Looking For A Great Room Air Purifier?
Quick Steps to Finding the Right Room Air Purifier For Your Needs...
You can create an allergy free haven with the right room air purifier, and finding one doesn't have to be complicated with our simple steps and well researched recommendations:
1: Measure Your Room
You want all the air in your room to go through the room air purifier ideally six times per hour...
Measure the width, depth and height of your room and multiply the three figures. If you have a room that is 12.5 wide by 10 deep with 8 foot ceilings, 12.5 x 10 x 8 = 1000 cubic feet.
Multiply that number by four to get four air changes per hour minimum....in this case, 1000 x 4 = 4000 cubic feet per hour.
Then, compare your total the cubic feet per minute stats on the room air purifier you are considering. With air cleaners that have multiple fan speeds, consider that you will probably run the unit on middle to lower speeds, and so the advertised top capacity of an air purifier may not apply. Very few people want the noise of running their air filter on high speed.
Confused? I've done the math for you. Just measure your room and skip to my recommendations below.
Or, divide the cubic feet of your final number by 60 to get the cubic feet per minute you need out of a room air purifier.
So in the end, it looks like this:
12.5 width x 10 depth x 8 height = 1000 x 4 air changes per hour = 4000 divided by 60 (to reduce to cubic feet per minute) = 67 cubic feet per minute performance needed, minimum out of your air purifer.
2: Pick An Air Purifier That Filters Out Your Trouble
This is an easy step.
Unless you have special needs such as filtering out Volatile Organic Compounds, or have extreme sensitivities to chemicals, all the air purifiers below will work well for common allergens.
If you do have special needs, simply move to those recommendations instead...
3: Consider Noise and Other Aesthetics...
If you're buying for a bedroom, you may want to considerhow noisy the unit is. The Blueairs are quietest and therefore best for most bedrooms.
(They also have the best looking design, in my opinion)
Price may also be an factor.
Guaranteed Room Air Puffier Recommendations By Room Size and Need
My recommendations well exceed the minimum 4 changes per hour at medium to low speeds so that you have squeaky clean air and breath pure to live your best:
By Size:
400 cubic feet and under (Small Room: 5 x 10 room with 8 foot ceilings):
-Austin Air Healthmate Jr.(economical)
-Blueair 401 series (super quiet! best for bedroom)
1000 cubic feet and under (Medium Room: 10 x 10 room with 8 foot ceilings):
-Blueair 501 (quietest)
-Austin Air HealthMate (cheapest)
-IQ Air HealthPro Plus (best filter) or HealthPro Compact
3200 cubic feet and under (Very Large Room: 20 x 20 room with 8 foot ceilings):
Blueair 601
IQAir HealthPro Plus
For Special Needs:
For Smoke, VOC's, Extreme Odor (Up to 2500 cubic feet):
Allerair VOCARB (chemicals) or DS (cigarette smoke)
Austin Air HEGA (chemicals)
IQAir MultiGas
For Mold, Pollen, Bacteria, Virus, Dust Mites:
Any of the above, but try adding in the unique airfree air sterilizer, covers up to 1200 cubic feet in 10 days use
For Baby's Room (up to 1800 cubic feet):
Austin Air Baby's Breath or Blueair
Final Recommendations
With a few simple measurements combined with my recommendations, you can find the right room air purifier for you needs simply and quickly.
If you still have questions not answered by this and my other articles, remember that I give one free email consultation to every reader.
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