In response to u/spacex_fanny
Unless you buy a cheap fan and constantly have it cranked up to its highest setting, CR boxes are not as noisy as you seem to think they are.
Having several set to low will be significantly quieter than one large air purifier cranked on high.
Last time I was around several CR boxes, it was literally in a church during a mourning service. And I can promise you that it wasn't too loud.
And yes there are several different configurations using 1 large or a several smaller fans. In my experience, even cheap CR boxes are much more tolerable than cheap air purifiers. The Germ Guardian air purifiers from Costco are incredibly noisy and create a constant high-pitched noise at *any* setting.
Winix is a good option for cheap air purifiers that aren't horribly noisy, but not as cheap as just making several CR boxes.
And trust me on this, I'm autistic so I notice these kinds of things literally constantly. I am unable to tune out the noise like other people do.
And things like the Nukit torches are **not a replacement for an air purifier at all.**. That's genuinely just bad advice.
With that in mind a germ guardian tower is probably the most affordable good option. Whatever you buy should have UVC light built in to degrade mycotoxins, “plasmawave” or “bipolar ionizer” is also an acceptable alternative just make sure it’s California CARB certified. Stay away from classic ionizer/ozone
I do. I have 3 school aged kids aka plague carriers. We have Germ Guardian UV-C plus HEPA filters in each room. It greatly cuts down on kids reinfecting each other and us parents. They also collect cat hair pretty well.
The Germ Guardians were $98 each and 4pack of replacement filters is $30. Saving one doctor visit for the 3 kids covers buying a unit.
6 years in use without any problems.
Germ guardian HEPA from Costco. There is a newer model for under $200. It is for up to 1900 square feet. We live in an area that is affected by wildfires every few years - this is what we bought it for. I now only run it when needed: smoke in environment, smoke from cooking, smells from cooking, if one family member is sick I put it in their room to prevent spread. Used it when my son got COVID - just left it running in his room. Nobody else got sick.
It clears all odors and smoke very quickly, it has a PPM reading and you can watch it as it clears the air. It is very helpful in open plan kitchen/dining/living. It is nice to have odors cleared quickly.
We have no pets and only one carpet, the filter still clears the air quickly, we have not change it. This may not be the case in homes with more dust production.
They don't really work if you have an active infestation. Ive got 4 lg ones in an 800sq ft house and I swear they do almost nothing. We even have this electrostatic filter in the hvac and still I've get systems when the doors close or the AC goes on. I have 2x airmega 200s, germ guardian rated for 900 sq ft, coway with uv rated for 600 sq ft. 2 upstairs and one down. If I were you id try to build the biggest Rosenthal filter or several as they don't get down hall ways or around stairs, etc. The think I don't like is they really tank your electric bill and are very noisy, as they have to stay on high mode.
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