Air Purifiers  Room Air Purifiers  Whole House Purifiers  Commercial Purifiers  Air Quality Testing  Replacement Filters AirgleAirpuraAllerAirAmaircareAustin AirBuilding Health CheckDylosElectrocorpGerm GuardianHalTechNeoair About UsOur GuaranteeFree ShippingNo Hassle ReturnsPrivacy NoticeTerms & ConditionsContact Us Air Purifier Brands To Avoid We have carefully selected the brands that we carry at Purifier Nation for good reason. Many of the best-selling air purifiers in the U.S. are virtually useless, and end up being put in the closet or in the corner of the garage. Three brands that should be avoided the most are: Sharper Image uses an ionic filtration system in its units which has been repeatedly shown to be virtually useless at everything but light dust collection. They have spent millions upon millions of dollars on advertising, only to be given awful reviews by independent organizations like Consumer Reports. Oreck also has been given the poorest rating by Consumer Reports, as their most popular unit actually generates ozone as

Ozone is used in commercial settings for odor removal, but it is a known carcinogen and is absolutely dangerous for home use. Again Oreck spends tens of millions of dollars on advertising even though its products should be Entry level air purifiers like those sold by Honeywell at big box stores are not as bad those sold online by Sharper Image and Oreck, but they are equally useless in the sense that they simply do not work. We have tested many of these units in our own homes and have yet to find one that makes even a noticeable difference in room air quality. Given that air quality is of such importance to your family, we strongly believe that it is worth looking at spending a little for a high-quality air purifier that will benefit everyone in your household for years to come.Home / Important Articles About Air Purifier, Air Cleaners & HEPA Vacuum Cleaners For years on end people asked this simple question! Does outdoor air pollution cause cancer?

Now we have the simple answer and its YES outdoor air pollution does indeed cause cancer, mostly lung cancer and bladder cancer. On Thursday October 17, 2013 the international Agency For Research on Cancer together with the World Health Organization […] Prevent Rip-Offs When Purchasing HEPA Air Cleaners And Air Purifiers. Read This Helpful Report! When searching for quality HEPA air cleaners or air purifiers for your family’s allergy, asthma and indoor air quality needs you must be […] The retail chain Sharper Image has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The reason they stated is a decline in sales, three years straight with record losses, and legal issues surrounding their Breeze air purifiers. The San Francisco based company Sharper Image is reported to have about 251.5 million in assets and close to 200 million […] The information in this article is brought to you by Absolute Air Cleaners and Purifiers Inc.  At Absolute Air Cleaners we get a lot of customers who used to own Ionic Breeze Air Purifiers.

Many of these people were fooled by Sharper Image’s expert marketing tactics to believe that they were buying a product that […] My name is Barry Cohen and I am the owner of Absolute Air Cleaners, Air Purifiers and Allergy Products. I have been in the indoor air quality and HEPA air cleaner / air purifier industry since 1989. Ever since my entrance into this growing industry concerns for improved indoor air quality have been soaring! Consumer Reports Magazine has a large following and there customers expect that they information they provide is truthful and without bias. air purifier sharp courtsThis however IS NOT the case with their recent articles “Air Cleaners: Some Do Little Cleaning” and “Air Purifier Claims.” iron 883 air cleaner trimIn these articles Consumer Reports makes misleading and inaccurate claims while glorifying low quality […]olee ionic tower air purifier review

There are many types of air cleaning devices that are marketed and sold to people under the pretense that they will reduce allergens in the air and help asthma and other lung/respiratory issues. For people with asthma and other respiratory issues smoke, pollen, dust mites, animal dander, chemicals, and gases can cause a lot of […] This information, is brought to you by Absolute Air Cleaners and Purifiers Inc. This information is to compare the Austin Air Healthmate HEPA Air Cleaners with the common Honeywell HEPA air cleaners that you will find in most department stores. I have put together statistical facts to prove that the(Made In The USA) Austin Air Healthmate […]Sharper Image files for chapter 11 bankruptcy On February 20, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailer Sharper Image Corp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing declining sales, three straight years of losses and litigation involving its Ionic Breeze air purifiers.   The San Francisco-based company filed for protection late Tuesday in […]

The information in this article is brought to you be Absolute Air Cleaners and Purifiers Inc. A lot of our customers were previous owners of Oreck XL and DualMax Air purifiers. Oreck puts out great looking infomercials and make a lot of great claims about the ability of their air purification units to clean the […]People are always asking us: What is the best home air purifier? This is a question for which there is no exact answer. Many details including space, budget, personal preference, existing air quality problems and what are the desired results; help determine which type of unit best suites your needs. It is important to understand air purification technologies, principles, and real world limitations, in order to determine what will work best for you. Understanding air purification technologies is one part of selecting a unit, but beware, unethical or uneducated marketers will use general technical information to misrepresent their products. Learn to tell the difference between technical specification and marketing hype.

