Air Purifiers

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• • Isaac
    January 19, 2010
    16 posts
  • Have people who have used air purifiers found that they work? Where can I buy one? Thanks!

• • invisible
    January 21, 2010
    494 posts
  • Haven't used any myself yet. But I'm also planing to get one. First one that comes into my mind would be IQ Air, they are from Switzerland and seem to be the thing, but they start at RMB 12,000 so it's more of a long-term investment.

    http://www.iqair-china.com
    Second option (from Singapore?) is smaller and cheaper (don't quote me but I think it was like RMB 300 plus the refill/filter). Check www.goodaire.com or head to 8trees Wine Bar- Theo the owner also retails them.

• • Isaac
    January 21, 2010
    16 posts
  • I've also heard that there's one called the "Blue air model 201/250E" that's supposed to be pretty good and runs between 3,000 to 5,000 RMB. And then there's the "Honey Well 17250", which is a little cheaper still. But that name never fails to make me think of a portable toilet, and I don't know if I could use an air purifier that reminds me of sewage every time I see the logo.

    Is there a local place that sells these things?

• • Isaac
    January 21, 2010
    16 posts
  • Assuming that Theo doesn't just have a stash of them in the back of 8trees...?

• • invisible
    January 28, 2010
    494 posts
  • @Isaac
    I guess not, but they use then in the restaurant so you can see how it works.

• • invisible
    November 15, 2011
    494 posts
  • on topic
    http://www.myhealthbeijing.com/[...]

• • coryg
    November 15, 2011
    14 posts
  • There was an article in the South China Morning Post about how most air purifiers sold in HK didn't actually do anything. These are most likely the same units sold in the Mainland. There was a huge investigation and many companies were fined by the HK government for fraud or some other related charge. In Beijing, many of the gov. officials use these industrial air purifiers that are priced around 15,000 RMB. Supposedly you can actually empty out the sludge on a daily basis. BTW, I have a honeywell air "purifier" and all it does is circulate air. It was a gift that my wife received and it basically takes up space. I would not recommend it to anyone unless you enjoy wasting money.

    -Cory

• • berlydallas
    November 17, 2011
    20 posts
  • I have to say that I have had great luck with our air purifiers. We have Allen purifiers. I bought them via Beijing and they shipped here. They are cheaper than IQ air, but some studies they say they are just as good. I have this model: A375UV Multi-Gas HEPA Air Purifier. Here is the website: http://www.alencorpchina.com/ I have also heard the Blue Air Purifiers are quite good.

• • dvril
    December 13, 2011
    1 post
  • Looking for air purifiers for our place, come across with this post http://www.myhealthbeijing.com/[...] think it would be useful for people who is also looking to buy air purifiers, good advise on how to make the decision.

• • nico.bio
    December 16, 2011
    3 posts
  • You can also have a look at Broad air purifier. I've heard they use this brand in the officials building in Beijing. http://www.broad.com
    We bought one and make the VOC level checked. The result is good.
    If you have more related links to share about health and sustainability, please send them to me and I'll add them to the http://www.cdlohas.org platform.

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