Fresh air. Sure, New York's much cleaner than when we were children (remember the black soot that used to collect on the outside windowsill?), but this is still not a city where you want to sleep under an open window.
Try this: if you live near Broadway on the Upper West Side, sit on the benches in the middle of broadway with a clean white piece of paper on your lap and see what happens to it in just 15 minutes. It's not appetizing.
We recommend using air purifiers at home, and have found that cheaper models with regular filter changing are just as good as the super duper expensive models.
We like the design and size of the Bionaire's LC series. It comes with a HEPA filter and carbon filter, an ionizer and either 2 or 3 speeds. It will accomodate room sizes from 100 sq. ft. to 208 sq. ft., and prices run from $13 to $80 (ATTENTION: These models are being discontinued and won't be available for too long. Bionaire (800-363-3479) has some, as do these online retailers. We still think it's worth it. The filters will still be available and the new ones are more expensive). MGR
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TRUE HEPA vacuums and air purifiers trap the dust and particles with a minimum efficiency of 99.97%, up to 0.3 microns – as measured with my particle counter seen in
my YouTube Air Purifier Videos – As seen on ABC 7
Over the years, HEPA filtration has become a marketing scheme deployed by both vacuum cleaner and air purifier manufacturers to lure customers to buy products that do not meet the HEPA definition. Most vacuums and air cleaners that I have tested on the market claim to be “HEPA,†however, lack the filtration efficiency and other important benefits that are intrinsic to HEPA technology – so they are “fake HEPA.†They are simply imposters that do not deliver what they claim – in other words, they do not trap the dust.
To precisely find real HEPA machines, I test products (where the air flows through) with the particle counter. It is important to note, that I not only test the middle of the filter, but also the side edges and other areas of the chasis, where more often than not, there is high readings due to leakage.
Also check-out my blog called Consumer Reporter - a vehicle to educate consumers about the vacuum and air purification market.
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