Do electrostatic air cleaners for a household gas furnace work?
Q. I'm thinking of getting a whole house electrostatice air cleaner installed? Do they actually work better than the regular fiberglass/allergy/paper filters? Is there any negative aspects to using them?
Asked by Jeff2672 - Tue Mar 20 01:38:35 2007 - Maintenance & Repairs - 4 Answers - Comments

A. I would Highly recommend a Media Type Air Cleaner. I owned a electrostatic air cleaner for about 5 years and wasted too much money on them. The biggest problem with them is the main circuit board goes bad and every time that happened it would cost about $500 and it happened about 3 times in 5 years so about $1500 to keep my house air clean and that air cleaner did not really do anything to keep my house air clean,Plus it is a pain to clean those cells every month.What the manufacture does is change the style about every two years so along with it the part "main board" changes also prices for the main board keep going up.Most of the electrostatic air cleaners are becoming extinct. I got rid of that air cleaner and purchased a… [cont.]
Answered by immortal_mario66 - Tue Mar 20 06:53:50 2007

Can somone explain the CADR ratings for Air Cleaners? What Categories, What ranges for the numbers, etc?
Q. Looking to buy an air cleaner. CADR ratings: Smoke:180 Dust: 180 Pollen: 210 Most interested in one that handles Animal Dander and Dust, but don't know what are good numbers to help choose and air cleaner.
Asked by joeflaherty - Wed Jan 23 14:48:09 2008 - Other - Home & Garden - 1 Answers - Comments

A. My mother has emphysema with breathing difficulties so three of us kids pitched in and bought her a Oreck air filter and if there is a better one I don't know. The Oreck XL Professional is expensive but by far the easiest to maintain and one heck of a maintenance package. Here is a link to their website and by the way, they have a sale on now too.
Answered by ZHZhZH - Thu Jan 24 02:03:25 2008

air cleaners what reviews are the best rated?
Q. what is the best reviews for portable air cleaner
Asked by szzulu - Mon Nov 29 13:23:10 2010 - Maintenance & Repairs - 1 Answers - Comments

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Answered by Rainbow - Mon Nov 29 21:23:52 2010

What is the meaning of HEPA when talking about air cleaners?
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Asked by wisegari - Tue Nov 28 15:47:37 2006 - Cleaning & Laundry - 1 Answers - Comments

A. High Efficiency Particle Arrestance(HEPA) is a filter media which is 99.97% or more efficient against 0.3 micron size particle (a human hair is roughly 40 microns) at the face velocity of 10.5 feet/minute (FPM).
Answered by lisa w - Tue Nov 28 16:16:12 2006

Which side is the ionizer and which is the collection plate on a whole house air cleaner?
Q. I took the filters out of the 2 whole house air cleaners to 2 hvac units so I could clean them and then couldn't remember which one went to which. The air first passes through the prefilter screens, then the ionizer and then the collection plate. Does anyone know if the collection plate is the side that looks like louvers or the tighter looking side? If it helps any, they are Trion HE 2000 plus electronic air cleaners.
Asked by frangul - Sun Mar 15 23:32:51 2009 - Maintenance & Repairs - 3 Answers - Comments

A. Look for an arrow mark on the units that will indicate the direction of the air flow somewhere near the handle. This may help. Also note how the electrodes contact the units to see if the alignment this may also help. Look for cut marks on the housing. On my electrostatic air filter there are thin wires that act as the ionizer so with some careful observation you may notice differences.
Answered by Breath on the Wind - Sun Mar 15 23:50:05 2009

does anyone have info on air-cleaners?
Q. I have a lrg oreck which no longer works. I've seen 2 for 1 ads about Sharper Image but in looking on the internet they have poor reviews. Primarily I seek air cleaning or dust removal. The extra bio scrubing is not required (but nice). Sharper Image seems to have multiple devices with various claims along with reviews disputing them.
Asked by stepho409 - Mon Sep 25 15:36:19 2006 - Other - Electronics - 1 Answers - Comments

A. The best filters are HEPA filters. They are used in microbiology labs to filter bacteria and viruses out of the air. Electrostatic filters do ok. The problem is that most put ozone (they rarely call it that, they refer to negative ions) into the air. Ozone is a free radical and a pollutant. Avoid anything that has an ozonator in it.
Answered by inverse_mushroom_cloud - Mon Sep 25 16:07:39 2006

