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easyeboy easyeboy
 
December 26, 2008 06:57 PM

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 spoon
 
 December 26, 2008 07:16 PM
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 spoon
 
December 27, 2008 01:12 AM
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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xds xds
 
December 26, 2008 07:27 PM
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.

Good Luck

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laceysue laceysue
 
December 26, 2008 08:03 PM
Getting your air ducts professionally cleaned will help.

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