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Can someone explain what's the result of filter utilization / capacity. Is it efficiency? Does it start spilling out particles? I feel like a 100% used filter will still do a pretty good job, so unclear how much of the utilization % has commercial reasoning?
Efficiency in terms of airflow goes down, and static pressure difference goes up - but the filters trap more of the particles going through them. Changing filters on furnaces and AC units is really important, since lack of airflow hurts efficiency. Wirecutter (which is usually trash) confirmed this in testing; versions of units that had been running for months or longer (ie one they bought a year ago and used in some…
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Efficiency in terms of airflow goes down, and static pressure difference goes up - but the filters trap more of the particles going through them. Changing filters on furnaces and AC units is really important, since lack of airflow hurts efficiency. Wirecutter (which is usually trash) confirmed this in testing; versions of units that had been running for months or longer (ie one they bought a year ago and used in some…
curious - why is Wirecutter trash? I’ve been sorta feeling iffy about them for no real reasons but they seem highly recommended
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curious - why is Wirecutter trash? I’ve been sorta feeling iffy about them for no real reasons but they seem highly recommended
They almost always conveniently only recommend products that allow for referral fees.
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curious - why is Wirecutter trash? I’ve been sorta feeling iffy about them for no real reasons but they seem highly recommended
They almost always conveniently only recommend products that allow for referral fees.
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.
Can someone explain what's the result of filter utilization / capacity. Is it efficiency? Does it start spilling out particles? I feel like a 100% used filter will still do a pretty good job, so unclear how much of the utilization % has commercial reasoning?
My intuition is that the more “full” it is, the less air will flow through it, meaning it just doesn’t do as much. Not to suggest that what the manufacture decides “100%” is is actually that.
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They almost always conveniently only recommend products that allow for referral fees.
The product manufacturers don’t pay referral fees, it’s the retailer. So your entire argument against them is you’re mad they make money by linking to Amazon or target?
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They almost always conveniently only recommend products that allow for referral fees.
The product manufacturers don’t pay referral fees, it’s the retailer. So your entire argument against them is you’re mad they make money by linking to Amazon or target?
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.
We live in the city and always are struggling with allergies. The whole family is always coughing or sneezing. We bought a xiaomi air purifier like in the article last week, started using it in the bedrooms for a few hours in the evening, and the allergies cleared up overnight. The particulate sensor is mostly useless, a known problem with the xiaomi models, but running it at a fixed setting seems to clean the air qu…
What doesn't work well for me is the auto mode, it barely does anything at less than 50µg/m^3, way too high even for the mediocre air in my area. So instead I use automation in their app to let it run at full speed for 30 or 60 minutes.