Monday, January 24, 2011


Honeywell 50250 99.97% Pure HEPA Round Air Purifier

Product Features
  • Round air purifier or larger rooms (up to 390 square feet in size)
  • True HEPA filter removes 99.97 percent of common airborne pollutants as small as 0.3 microns
  • Glass-fiber HEPA material also helps remove airborne particles, viruses and bacteria
  • 360-degree airflow, 3 speeds, carbon pre-filter
  • Measures 18 by 18 by 19 inches; 5-year limited warranty


Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 19.6 inches ; 23 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 23 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
  • ASIN: B00007E7RY
  • Item model number: 50250
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (248 customer reviews)

ZEN LIVING ZL-3 Digital UV-C Germicidal Air Purifier with HEPA

The NEW 2011 MODEL ZL-3 comes on automatically as you turn the unit on. Negative ions can be created around the clock to keep down dust and particulate. The activated oxygen has a separate control. Activated oxygen is normally kept at modest levels in occupied spaces. To remove major odors, the unit may be adjusted to a higher level for a period of time. Some use a timer to completely deodorize the home or office while away. Unused ozone reverts back to regular O2 in about an hour.
The ultraviolet light generated by the UVC Germicidal Lamp is at a wavelength of 254 nanometers and its photons have the exact energy needed to destroy the DNA of all kinds of microorganisms, including bacteria, mold spores and viruses. In fact, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) with UVC was recently shown in a clinical trial to significantly reduce respiratory symptoms of office workers when installed in building ventilation systems. Because UVC light kills by physical destruction of the DNA, germs cannot mutate to become resistant to ultraviolet light (as they can with antibacterial agents); UVC gets them every time!

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Individual Room Air Purifiers

If you were to perform a standard internet search for air purifiers, you would likely return a number of different results. Those results would likely include a number of different air purifiers that are currently available for sale.  While all of these air purifiers may vary, in one way or another, many have something in common. That tends to be the amount of space which the air purifier can successfully clean.
Online, you can find a wide variety of different air purifiers, as mentioned above. While some of these air purifiers are designed for the whole house, you will find that most are not. Instead, most air purifiers are designed only to handle a small, but reasonable about of space.  It is not uncommon to find air purifiers that can work in rooms with 200 square feet, 250 square feet, 300 square feet, or even 350 square feet. It is possible to find air purifiers that work in spaces larger or smaller than the above mentioned square footages, but they tend to be the norm.

Since individual room air purifiers only clean the air in a limited amount of space, you may be wondering whether or not they are worth the buy. Honestly, it all depends on how much of your home’s air you would like to have cleaned.  If you have a room where smoking takes place or where you pets tend to reside, you may be able to make due with an individual room air purifier. However, if smoking takes place throughout your whole house or if your pets roam throughout your home, freely, you may want to think about purchasing a whole house air purifier. 
As with all other products, individual room air purifiers come in a wide variety of different sizes, shapes, and styles.  This also means that they will likely come in a wide variety of different prices.  It is not uncommon to find individual room air purifiers that sell for as little as fifty dollars, but as high as one thousand dollars.  Honestly, the cost of an individual room air purifier will all depend on the quality of the product.  See, in most cases, you will find that the better performing air purifiers tend to cost the most money.  Despite the increase in costs, you may find that they are actually a better value.
Before purchasing an individual room air purifier, you may want to measure the space inside that room. This will help to ensure that you purchase an air purifier that can effectively clean the air inside your room.  Purchasing an air purifier with a maximum square footage that is smaller than the size of your room may make it so the air purifier cannot do its job, at least the correct way.  When examining the square footage of the room, in which you would like the air purifier to be, it is also important that you think about whether or not a door is on that room. When using an air purifier, having the door to the room closed will often produce better results.
If you are interested in purchasing an individual room air purifier for your bedroom, the living room, your home office, or your child’s room, you should easily be able to find a reasonably priced make and model. You can find these air purifiers by visiting one of your local retail stores, as well as by shopping online.

Air Purifier Information

Are you a smoker? What about a pet owner?  If so, there is a good chance that the air inside your home isn’t as healthy as it could or should be. That is why you may want to think about purchasing an air purifier.  Air purifiers are electronic machines that work to cleanup the air. They do this by trapping, and often eliminating, harmful bacteria and air particles. In fact, you don’t even have to be a pet owner or a smoker to benefit from the use of an air purifier; anyone can. For that reason, there is a good chance that you may be interested in purchasing an air purifier for your home.

If you are like most other Americans, when it comes to purchasing an air purifier, you may make the decision to purchase one and then go right out and buy one.  Although it is nice to get a product when you want it, often right away, there are disadvantages to doing so.  Essentially, you may be purchasing a product that is poor in quality. Without the proper amount of research, you will never know.

As mentioned above, it is important that you examine the quality of an air purifier before purchasing it. You can easily do this online. A large number of online websites allow internet users to comment, rate, or write reviews on a product that they have purchased. These products also include air purifiers.  If you know of anyone who uses an air purifier in their home, you may also want to think about asking them for suggestions.  Feedback from those who own the same product is the best way to learn about the quality of it. 

In addition to the quality of the product, it is also important that you examine the size of the air purifier you are interested in buying. When it comes to the size of an air purifier, you do not necessarily need to focus on the size of the actual machine, but you should focus on the size of the space that it is designed for. With cheaper, low-cost air purifiers, you will find that they only tend to treat the air in small rooms. These rooms commonly have a square footage of about 250-350 feet.  If you are looking to treat the air inside a larger room, you may need to spend more money on a larger air purifier. 

It is also important to consider the cost of an air purifier.  Many individuals, regrettably, make a mistake when doing this. That mistake is believing that the purchase price is the only cost that they need to worry about. While there are some air purifiers that are filter-less, not all are. Many of these air purifiers, the ones that require filters, need to have their filters changed every so often. This can be as little as once every couple of years or as much as a couple of months.  It is important that you keep the cost of replacement parts, including filters, in mind.  When doing this, you may find that an otherwise low-cost air purifier turns into one that is too expensive for you to afford.

Since, in many cases, air purifiers are considered expensive, you are advised to look for air purifiers that come with warranties.  In most cases, you will find that many air purifiers have a manufacturer’s warranty. That warranty typically tends to last about a year.  If you are spending more than $400 on an air purifier, you may want to think about getting an extended warranty.  If you purchase your next air purifier from a retail store, you may need to pay for the warranty.  Despite possibly having to pay for an extended warranty, you will find that it is worth the cost. Should anything happen to your expensive air purifier, a warranty would, in most cases, prevent you from being out of luck.

The above mentioned points are just a few of the many that you need to take into consideration, when buying an air purifier. As previously mentioned, an air purifier can be a large purchase. That is why you are advised to fully research and examine all aspects of that purchase before making a final decision. It is the only way to make sure that you are not wasting your money.