How to compare air purifiers

At first sight you might think that it is easy to compare air purifiers. But the process is more akin to that of buying, say, a car – decide on color, price, performance, manual vs automatic etc. Likewise, there are many decision points when it comes to air purifiers, and unless we take these elements into account when we compare air purifiers, then we are really wasting our time.

So how do we compare air purifiers?

The first priority is to familiarize yourself with the various cleaning technologies.

This allows you to make some early decisions on what your ideal air purifier should look like:

• Required air quality
• Whole house versus room only air purifier
• Preferred cleaning technology
  CADR - Clean Air Delivery Rate – which allows us to work out the cost per square foot to clean the air, a very useful comparison measure
• Preferred purchase price
• Cost of any replacement parts, especially if HEPA filters need to be replaced, as they are quite expensive
• Electricity consumption.
• Noise
• Warranty

This narrows the field considerably, and allows you to compile your own air purifier comparison table. With this table you are now in the position to compare air purifiers, and make good decisions on the various trade-offs that will inevitably have to be made.

Of course you can have a look at various reviews that compare air purifiers, but make sure that they compare apples with apples.

For instance, you can not compare an air purifier that has been designed just to get rid of some pollen, with one that gives people relief from serious allergy/asthma problems. The latter air purifier will be far more expensive, but will also have a far more positive impact on indoor air quality.

So it’s quite a task to compare air purifiers, but fortunately we can speed up our research considerably by using the internet! Best of luck!

For more information on related products, please choose from the following:

HEPA Air Cleaners |Electrical / Ionic Air Purifiers | Ozone Air Purifiers | Whole House Purifiers | Replacement Filters