Below I have listed some tips and a few things to watch out for; I have broken them into separate topics. HEPA certified filter media will remove 99.97% of all particles down to .3 microns. The design and manufacturing process of making pleated filters may greatly compromise this efficiency rating. We recommend using warm rolled pleated filters with true medical grade HEPA media. Hard folded edges, as found with cheaper filters, may have large cracks which allow particles to pass through them and greatly compromise filter efficiency. Marketers of inferior home air purifiers will claim that their air purifiers will remove over 99% of all particles based on the fact that there filters were made from HEPA media. Of all of the home air purifiers that we have tested, only two brands actually live up to this statement; All other systems have some degree of system leakage (air flwoing through the system, but not through the filters) which can drop their efficiency by more than 50%.

Some reputable brands, such as NQ Environmental, Austin Air and others may only loose a few percent of their efficiency due to minor system leakage, but many other brands (usually under $350) are very poorly designed and are less than 50% efficient Activated carbon, especially if treated with potassium iodide or blended with potassium permanganate (all of which are known as “gas phase media”), are capable of capturing odors and removing chemical fumes. Air purifiers that use several pounds of gas phase media may be very effective for removing odors and chemical fumes. The more weight of gas phase media and the thicker the bed of media, the more effective the air cleaner will be for removing chemical fumes, gasses and odors. Marketers of inferior home air purifiers will claim that their air purifiers will remove odors and chemical fumes because it contains activated carbon, which is proven to remove these types of contaminates. In most cases there is such a small amount of activated carbon, it will do little or nothing to remove odors or chemical fumes.

Look at the specifications to see how many pounds are contained in the unit. If there is no statement of how many pounds of carbon or carbon blend is contained in the unit then most likely, it is carbon post filter pads. These carbon pads may only contain a few ounces of carbon or less, this will not be effective for gas or odor removal. Any statement claiming to remove 99% percent of odors and chemical is most likely a false statement, unless you are dealing with a controlled environment, there would be no way of accurately estimating a percentage of odor or chemical fume removal, it’s just not possible. Airflow, measured in CFM (cubic feet per minute) states how much air a particular air purifier can clean in one minute. This rating is usually based on the maximum fan speed. Most people do not run their home air purifiers on the highest setting because it makes too much noise. Consider this when determining how powerful a unit may be, which can also be a factor in coverage area.

Marketers of inferior home air purifiers will often times not state the CFM rating of their machines. A good range of CFM for a home air purifier is between 250 and 500 CFM. Also consider that some manufacturers state a CFM rating that is the rating of the fan and motor, not of the whole system. Filters restrict airflow, once filters are added the CFM rating of a machine can be 30-60% lower than the stated CFM. System design also plays a role in airflow, the more streamlined the airflow pattern through the system is, the less airflow is restricted. Machines that force air to follow tight turns or go through small chambers will further restrict airflow and cause the machine to have a much lower effective CFM rating. Because of all the marketing hype surrounding coverage area ratings, even reputable brands may state CFM ratings for the motor and fan. Home air purifiers are generally stand-alone units which by nature have a restricted coverage area and units are rated for maximum coverage area based on a square room with no obstructions to the airflow and no air contamination problems.

The CFM rating of a machine, the airflow pattern and the size and shape of a room all affect coverage area. If you are dealing with a air quality problem, you need to account for these things. I wrote a great blog last week about calculating air changes per hour in the smoke removal section. Click here to learn how to calculate ACPH Marketers of inferior home air purifiers will often times claim that there home air purifiers can cover an entire house or even work through walls. These statements are unrealistic. Almost all home air purifier manufacturers will state a coverage area; most of these are unrealistic at best. Once again, I point you to my blog about calculating air changes per hour. I’ll write more about other air cleaning technologies next week, for now the above advice should help you in determining the difference between air purification fact and fiction. Each year millions of people waste their money on air cleaners that simply do not work, don’t fall victim to marketing hype.