Any recommendations for a good room air cleaner

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My allergies are kicking my ass. A big part of it is we’re taking the house apart room-by-room to clean out as much as we can. The other part is our cats.

Price range is under $200, something that doesn’t cost a lot to maintain, doesn’t create ozone, and its primary function is to suck dust, pollen, and cat hair out of a messy room. If one could handle a workroom when I
I’m cutting that would be a big bonus too.

Thanks.

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there was another thread around here that discussed this. can’t seem to find it now though.

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Rabbit Air: http://www.rabbitair.com/

I have one of these and love it.

Also, any device called “Rabbit” has got to be good. Right?

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Resists…the…urge…too…strong…ah, it passed. whew. I almost took the bait.

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Fire, those look quite nice but wow they’re expensive. Am I naive about how much I need to spend on one?

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That’s actually quite cheap compared to some of the other purifiers out there.

AllergyBuyersClub has a good range of purifiers available, to fit any budget. I don’t know how well they all work, though, but from what I’ve heard the retailer at least has a decent reputation.

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I second this recommendation.

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Fire & Strummer, can you go into more detail why you like it so much?

I’ll be using my tax return money for this, so I want to make as good decision as possible. How is it potentionally better than:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100060599&N=10000003+90401+525293

or

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100404359&N=10000003+90401+525293

or

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9217199&type=product&id=1218060803810

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I haven’t owned other air purifiers but I have been at friends’ houses that have other models. Here’s why I like the Rabbit:

  • It’s nearly silent.
  • It senses dust or odor and turns on by itself.
  • It uses very little energy (about $5/mo at constant operation).
  • The ionizing feature can be turned off.
  • It kills the flu virus.
  • My house never smells stuffy anymore, even with the windows closed.
  • I never turn it off or unplug it – unless I’m washing the washable filter.
  • It fits against the wall, under the window.
  • It’s about the size and shape of a CPU tower.
  • It neutralizes the dirty-baby smell. What dirty baby smell? I don’t know; I’ve never smelled it.
  • My friends with pet allergies can come over again. If I vacuum the floor and couch pillows too, they can even stay for a few hours.
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Wonderful, thanks Fire!

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One more question… could it handle sawdust? If I were sanding something? Or would that potentially kill it?

OK, just called and they said I’d just have to clean it a lot faster. So I went ahead and ordered it. Thanks for all the help.

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jpinard, what the hell are you doing?!

One thing it didn’t handle well is me smoking up my kitchen from frying chicken on an oiled pan that was way too hot (we don’t have kitchen ventilation, either). I had to take the Rabbit apart and wash the oil particles off of its internals. It took a few days of airing it out before it was back to normal.

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Hello 3091-day thread necro!

I am in the market for a moderately to fairly good air purifier, primarily tasked with eliminating cooking odors as quickly as possible from a space that’s ~400-450 square feet roughly (albeit half of that with a vaulted ceiling, so maybe acts more like a 500 sq ft space). Ideally charcoal + HEPA, and if it’s ionizing, ideally without producing ozone.

I’d like to spend $100-150, but I am guessing that my room size takes me immediately into the $200 bracket; if so, I’d like at least my spend to get me something that’ll actually do a reasonable job clearing out Indian food cooking odors and not cost an arm and a leg in annual filter replacements.

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I went with one of these today, for my PC room (200sqft), where dust pretty much builds up hours after wiping a surface clean.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V5ZB5WQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1