s/o Air Purifier Recommendations

[bears]

Since a lot of you have been through the wildfire smoke thing a lot longer than I have, could you share any recommendations for air purifiers? NC has had a lot of code-orange days, some code- red, but I think the biggest benefit we may get out of these may come from an allergy persepctive--MH has mold and seasonal allergy issues and everyone in the house suffers here during pollen season. If we could make even some of the allergy symptoms abate, it would be well-worth the investment!

Is it worth the investment for a whole-house system? We have a built-in air purifier with UV light in our upstairs HVAC system, but I'm not sure if there are better options. 

If we go for individual units, do we need a separate one for each sleeping/living space?  Does the height of the ceiling impact how well they work?

[nsl]

We have two large-room air purifiers in our house that keep indoor AQI at safe levels pretty well (we have a monitor) on code red days. They're both Blue brand, but looking at their website it appears that our models have been discontinued. They don't chew through filters which is a big plus, IMO.

[thejen626]

I bought a Winix brand air purifier from Costco back in 2021. It’s amazing. I’ve only ever used one, in the living room. I’ve lived in 2800-3500 sq ft and the air purifier really impacts the entire house. I actually bought two units but haven’t ever unpacked the second one. Highly recommend this brand.

[pixy0stix]

Whole home air purifiers through HVAC are by far and away the best option. You wouldn't need others if you have that.

I currently have a Shark air purifier for kitchen/living room (a model they don't currently sell), and BlueAir purifiers of various sizes for our other spaces.

[cous0226]

We have this one in our apt. It definitely big enough for the living room which it’s in. It’s at level 78 right now which is “fair”. On a good day it would be between 95-98. I am not sure what it’s suppose To do today. Is it suppose to try to clean the air but it can’t which is why it’s at 78? Thanks.

Shark HP202 Clean Sense Air... www.amazon.com/dp/B09V1V5T8H?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[elleblue]

We have several Mila air purifiers throughout our house. We bought them back when we were in SoCal and sometimes dealt with smoky air due to fires. While not cheap, they work really well and hold up to the claims made.

[Jalapeñomel]

We bought the Levoit one from Best Buy, and it’s great (love the app with it).

More specifically, we have two of the small ones and then a big room one (which has the app):

levoit.com/collections/air-purifiers

[rhian]

We've had Blueair purifiers for a few years and they seem to work pretty well.

[stemmie]

We have an Aerus Scrubber installed on our HVAC system.

[curbsideprophet]

We have a variety of Levoit purifiers. I have been happy with them so far. Two are smart and connect to the app, two are not.

[jewel]

I have 2 of the Winix from Costco and keep one at each end of the house. I also have several smaller random ones from Amazon and keep them in each bedroom.

We are in N. Ca and typically have horrible fire summers, but they also seem to help with my regular allergies quite a bit. A whole home system is on our list of things to do, though.

[rubytue]

We have an AprilAir filter on out HVAC. It came with the house, and it’s supposed to be one of the best. H still runs a small HEPA in his room, and it will often show red for an hour of so when he turns it on. Or, when we had the fire smoke, it was red all night even with the airflow through the whole house filter. What does this mean? Is red vs blue actually meaningful or just a marketing ploy? Is our aprilair filter a hunk of junk? I don’t know.

And even with all that, it took getting our ducts cleaned to get his allergies down to a tolerable level. Poor guy spent 18 months just *hating* our house because he felt he was allergic to it.