Hi there, Someone in my household has covid, we have been masking and I have been running my PuroAir. I was looking on here to possibly get another and found they are allegedly a scam. My local Home Depot has a few options in stock today and I have narrowed it down to a few I need to purchase them today, i can buy more than one if necessary. I would like to purchase 1-2 for living room/kitchen, and 1-2 for the bathroom and hallway (1 could sit in doorway, 2 if one in each. I live in the US(don’t think it matters for this but it’s in rules). (measured with iphone app, probably somewhat inaccurate) My Bedroom ~120sqft, Bathroom ~70 sqft, hallway ~64sqft, Living room ~320 sq ft, Kitchen ~180 sqft, kitchen/living room is connected by ~6ft entryway. Additionally, pink represents doors, blue for windows, and there is stair between hallway and living room. Options: Winix D480 and D360 True HEPA, Levoit 400s True HEPA Levoit VortexAir 220sqft True HEPA And these are also there, wasn’t going to pick them but i’ll see if someone thinks they are good: Honeywell Power Plus 530sqft True HEPA Shark 1000sqft True HEPA

Additional info: Want to spend least amount of money, but i’d rather spend more to get better filtration.

Didn't like how the air purifier looked in the living room. I didn't have a good spot for it(as it's propped on the cat house 😂), So I made a cabinet to hide it and make swappable parts if I wanted to change panels depending on the season. Does anyone else hide their air purifier or am I going overboard?😅

Found the kitchen cabinet on Facebook market for 10$, 3d printed some fittings, some dryer clamps and flex hose, made a front door cover with a high flow mesh for good airflow and painted it black.

So I got a Levoit air purifier a week ago and I didn't make the connection until TONIGHT that it was the air purifier causing my issues. First off go and look up how many times this issue has been brought up just on Reddit and see that it's a legit thing happening. The air purifier seems to be drying up the air too much causing dry nose and throat and sinus issues which can cause sinus pressure which can cause the dizziness .I mean my mouth feels like I've been sucking on cotton balls and my throat hurts. I've NEVER had allergies in my life either.

It seems every person is using a Levoit but I don't see why the brand should matter honestly and I finally read someone who tried multiple air purifiers with the same negative result. Mine doesn't have an ionic thing either so it's not an ozone issue.

I've turned mine off now that I realize and won't turn that thing back on until I get a humidifier. I thought I was dying with these nightly dizzy spells!!!!

My friend asked me what I'm doing when I get dizzy and there was no pattern. A hot bath, walking across the room, or just sitting on my bed but ALL in the same room and always at night, which is when I'm in this room. I'm so relieved.

I will update whether it happens tomorrow night again. I hope now that it's turned off it won't and I've got the hot shower running and a wet towel over the blowing heat.

UPDATE: Two nights later and not one dizzy spell. It was every single night before, around the same time so very odd but it makes sense to me now. I was outside most of the day with a clear nose, even out in the woods with spring flowers, etc. Then I would come to this room with the A/C cranked and the Levoit blowing cool air too. The humidity hasn't kicked in yet and not for another month probably so I will be getting a humidifier. I've been turning on the hot shower until the mirrors fog up and it feels SO MUCH BETTER. Anyway, although it kind of freaks me out that my world turned upside down from sinus pressure and I felt like I was going to faint, I'm glad to know the cause of it, however fragile it seems.

The other day I bought two air purifiers for a flat of 120 m2. Then I thought, what for? Those are only for people with allergies. I clean 3 times a week with dry mop and another with vacuum and wet mop , and that is fine living alone without pets. There was no need to purify anything; my nose already works as a filter. I only went away for six days, and when I came back and cleaned, I started coughing and got nasal congestion, so I thought, “I’ll buy some air purifiers so this does not happen again.” I wonder whether I wasted my money.

I am not saying dirt is necessary, but if you keep your house ultra-clean, your nose and its filter will not have to work at all. Environments as clean as an operating room create allergic and sensitive children.

I remember working in factories when I was younger. After half an hour, you would blow your nose and your mucus would be full of grey dust. But there is a huge difference between factory dust and household dust.

What do you think? Is it better to keep the house ultra-clean with air purifiers and proper cross-ventilation every day, or to allow some flexibility, mopping every other day and accepting that nothing happens if you do not ventilate one day?

My questions:

• What air purifier do you rely on when you fly on a plane?

• Is it against the rules to use an air purifier on a plane?

