I did some of my own googling to answer my own question.Okay, the recommended Medify Air purifiers arrived yesterday.
I have a question about the Ionizer mode.
What is that going to do that the regular mode doesn't do?
Thanks.Forced air filters come in difference ratings which control the level at which they filter from near HEPA to just barely. The greater the filtering the more restriction and likely the more changes you require.
Consider slightly lower filtering, where the house is comfortable and stand alone filtering in the rooms you spend the most time (bedroom sleeping and maybe family room).
This is what we do. Generally we change or main filters every 3 months.
Is there not a light or other indicator that comes on when you need replacement? My Alens have a row of lights showing when replacement is approaching and when it’s reached.Airpurifiers have done good things for my home in the past 1.5 months. What surprises me is how quickly the filter got ugly.
@Ron and others who have this kind of air purifier, How often do you replace your filter (smoke dependent)? How ugly do you let it get before replacing it? View attachment 145223
There is a filter indicator on mine which didn't light up yet but I was wiping down the outside of the purifier and noticed that the filter looked yucky so I pulled the panel off and found the filter looking like it does in that picture above.Is there not a light or other indicator that comes on when you need replacement? My Alens have a row of lights showing when replacement is approaching and when it’s reached.
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If you want to be on the "cheap side", a box fan with a AC HVAC filter attached to it.
And also indoor plants.
In addition to the Alens I have a Medify MA-50. Yes I have a quiver. In the case of the Alens the lights change based on actual remaining filtration. However the MA-50 light comes on after 2,500 hours of use regardless of how blocked they’ve become. They estimate 2,500 hours as 3-4 months. Which kind of begs your question if the filter’s been doing heavier than average filtration.There is a filter indicator on mine which didn't light up yet but I was wiping down the outside of the purifier and noticed that the filter looked yucky so I pulled the panel off and found the filter looking like it does in that picture above.
I can potentially leave the old fitler in until the light comes one but...
Not sure if you went back to read but I have the MA 25 and MA 40.In addition to the Alens I have a Medify MA-50. Yes I have a quiver. In the case of the Alens the lights change based on actual remaining filtration. However the MA-50 light comes on after 2,500 hours of use regardless of how blocked they’ve become. They estimate 2,500 hours as 3-4 months. Which kind of begs your question if the filter’s been doing heavier than average filtration.
Yes…according to the manuals they estimate based on hours as opposed to degree of occlusion. Your MA 25, like my MA 50 has an assumed need for replacement at 2,500 hours. Your MA 40’s light comes on after 3,000 hours.Not sure if you went back to read but I have the MA 25 and MA 40.
The 40 has a light that comes on to tell me to change the fitler.
Are you saying that it comes on at a time limit not when it detects the filter needs to be replaced?
Hmmmm