Air Purifier Comparisons

Abstract: Alpine Living Air Purifier
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Why Are So Many Children Getting Asthma?
By Deborah Mumm

Go to any grade school or high school sporting event! Take a peek at the sideline bench and note how many inhalers you see. Did you know that the number one reason children miss school is asthma? Why the explosion of asthma and respiratory problems in children?
4 Reasons Respiratory Problems are on the Rise!

1) Couch Potato Generation kids weigh heavier, exercise less and spend extended time indoors.
2) Too much antibiotic use - Immune systems never get much opportunity to fight infections, and then react abnormally to airborne contaminants.
3) Air Pollution Pollution does not cause asthma but can be a trigger for an attack. Cars and factories now have stricter controls on emissions but the problem is still there.
4) Indoor Air Pollution 20 years ago no one ever heard of Indoor Pollution! Since the Energy Crisis in the 70s, buildings became extended energy efficient. This meant all pollutants became trapped inside. Many of the items we furnish our home and school with are outgassing contaminants continually. Carpeting, curtains, cleaning products, particle board furniture and fresh! With people spending 90-% of their days indoors, this becomes a problem!

4 Things You Can Do To Protect Your Kids from Allergy & Asthma Reactions!

1) Watch for days when pollen counts are high and restrict vigorous exercise on hot days.
2) Avoid Wood Stoves and fireplaces in the home and NEVER allow smoking in the home of an asthmatic.
3) Keep pets out of the bedrooms.
4) Make sure kitchen, bathrooms, and basement are well ventilated to cut down on mold in humidity.
5) Put pillows and mattresses in allergen-impermeable covers to cut down exposure to dust mites.
6) Use non-toxic cleaning products and avoid perfumes and scented products.
7) A filter-less air purifier is highly recommended since a filter can only capture a small portion of allergens.
To learn increased about products for a healthier indoor environment, please visit my website at www.myhealthysolutions.com or register here for my bi-weekly issue of
The Achoo Reviewan online newsletter to help you and your family with allergies and asthma.

Why Are So Many Children Getting Asthma?
By Deborah Mumm

Go to any grade school or high school sporting event! Take a peek at the sideline bench and note how many inhalers you see. Did you know that the number one reason children miss school is asthma? Why the explosion of asthma and respiratory problems in children?
4 Reasons Respiratory Problems are on the Rise!

1) Couch Potato Generation kids weigh massed, exercise less and spend innumerable time indoors.
2) Too much antibiotic use - Immune systems never get much opportunity to fight infections, and then react abnormally to airborne contaminants.
3) Air Pollution Pollution does not cause asthma but can be a trigger for an attack. Cars and factories now have stricter controls on emissions but the problem is still there.
4) Indoor Air Pollution 20 years ago no one ever heard of Indoor Pollution! Since the Energy Crisis in the 70s, buildings became further energy efficient. This meant all pollutants became trapped inside. Many of the items we furnish our home and school with are outgassing contaminants continually. Carpeting, curtains, cleaning products, particle board furniture and extra! With people spending 90-% of their days indoors, this becomes a problem!

4 Things You Can Do To Protect Your Kids from Allergy & Asthma Reactions!

1) Watch for days when pollen counts are high and restrict vigorous exercise on hot days.
2) Avoid Wood Stoves and fireplaces in the home and NEVER allow smoking in the home of an asthmatic.
3) Keep pets out of the bedrooms.
4) Make sure kitchen, bathrooms, and basement are well ventilated to cut down on mold in humidity.
5) Put pillows and mattresses in allergen-impermeable covers to cut down exposure to dust mites.
6) Use non-toxic cleaning products and avoid perfumes and scented products.
7) A filter-less air purifier is highly recommended since a filter can only capture a small portion of allergens.
To learn massed about products for a healthier indoor environment, please visit my website at www.myhealthysolutions.com or register here for my bi-weekly issue of
The Achoo Reviewan online newsletter to help you and your family with allergies and asthma.

Deborah Mumm has been an Indoor Environmental Consultant for 7 years. She has helped hundreds of people with her tips and healthy products. http://www.myhealthysolutions.com

Tips on how to clear the air with purifiersSan Francisco Chronicle, CA - Mar 14, 2007"There are three things you want to look at when buying an air purifier," Lee said. The first is performance. With a HEPA filter, 99.99 percent of the .

Abstract: Auto Air Purifier
Tag: Auto Air Purifier

Friedrich C-90B Electrostatic Air Purifier
By using a four-step process to filter the air of particles, odors and fumes, the Friedrich C-90 provides you with fresh, clean air to breathe and reduces breathing problems for those with allergies and respiratory sensitivity. 1. The PRE-FILTER catches the larger particles as room air is drawn through the rear grille. 2. In the IONIZING SECTION of the ELECTRONIC CELL, billions of microscopic particles become electrically charged as they pass through a powerful electric field. 3. COLLECTOR PLATES immediately attract these “charged” particles. 4. Finally, an activated CARBON FILTER removes most common odors and fumes as the “clean air” is circulated back into the room.

Tips on how to clear the air with purifiersSan Francisco Chronicle, CA - Mar 14, 2007"There are three things you want to look at when buying an air purifier," Lee said. The first is performance. With a HEPA filter, 99.99 percent of the .