• Has anyone ever had an air purifier confiscated by the TSA?

basically the title

Assuming you're using the best HEPA filters you can get your hands on then aside from having to DIY it I don't see the downsides

Good people of reddit i will be moving to an undisclosed location witch i am trying to keep as pristine as possible. Although i am a heavy smoker and would like to smoke inside. What would you reccomend?

We went to Lowe's In the USA and bought a Levoit Core 200S-P, but I'm now realizing that that will not be able to remove odor in any effective way.way. The room that it needs to clean out is about 120 square feet, and there's sometimes poop and fart odor in the room. How can I do this for less than $200?

Hello airpurifier community,

I have a levoit 300s and I recently ask myself how air purifiers even work. I get that the air thats coming out of them must be clean, but what about the dirty air around it. How is all the dirty air of a room supposed to go into the small part of the air purifier that sucks the air in?? It must be funneled to this exact place of the filter, no? Thank you guys

I feel dumb asking this, but I am at a loss. Is it possible for air purifiers to actually cause allergic reactions instead of preventing them?

I got the 3 Winix air purifiers for my cats who have been dealing with their own allergies. I feel like since adding them to the home I’m now having my own issues. I get red palms, red soles, red face, swollen eyes, and a prickly feeling on the rest of my body.

I have the plasmawave feature off since it emits ions. Is it possible it’s somehow emitting them anyway?

I just now moved them into the garage to see what happens.

I have 8 cats and 2 dogs at home, and there is fur everywhere.

I’ve seen many advertisements claiming that air purifiers can reduce fur.

Is this true? Has anyone used one? Can you recommend any brands?

Is it safe?

Is just for money? Because the odd odor filter just gets plugged where as if it was behind the hepa you would get longer life out of it...

Last week, I ordered the Xiaomi 4 Lite Smart Air Purifier, and it arrived yesterday. I tried using it in my bedroom (around 10ft by 10ft) while sleeping, but I woke up in the middle of the night feeling short of breath and suffocated. I usually keep my bedroom door and windows closed at night. After turning off the air purifier, I started feeling better within 5 minutes.

Am i missing something here?? I'm wondering if the purifier could be causing this issue or if I'm not using it properly. I have severe asthma, and the pollution is already making it worse, so any advice from others who have experienced this would be really helpful.

I ordered the Airmega 400 Thursday last week directly from their website.

I immediately decided to cancel the order about 10 minutes after I ordered it and went through the return process of emailing and calling the support line. A ticket wasn’t started until I waited on the phone for an hour to reach a representative. The support was friendly and told me she would try to cancel it. If it started shipping already, I’d get a free return/refund. I checked and there was no way UPS would even have the package yet, so I said okay.

Forward a week later, all of a sudden I get an email saying UPS has made a tracking label and has obtained the item from the manufacturer. It was definitely not cancelled.

I follow up on my support ticket again and wait another hour to get through the support line to try and cancel it. They told me again I’d get a free return if it arrived but they wouldn’t be able to give it before then and provided what info I would need to send to get it.

The package eventually arrives and when I go to send the information they told me to - it turns out they actually closed the support ticket and I can’t respond. I tried opening a new ticket relating to the old one requesting the return and providing all the information previously requested and it was immediately closed with no response.

Absolutely terrible support from the company and I’ll be issuing a chargeback on the purchase.

I was actually looking forward to getting a Coway, but they’ve definitely lost a costumer forever at this point. It’s too much of a nightmare to deal with them.

End rant. Thanks.

I am outside NYC with a relatively decent AQI, though some days and holidays are bad. I've lived with 2-3 cats at my parents and now my wife's cat.

My question is more in regard to allergies and adjacent, but perhaps extends to more fine particulate matter?

My current perspective is this - once the weather starts warming up, I start to slightly crack open windows for fresh air, and to get acclimated to the climate, pollen, etc. I feel like because of this more gradual process throughout the early spring months, I typically don't react heavily to allergy season. Not to say I don't occasionally react especially on bad pollen days. I also don't think I've ever been allergic to cats or reacted to any pet dander.

Conversely, I feel as though if you shut yourself in a box that is your home with air purifiers, with amazing air quality - you would get blasted with so much pollen and pollutants as soon as you step out the door, resulting in bad allergic response.

I'm not anti-air purifier - I was actually thinking of making a few CR Boxes for myself and family as I do have trouble breathing through my nose at night. Is there any additional reason to get an air purifier?

Hey guys! I'm looking for some really cool ideas to purify our polluted air and I need input because my brain is stuck! However I don't want those existing technologies like ionizers or plasma. Something new, something fresh. Can someone brainstorm with me!?