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I've never experienced an air purifier, what's the general consensus? Do they make a difference? Perhaps a placebo? A must have? Genuinely interested if I'm missing out - For what it's worth I do live right on a main road in the UK, so I expect there is some level of pollution in the air.
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I was so skeptical. Living in SF in 2018(?) during the wildfires, my apartment was drafty and I’d come home from work to a hazy indoor environment. I’d wake up with a sore throat and that’s what got me to take action (can’t sleep with an n95 on) I got the cheapest air purifier from Amazon and just put it on my bedside table. After one night my sore throat was gone. As simple as these machines are, they do work.
I can see how an air purifier makes sense in that 2018 scenario. I guessing that the benefits are less certain in more typical cases.
It’s a little hard to believe if you haven’t lived there recently, but basically the entire US west coast now has an annual fire season where you can expect at least several days of air quality in the “unhealthy” to “hazardous” range. AC (which does ~the same thing for air quality as a purifier) or a purifier is pretty much mandatory.
https://www.texairfilters.com/a-variation-on-the-box-fan-wit...
I've never experienced an air purifier, what's the general consensus? Do they make a difference? Perhaps a placebo? A must have? Genuinely interested if I'm missing out - For what it's worth I do live right on a main road in the UK, so I expect there is some level of pollution in the air.
Ancedotally they work 100%. Not only do they remove noticeable odors, they suck up tons of allergenic dust and invisible particulates that can mess with your breathing (if you have a sensitive respiratory system). Non-anecdotally, I've heard it claimed that indoor air pollution is the #1 factor in reducing the lifespans of otherwise healthy people. No idea if this is the case or what the evidence is, but I don't find…
I've never experienced an air purifier, what's the general consensus? Do they make a difference? Perhaps a placebo? A must have? Genuinely interested if I'm missing out - For what it's worth I do live right on a main road in the UK, so I expect there is some level of pollution in the air.
This is maybe the wrong place to post this, but with fire season approaching, a pretty decent high-volume air purifier can be made using filters, tape, and a box fan: https://www.texairfilters.com/a-variation-on-the-box-fan-wit...
These days, I have a BlueAir 211 in each room. It's the same idea, just professionally made, it's not an eyesore, and it's quiet. Going by my AQI meter, they're also more effective.
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I can see how an air purifier makes sense in that 2018 scenario. I guessing that the benefits are less certain in more typical cases.
> that 2018 scenario It’s a little hard to believe if you haven’t lived there recently, but basically the entire US west coast now has an annual fire season where you can expect at least several days of air quality in the “unhealthy” to “hazardous” range. AC (which does ~the same thing for air quality as a purifier) or a purifier is pretty much mandatory.
And healthy is something like <100
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Ancedotally they work 100%. Not only do they remove noticeable odors, they suck up tons of allergenic dust and invisible particulates that can mess with your breathing (if you have a sensitive respiratory system). Non-anecdotally, I've heard it claimed that indoor air pollution is the #1 factor in reducing the lifespans of otherwise healthy people. No idea if this is the case or what the evidence is, but I don't find…
In developing countries they have poor stoves at home which give of smoke/CO which is harmful aka indoor air pollution. A good easy way to prevents deaths/harm from these is to provide them with quality stoves. So depending on where you heard it, air pollution could mean these stoves which typical don't exist in the developed world