Vital 100 Plus

Ive got pets and asthma, and I think the air purifiers help. At the very least, they do trap a lot of dust and pet dander. I also find the noise soothing. I've got a lenvoit that my mom bought me from Home Depot. Neat thing. Does a space of about 300 sqft. Filters are easy to replace, and the machine is easy to keep clean.

Yeah we have a Levoit in our bedroom and it works great, even with the apocalyptic smoke a while back you couldn’t tell anything was abnormal til you left the apartment. It could maybe be a bit quieter but we’re always running it on high and it blocks out street noise anyway.

The Vital 100, we’ve had it for years, and the filters still get *super* gross so you know it’s working lol. To clarify about the white noise, it is quieter than our window unit AC and my wife actually likes it, so it’s probably more of a me problem.

For microplastics, a standard hepa (preferably hepa 13) air purifier oversized for the room should suffice. Although not specifically designed for microparticles, hepa apparently does quite well against them anyway. The thing to keep in mind, however, is that no filament in molten state is "non-toxic". Although PLA is really only somewhat toxic with VOC emissions, when you use the printer in a smaller space like a bedroom, the VOC level can accumulate more easily, making it much less savory. To filter VOCs, you at least need a filter with a carbon basket instead of just a "carbon layer". Check out the ikea fotnuftig, Levoit Vital 100, or Winix has a few models as well that include a carbon basket filter. Here in my part of the US, Walmart carries the vital 100. It's like $130 or something, but it's a quick option that's probably sufficient.

Levoit Vital 100 Air Purifier It has passthrough sideways and fresh air out the top. *The brand is renown *It is affordable *2 new filters for $30 *It pushes a lot of air *Hepa I ve been using this for two years and wouldnt change it up.

Levoit Vital. The 100 is great. We have two of the 200s and they work wonders for our allergies. Dander and floaty cat hairs no more!

I run a Levoit 100 next to my A1. I used to smell the PLA in the room when printing, don't smell it at all now. Technically the standard home air purifiers aren't going to catch much in the way of VOCs and microplastics due to the small particle size, but I figure it is still better than nothing.

To me it was worth it. The Levoit 100 has quite a bit of carbon compared to a lot of filters (they also sell replacement filters with more carbon), and the smell is greatly reduced so it is definitely catching VOCs. Buying a cheap air purifier will likely get you one with little to no carbon, which will do nothing. Is it catching enough VOCs to matter? I don't know, I can only base it on smell. Is it catching any microplastics? I don't know. But the filter is showing discoloration so worst case scenario I am catching dust and keeping the print area a bit cleaner.

I have 2 100s, the square shaped style vs round. Very happy with them. I think the round style are visually nicer, but don't move the same amount of air.

I have 2 x 100s. They are nearly identical to the 200s. I have them in multiple rooms of the house. Depending on your setup or room layout.... you may need multiple.