What year did ford stop using oil bath air cleaners in their cars.?
Q. I have a 57 ford custom car with v8 that I want to switch over to paper but I want to find the oldest possible paper air cleaner that ford made so I don't modernize the look of the engine compartment. Ok, apparently we need more details, What was the last year ford used oil bath air cleaners on their full size cars with V8 engine. No guessing, I need someone who knows the answer. Thanks, ARB
Asked by arbohlmann - Sat Jan 2 15:19:31 2010 - Ford - 5 Answers - Comments

A. 1962--1963 or thereabouts
Answered by thummmper - Sun Jan 3 02:38:50 2010

how do ionic air cleaners move air electronically?
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Asked by mmistry11 - Thu Feb 23 13:36:23 2006 - Physics - 1 Answers - Comments

A. The air passes through a membrane that is charged so that charged particles in the air are attracted to it. Not only does this move the air, but it takes the particles out of the air.
Answered by ChemistryGeek - Thu Feb 23 13:42:20 2006

why are there 2 air cleaners on my 454 engine?
Q. I have a 1986 RV with a 454 engine and it has two air cleaners, one metal and the other regular. I was wondering what the metal one is for.
Asked by Cindy - Sun May 29 16:32:09 2011 - Maintenance & Repairs - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Metal one is to stop paper one from getting sucked into carb. or engine.
Answered by Gary - Mon May 30 01:54:47 2011

Vent cleaners: some blow air, some suck air, and some use rotary brushes. Which is best?
Q. I have to hire vent-cleaners for our Co-op. We have 32 units/dryer vents, plus a laundry room with 3 dryers. There is no record of vents being cleaned in 20 years. Some vents exit on roof, some on side of building. Some people have dryers hooked up, some do not. What kind of vent-cleaning do you recommend? Thank you
Asked by augustus - Sat Nov 17 06:28:40 2007 - Maintenance & Repairs - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Been looking into it. Wisdom so far... for rigid ducting the powered brushes are the most aggressive if the ducts are up to it. Just blowing or vacuuming is better than nothing esp if there is flex as well as rigid duct. Some outfits have video cameras that can "crawl "around for "before & after " proof of work After cleaning the ducts should be blown out & if necessary to be vacuumed from inside they had better do a good job of trapping dust & cleaning up. So far have found only one outfit I can afford for a one family home w/ forcet hot air & AC...around $500 because of flex supply ducts, bath exhausts & dryer vent Best regards
Answered by split dog - Sun Nov 18 17:54:09 2007

Safe household cleaners and air freshners?
Q. I recently read an article about toxins and I have a Sun Conjure (Small Parrot) need to know what I can use for general household cleaning and air freshening that will not be harmful to the Bird
Asked by frogginon - Mon Sep 15 15:48:39 2008 - Birds - 2 Answers - Comments

A. There is not to much you can use around birds at all. I use natural cleaners but always put birds behind closed doors and leave windows open in house for 1 hour after. Better safe than sorry. Do not ever use any aerosols of any kind that can kill birds very fast. They have these wipes called poop off that clean and they have a pleasant odor to them. They can be used on and in bird cages also. If I want to deodorize house I boil water and drop some cinnamon sticks in with some apple. Also note that all teflon pans are toxic to birds contain chemicals that can kill in secs when overheated. Same with self cleaning ovens. List goes on and on. No scented candles either. Birds are difficult but sooo worth it. :)
Answered by Beth P - Mon Sep 15 18:33:48 2008

I have a 1980 cb750 and i want to get ridd of the air cleaner box and put individual air cleaners on it where?
Q. would I get the air cleaners of how can I make them?
Asked by Saul - Mon Aug 24 07:39:16 2009 - Maintenance & Repairs - 2 Answers - Comments

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Answered by Pilsner Man - Mon Aug 24 08:31:52 2009

Questions about electrostatic air cleaners?
Q. Electrostatic air cleaners, also called electrostatic precipitators, are used in many industries to help reduce air pollution. These cleaning devices are installed inside smokestacks to remove particles of dust, soot ash, and other polluting materials in smoke so that they don t reach the air we breathe. The cleaners work by using the forces of electric attraction and repulsion. The charged particles in smoke are attracted to collection plates that have the opposite electric charge. The particles remain on the plates instead of moving out into the air. The particles that enter the smokestack are electrically neutral. What has to happen to them as they move upward and reach the collection plates? Why? To collect the greatest number of… [cont.]
Asked by bakazioneeztuh_23 - Sun Oct 18 02:15:27 2009 - Physics - 1 Answers - Comments

