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3 years, 5 months ago

Is there a way to prevent dust from accumulating on furniture and do air purifiers really work?

I have a piece of furniture that simply accumulates dust. I was wondering if ionic air purifiers really work. I currently have an old Ionic Breeze from the Sharper Image, and was wondering if you recommend anything better than this to clean the air in my home.
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spoon | 3 years, 5 months ago
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There is no sure way to "prevent" dust from accumulating on your furniture but you can certainly limit the amount of dust in your home which in turn keeps your furniture cleaner.

Going beyond the ideas in the source I have linked an air purifier is not a bad idea. However, the Ionic Breeze is a Non-Arrestor type purifier and not the best option to go with. What you want to try and find is an Arrestor type purifier which actually captures the pollutants in the air (the difference between the two types can be found here http://www.airpurifier.info/air_purifier_types.html )

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spoon | 3 years, 5 months ago Report

By definition:

"Ionic Air Purifiers generate an electrical charge. The pollutants in the air become "sticky" and cling to the walls and ceiling and furniture in the room. Because the pollutants are "sticky" they may also cling to the inside of your lungs when you inhale them. Ionic Air Purifiers may also produce Ozone as a byproduct. Ozone may be considered an irritant."

So if the Ionic Breeze is an Electrostatic Precipitator (which would be an arrestor) the name is extremely misleading...

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cliffclaven | 3 years, 5 months ago Report

I believe the Ionic Breeze is an Electrostatic Precipitator and would be considered an arrestor type purifier.

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laceysue | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Getting your air ducts professionally cleaned will help.

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xds | 3 years, 5 months ago
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Believe it or not homes and offices with central air conditioning have allot less dust then homes without them. Even wall mounted units.

I own a oric air purifier myself, and while it doesn't get rid of 100% of the dust in my home it sure does do a hell of a good enough job.

There are things you can do to combat dust in your home like adding doormats and using dust resistant polishers.

But I think the best way is to get a ionic purifier of some type, they take away allot of the 'every day' kickup of dust around a room that would normally land on furniture.

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bellabearlove | 2 years, 4 months ago
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Make sure to get an air purifier with a HEPA filter. These are really important to have in a purifier because they are the only filter that will actually remove small dust particles. All other filters do not clean the air much, which is why they are cheaper, but useless. Almost any HEPA air purifier will do a good job. It is really true, the more you pay, the better quality you get with purifiers. So, for dust removal a cheaper Honeywell or Holmes HEPA purifier is fine. For asthma help, get a really good air purifier like IQAir, BlueAir, Austin Air.

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litebrite | 2 years, 3 months ago Report

If you own your home, or if the landlord is ok with it, have an electronic air cleaner installed. It takes the place of an air filter in a forced air sustem. They are simply the best at removong dust and pollen. In fact, get a doctor to sign on it, and you can deduct the EAC on your taxes! Every few weeks you pull out the 'cells' and run them through a cycle in the dishwasher to clean them. On some systems you can put the fan setting on the thermostat on 'continuous' and it will constantly circulate and clean the air. People with asthma use these a lot.

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