48 sqm Air Purifier with Humidifier Not all air purifiers are created equal. Sharp’s unique Plasmacluster Ion  Technology(PCI) cleans the air by dispersing positive and negative ions – similar to the ones found in nature – to deactivate airborne threats such as viruses, allergens, bacteria, and microbes to keep the air inside your home safe and clean.In addition to keeping your home atmosphere safe from airborne threats, PCI Air Purifiers with Humidifying Function keep the moisture level in your home balanced so you won’t ever have to worry about dryness in the skin, eyes, and throat.                  Features- Plasmacluster Ion Technology (Emits 7000 ions/cm³)- Humidifying System- 5-Step Clean Sign and Dust Monitor- 5 Modes (Auto/Pollen /High/Mid/Low)- Special Modes (Haze Mode/Rainy Mode/Child Lock Mode)- Odor/Dust/Temperature/Humidity Sensors- Auto Louver- Side Moving Casters with Stopper- Filters- Micron-mesh (Pre-filter)- Non-Washable Deodorizing Filter- HEPA Filter- Humidifying Filter

(Max/Med/Low), Rainy, Auto, and Pollen Mode Without Humidifying: 80/24/5.5 Whunter air purifier 30840 review With Humidifying: 70/26/7 Wbreathe revitalizer air purifier & ionizer Without Humidifying: 396/240/90 m³/hrcoway air purifier ap-1512hh With Humidifying: 366/240/90 m³/hr Without Humidifying: 55/45/25 dB With Humidifying: 54/45/25 dB Up to 10 years Dust Monitor: Yes (5 Steps) Odor Sign: Yes (5 Steps) 420 x 637 x 242 mmHow Our Immune System Fights Off Bacteria Infection Have you ever wondered how our immune system fights off bacteria infections? As I recently learnt, one way it is accomplished is with the help of positive hydrogen (H+) and negative oxygen (O-).

If you have no clue on what that is all about, so am I. I’m not a medical expert and if you ask me further, I’ll probably stumble as I won’t be able to give you further scientific explanation to it. But if results from scientific studies were to hold, it is down to one simple thing. Inhaling Hydrogen Peroxide likely helps to ease breathing difficulties such as Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Sharp’s Plasmacluster Generates Positive H+ and Negative O- Behind Sharp’s sexy branding of Plasmacluster, only 1 thing matters to air purifier users. It is nothing but an air sanitizing technology that relies not on sucking and trapping air pollutants, but one that releases ions to destroy the harmful elements circulating in the air we breathe in. If we picture air purifying as a fight between us and the harmful germs and bacteria, Plasmacluster takes on the strategy of an aggressor rather than defendant. As the Chinese’ Yin-Yang principle suggests, there always has to be a balance in everything.

The same applies to humidity condition. Too low humidity is no good. Too high humidity doesn’t help either. Many health experts suggest humidity level of 45-55 to be the ideal range. If your room humidity gets too low, problems such as skin irritation and breathing difficulties will be common. If your room humidity gets too high (wet), you’ll end up with mold, bugs and food rotting. Unless you’re living in the tropics, American homes are more proned to excessively dry rather than wet humidity problem. This is where the Sharp Plasmacluster KC-860U comes in. This is in fact, one shortcoming that is often raised by many owners who have bought Sharp’s other popular Plasmacluster air purifier, FP-A80UW. Some time back, I spent quite a few months in Arizona, AZ. As you know, Arizona is one of the driest state in America. Wherever you stay, the desert will not be too far away. I suffered severe skin irritation when I first moved there. You know I hate to see the doctors and I’ll do that only as a last resort.

So I went online and start researching. That’s when I learnt that the skin irritation could be due to the low humidity. After looking around, I lay my bet on the KC-860U. It didn’t take too long before I noticed my skin irritation starts to diminish. I wouldn’t say it completely eliminates the itches. Just that if previously I was going through level 8 suffering (out of 10 scale), it went down to probably 3 or 4. The other aspect of Sharp KC-860U that I love about is its sensor monitoring feature. The sensor is basically your ‘eyes’ to the ‘invisible’ particles. Every time I start feeling a little breathless, I’ll look out to the air quality indicator. More likely than not, the LED will be flashing in green or red. I remember during the early days when I’ve just started using the KC-860U. One day, I came home and when I stand near to the unit, it starts to blink in green and then red. I tried it few times and it consistently show the same behaviour. To me, if you ever had any doubt if the sensor is just a gimmick, testing it out yourself would be the best way to confirm your doubt.

For me, that’s been my way of clearing my doubt. Watch Out for the Water Reservoir While the Sharp Plasmacluster KC-860U is a great machine, it does have a design flaw. The flaw is with the water reservoir design. The water reservoir is where you place the water before you can activate the humidifying function. What I notice is it tends to attract small bugs and insects. Make sure you watch out the water reservoir. My advice is to first monitor the rate the KC-860U sucks up the water. As it tries to maintain humidity at the optimum level (I assume between 45%-55%), the water suction rate depends on the humidity of your living space. One-year Warranty Leaves Much to be Desired The other thing that leaves many air purifier hunters whining about is the warranty coverage that comes with Sharp Plasmacluster air purifier unit. When Alen Corp is offering a lifetime warranty and the likes of BlueAir and Rabbit Air are offering 5-year warranty, Sharp’s one-year warranty leaves much to be desired.