A. You have a pretty good handle on the operation of electronic precipitators, except you missed one step. The smoke particles will pass by charging wires to change their natural charge to the opposite charge of the plates that are directly after the charging wires. This way the efficiency of the precipitator will usually come out to about 99% down to 0.3 microns. The collection plates are placed so close together that once they build up with dust and particles that they start to snap or arc from one plate to the next. They are spaced closely to allow the maximum number of plates in the unit. The more plates, the more surface area for capturing particles. Aluminum is usually used because of its conductivity to electrical charge and resistance… [cont.]
Answered by John - Mon Oct 19 12:21:35 2009

Are ionic air cleaners effective for allergy to tree & plant pollen?
Q. I'm in Florida and the air is full of pollens including lots of live oak. Is the ionic air cleaner effective in reducing allergic reaction? Are the filter types more effective? It is controversial on google. I'm hoping to hear some personal experiences. Thanks.
Asked by kyq - Wed Mar 14 02:05:23 2007 - Allergies - 3 Answers - Comments

A. I am sure this will tick off the ionic breeze owners but here you go any way; as one other person suggested, do a google on it and see what you find. Consider this, these contraptions, in principle, generate positive ions that are released into the air, right, okay, but how are they distributed around the house? My point is that they aren't. Yes, these ions can be attracted to and will attach to a number of things floating in the air but only upon contact and only if these particles find their way into the room with the machine and within a few feet of the machine. Those things can't produce enough ions to cover your whole house, much less an entire room, and if they did it would be dangerous and unhealthy. In order to cover the whole… [cont.]
Answered by GK - Wed Mar 14 03:43:58 2007

Is carpet known to contrributing more dust in homes? My house's air is so dusty, Ive done evrything,?
Q. bought air cleaners, electronic air cleaner and best filters for the furnace, still I see dust like mist in the spotlight's beam. Maybe the carpet need to be replaced? thanks
Asked by tonny - Wed Jul 23 09:43:31 2008 - Maintenance & Repairs - 1 Answers - Comments

A. Its not that they contribute dust its that they can't be properly cleaned. That's why people with allergies cant have carpets.
Answered by paulofhouston - Wed Jul 23 09:51:14 2008

What do air cleaners or purifiers do?
Q. can they help with certain allergies
Asked by Jack moon - Fri May 20 09:36:58 2011 - Alternative Medicine - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Unless you're 100% certain that the allergy is due to pollen or house dust, then they're just about useless. Even if it's due to the above, you're still going to need a top quality air filter, as there's a heck of a lot of poor quality ones out there, as well as some that hardly work at all.
Answered by dave - Fri May 20 13:35:30 2011

Does anyone have an opinion on Edenpure Vs. Ionic Brease Air Cleaners?
Q. What's best for dust and pet cat hair?
Asked by acsearch2006 - Tue May 2 16:40:29 2006 - Cleaning & Laundry - 9 Answers - Comments

A. Sorry guys, I just saw on the news Friday that air cleaners such as these if used over a period of a few months, drop your air quality inside your home. They said that your home's air quality would be the same as a smoggy day in California. So you may want to think twice about using them.
Answered by katie13 - Sun May 14 07:02:45 2006

Does anyone own one of the newer Rainbow H2O air cleaners?
Q. The cleaner cleans the air, the carpet and your floors , wet or dry, sounds too good to be true?
Asked by KatGotHerTongue - Mon Dec 4 19:40:51 2006 - Cleaning & Laundry - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. A coworker has one and she swears by it. I had an in-home demo and it was pretty impressive, but it's very expensive.
Answered by CW - Mon Dec 4 19:49:16 2006

why do our ionic air cleaners make a buzzing/crackling sound?
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Asked by rascaljazzy - Tue Jan 9 00:35:58 2007 - Other - Electronics - 5 Answers - Comments

A. Actually you might want to investigate the harmful effects ionic air cleaners can create. From what I understand it emits dangerous ozone levels in your home. If its broke don't fix it. I would do some research before using it again. If anything simply use a better filter in your A/C. I hope that helps.
Answered by Satanic Panic - Tue Jan 9 00:47:41 2007

Does it affect furnace efficency by putting filters in room cold air returns?
Q. My furnace is a Lennox Pulse forced air with air cleaners on one side.
Asked by Frank Z - Fri Oct 24 08:05:49 2008 - Maintenance & Repairs - 4 Answers - Comments

A. the more filters you have in the system the better the air quality,,,because it gets more of the dirt and dust out of the air. However you should keep your eye on them and dont let them get too clogged up where it would affect the air flow.
Answered by alvarz - Fri Oct 24 08:27:40 2008