fan and something else as the actual purifier. Sounds like that setup works great for you, but it does prove the point that the Dyson is a fan, not a purifier.

Post by mabbo » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 6:00 PM UTC

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Dyson : Air Products :: Beats : Audio Products Pretty much every Dyson product I've used, from the public bathroom air "blades" to the vacuums, seem like a gimmicky, inferior products with a premium price tag. None of them do their intended job better than older, cheaper products in their category. I know James Dyson is regarded as a genius engineer, but the consumer product company bearing his name seems to be 99% m…

Interesting since the cordless vacuum (dyson v11) I use at home seem to work really well. The previous big corded model we had (Dyson DC33) was also built like a tank and served for almost 10 years before being passed on and still works so maybe I bought into marketing or maybe just different people have different experiences with Dyson products?

Post by notJim » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 6:02 PM UTC

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I love the public bathroom Dyson thingies. They kinda became a standard for me now, love how quickly they dry hands. Way better than paper, towels or weak fans. But yeah, the other stuff is a bit gimmicky.

I'm glad they changed it from "insert your hands between two blades of air" to "put your hands under ONE blade." The old design would just push your hands into one side or the other, where the bacteria-laced water from the last person still remained.

Post by cutenewt » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 6:03 PM UTC

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I think Dyson benefits from the same effect as Apple/Tesla/Beats/etc. Their products are good but their triumph is upselling. Dyson cordless vacuums are like $800+, was your previous one that expensive?

My dyson cordless vaccum (v7) was 399$ (CAD) so it was not insanely expensive and I would not go back. Their tech can probably be imitated at a lower cost, but I won't take chances with the cheaper knockoffs, the tradeoff is not worth it.

Post by Bakary » Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 6:03 PM UTC

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I'm also a little suspicious of relying entirely on the CADR metric. If you're running a filter in an environment that's constantly producing particulates and you need to filter large volumes of air, it seems useful. If you're about to walk into a smoke filled room and have 25 minutes to clean the air first, there's no question that CADR is king. I think it would be interesting to run a purifier in a normal house for…

I'm more worried about the random friend who drops by. Sure we wear a mask, but when can we take it off when they are gone?