On sunny days, we can usually see dust particles floating around as they're illuminated by the sunlight shining through our apartment window. Sometimes, the amount of dust is rather scary. But, dust is just one of the things in the air we breathe indoors. The best thing to do is remove the source, and there are many of them. After that, an air purifier can help remove particles from the air.
My first thought was to get another Ionic Breeze from Sharper Image. The one we have is old and makes noise too often (indicating that it needs cleaning). But, after a little research, I decided to buy a Sharp FP-P60CX Air Purifier. I ordered one from newegg.com on Wednesday. Amazingly, it was at our door on Thursday with free UPS Ground shipping. That evening, I opened the box, read the manual (yes, I read manuals) and assembled the air filter. It uses a pre-filter, an active carbon filter and a HEPA filter. It also uses plasmacluster technology to clean the air. Various indicator lights tell what mode it's in and how clean the environment is. It also comes with a remote control, etc. Very nice.
It supposedly takes a little while to measure the air cleanliness. When I first turned it on, it said our place was clean. Shortly after, it said it was slightly impure. Being in Auto mode, I could feel the fan get stronger as it worked harder to clean our room. It's still very quiet.
Today, after returning home from work, the indicator still showed that our air was slightly impure. After dinner, however, it showed that our air was clean. Sweet. I'll see how long it stays clean. From what I've read, air cleanliness may waiver due to many variables. Later, I'll move it to another room.
I hope this will improve our air quality at home, since we spend so many hours indoors. There's a debate about whether early exposure to impurities causes or prevents allergies in children. Either way, I'm sure our air will still have its share of impurities. At least having the purifier should remove some of the toxins and allergens from our indoor air.
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