Air purifiers
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Lanx
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I've taken to buying a carbon roll instead of getting pre-cut carbon filters, i just roll it out and cut it out when it starts looking dank (we'll the winix will tell you it's looking dank with the light), it's a lot cheaper, cutting it just takes like 10seconds really.
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i still use the winix in the main bedroom and appropriate hepa filters in my furnace, is it for bad allergies or what?
Frenzied Wombat
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I still use my Rabbit Air, but to be honest the most cost effective air purifier I've found is buying high end HVAC filters-- either Colorfil Air Filters - remove chemicals and odors from the air. or carbon impregnated 3M filters, though I've found the Colorfil to be more effective.
I smoke a lot of weed, but have a rather clean/fancy place that I don't want to smell like weed, so I'm always trying different forms of "air cleaners". TBH, I've never found a typical forced air HEPA filter to do jack shit for getting rid of home smells, though they do collect a lot of dust.
Whether you need it for allergies or smell removal, the air volume pushed through your HVAC is far greater than your average stand up air purifier. Just have the fan running even when the HVAC isn't, and you have a semi-constant air purifier with the right filter.
Lanx
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be careful about getting too overzealous w/ the super high HEPA filters on the furnace, i got MERV15 once and it choked out my furnace
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I quit smoking cigs a while back but my coughing got worse. My wife is also pregnant now. So it's just for basic air cleanliness and to eliminate as many impurities as possible like pollen and mold, especially in Cali. We also have pets so animal dander too.
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Lanx
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is it a house? central air? at least change the furnace filters
MERV6 is where pollen gets clean
MERV8 also dust mites (these cause many allergies)
MERV11 also pet dander/smoke
MERV13 also bacteria
MERV13 might choke out your furance try MERV11
Loser Araysar
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We're in SoCal dude.
I haven't turned on my heat in over a year and we don't even have Central AC
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Lanx
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you'll love it, it'll be amazing the first time you fart, also imo get that roll of carbon filter when you need to change up, tho, most likely the filters you get will be a combo, black charchole pre filter and regular hepa filter.
Lanx
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lul thanks for reminding me to check my air filter, i had it on a 1yr auto delivery on amazon, but i guess either that filter or company that resells it is gone so i'm a month late, i just ordered a new one and got auto delivery from the oem.
also note, you don't have to be this anal about it, there is a "change hepa filter" light that comes on when it gets too dirty, i just personally like to change mine yearly.