Atem Desk (WH 250 OP 10 02)

We've leveraged hyperhepa by [IQAir ](https://www.iqair.com/us/products/air-purifiers/healthpro-plus) for the last 10-15 years, ours are still going strong through allergy season, wildfires, and even kept my husband from catching COVID two of the times that I had it. They're hospital grade quality, don't produce ozone, and filter VOCs and extremely fine particulate. I bought the small portable Atem and travel with it for vacation and work for my allergies and use it at my desk for work too. We're big fans of the quality and the results (I run indoor air monitors for check and balances)

We've leveraged hyperhepa by [IQAir ](https://www.iqair.com/us/products/air-purifiers/healthpro-plus) for the last 10-15 years, ours are still going strong through allergy season, wildfires, and even kept my husband from catching COVID two of the times that I had it. They're hospital grade quality, don't produce ozone, and filter VOCs and extremely fine particulate. I bought the small portable Atem and travel with it for vacation and work for my allergies and use it at my desk for work too. We're big fans of the quality and the results (I run indoor air monitors for check and balances)

Have a GSD and a Lab/GSD mix so I can feel your pain :). Are you looking to purify just one space in the house or multiple spaces? That should be a factor in your decision. FWIW, we have a Shark NeverChage, a Winix C-610, and an IQAir Atem in our living/kitchen space of about 1400 sq ft. Shark runs 24/7 and sits closer to kitchen. Winix sits next to GSD crate and runs on Turbo mode for 2-3 hours daily. IQAir sits behind the couch, next to other crate, and runs as needed. Those 3 work together to keep our air best and free of pet odors.

For small bedrooms, get small sized individual units. Look at Winix or Blue Air. Most manufacturers will state capacity in sq ft, btw. For master and living - look at Dyson or IQAir. Expensive options but they do a great job plus have fantastic apps that make using them a breeze. For the open space...man, I am going to learn with you what beast can handle that type of volume :)

Only because I have owned these brands and have been completely satisfied with the performance :). IQAir is probably the best but you’ll pay for that. However, it performs so well that the price is justified, IMO.

You sound like us when we went shopping for Air Purifiers. It can be overwhelming. We have a single story (2700 sq ft) with 5 humans and 2 large dogs (GSD and Lab). We ended up with Shark Neverchange for kitchen/dining, IQAir for Family/Living Room (2 fireplaces), Blue Air small units for bedrooms, Winix for office, Dyson for Master Bedroom, and Trio for hallway. Got all of them except IQAir from Costco with prices that can’t be beat. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. What are your priorities? Do you want all the bells and whistles like app control? Feel free to share and will try to share our experience :)

As others said, a good, new high quality 2.5(NOT HEPA) cabin filter WITH carbon with all windows closed and AC on recirculate is getting you 90% of the way there. As far as dedicated air purifiers, aside from some weird DIY solutions(you can probably squeeze a small desk purifier in a car with an inverter, like the Blueair mini) the best for particles is going to be the IQAIR ATEM-which is insanely pricey I wouldn't trust pretty much any other brands(especially those with some stupid ionizer or other similar tech like PCCO/NCCO/plasma/ozone/whateverthefuckishiptoday). You can get big ass bags of carbon that will help with some ac airflow to get rid of toxins, and/or A Philips GoPure purifier. Not the cup holder ones, those don't do anything. Their lineup is hard to determine because they seem to sell different models in different countries at different times and some are discontinued, but what I have now is the GP5212, which seems to be being replaced by the GP5311-which can be gotten on AliExpress for \~$60. First and third party Replacement filters are easy to find on Amazon, EBay, and AliExpress. Their top of the line model-9311 is extremely expensive but specs wise I think gives every model, even the atem-a run for their money. You can still get replacement filters but they're far less widely available in western markets, and cost a pretty penny(\~$45).

The best air purifier I’ve owned and researched was an IQAir. It was enormous. Bulky. An eye sore. But it performed amazingly. My allergist in Los Angeles - had a Rabbit Air in his office. I bought one of those also. They’re both beasts of purifiers. Nothing else on the market can compare to them that I’m aware of. The Rabbit Air is much sleeker / smaller / can be hung on the wall like art. But the IQAir outperforms it by quite a bit. Your trade off is the bulk eye sore for the sleek on wall…and the filters for the IQAir will set you back 200+ where the Rabbit Air is 100 for the set. If you want the best, get the IQAir. Most purifiers sold in stores are junk - this is what I was told by my allergist. I’m sure there are other units that are as good, I’m just not aware of them.

There's a lot of misinformation out there about air purifiers, what they can/can't do, when you should use them, which ones actually work for certain particulates or VOCs, etc. It depends on what you need it for. If you care about filtering VOCs mainly then there are very few purifiers on the market that will actually do that effectively (you need massive carbon blocks which most don't have - most have carbon filters but not enough to filter VOCs effectively). If you're concerned with the smallest particulates you need multistage stage filtration typically. Many factors go into it. I find myself most frequently recommending Coway and IQAir (as you mentioned) but general use in the home and Austin Air when it comes to VOC removal/reduction.