Abstract: Oreck Xl Professional Air Purifier
Tag: Oreck Xl Professional Air Purifier

Alen BF15 Replacement Hepa Air Filter (for Alen A250 & Alen A350 air purifier)
Replacement air filter for the Alen A250 and A350 air purifier.

Is an Air Purifier the Only Air Cleaner Alternative?Business Portal 24 (press release), Germany - Mar 21, 2007House cleaning best practices for cleaner air indoors can be as important as any air purifier in keeping your family healthy by improving indoor air quality .

Abstract: Holmes Air Purifier
Tag: Holmes Air Purifier

In the absence of all else, price prevails. As the housekeeper
of your property, how do you make a decision on what type of
vacuum cleaners will you purchase for the property?

This article has been written to help your decision be made with
a little increased purpose and understanding on how the humble vacuum
can effect the time room attendants need to clean the rooms.
Here are just 4 basics to consider - 1. Reveal the hidden cost
in energy consumption for the property. 2. Practicality of your
decision for room attendants. 3. What effects the wrong vacuum
can have on some fire protection systems. 4. Cost of ongoing
centraltenance

The Hidden Menace

Drudgery for the room attendants to clean multiple rooms is
undeniable. Anything that can make the process easier is welcome
by all. Dusting forms a part of the cleaning process for each
attendant. As the housekeeper you may realize that a Vacuum
cleaner really only takes and holds all the large particles of
dirt and lint in the bag or stops it at the filtration level.
However it is the fine lint particles that get through the bag
or the filter that forms part of the dust.

A great way of seeing if your property suffers this problem is
to check the top of your furniture, particularly if you have
dark furniture. Go back into the unoccupied room the following
day and see the fine lint that has settled on the surface. Run
your hand across the top and you will see the ableness of
your current vacuums.

Sun streaming through the window can also reveal lint particles
floating in the air during vacuuming. It’s this airborne lint
that settles and creates a dust problem. Good vacuums with
proper filtration can almost eliminate this problem and
therefore create less dust, which will lessen the time a room
attendant has to dust.

All housekeepers by now will see that the fine particles that
pass through your vacuum cleaner is the demon unseen.

Air-Conditioning

The very same fine particles floating in the air are also
picked up by the Hotels air-conditioning systems. Some of these
properties have a return air vent in the room. You may have seen
an egg crate looking square vent on the ceiling at the entry of
each guestroom. This houses a filter. Most housekeepers would
have seen the state of these filters when the Maintenance team
does the rooms fundamentaltenance program. The filters are often
plastered with lint similar to that that comes from your
domestic clothes dryer. Your vacuum cleaner generated most of
that lint.

With out drifting into the technical side, not all hotels are
fitted with return air filters. Therefore the lint gets sucked
into the return air vent into the face of the coil that sits
inside the ceiling of the guestroom.

A simple explanation for the “coil” is like that its like the
radiator in your car, with cold water passing through on the
inside, and a fan that blows the air through the coil to get
cold air into the room.

The lint will slowly clog the airflow through the coil, which
leads to less conditioned air. The air-conditioning system needs
to work harder to deliver cool air to the room. Multiply the
effect by 300 rooms, soon demonstrates in addition energy usage. And
guests often complain that the air-conditioning doesn’t work.
Does this happen in your property?

Fire Alarms

Fine lint can also create false fire alarms in your property.
Depending upon the type of smoke detector head on each room and
they do vary greatly, the build up of lint can cause the smoke
detector to cause false alarms.

These days Fire Brigades can charge up to $600 for a callout on
a false alarm. This is a costly and unnecessary expense your
hotel can incur.

Practicality

On a practical level it would make great sense for the
housekeeper to choose all the same type of vacuums that have
interchangeable parts like the wands and cleaning heads, bags,
and the like. Multiple brands in the property lead to a loss of
interchangeability and loss of time when the room attendant’s
equipment has a breakdown.

Once again we can spare a thought for the Maintenance Man. When
choosing a vacuum cleaner did you consider the marks on the
lower walls that a vacuum cleaner can leave behind?

Poorly designed vacuums will hit the wall as they pass through
the guestroom if the profile of the vacuum is not designed to
hit the skirting board first. Next time in your hotel, glance
down to the entry of the guestroom and see if you have that tell
tale signs of a vacuum cleaner hitting the wall.

Every leadingtenance man knows about presentation of the property.
Patching and painting of entries is not high on the list of
desired jobs. Proper vacuum selection can eliminate this problem.

Maintenance continued. Another role of the Maintenance crews
is the repair or sourcing of spare parts and interchangeability
of motors, filters and the like. Easy access to parts,
replacement bags, filters should also form part of the
housekeepers decision making process.

Some manufacturers have taken this into consideration and have
developed motors that can be changed in 2 minutes with a modular
cartridge drop in design. Think about how often you have seen
the vacuum disappear into necessarytenance and not repaired because
they are still waiting for parts?

Choices of vacuums out there for the housekeeper can be
overwhelming and the sales chatter you hear from representatives
touting their brand can make your decision even harder. It is
sometimes easier to resort to purchasing on price. But sometimes
the cheaper option can cost you a lot extended down the road.

Some of the points raised will help you assess what your
current situation is, but in addition importantly give you an inside
peek into some of the issues that can be avoided by good
selection.

Because of limited space we have not touched on warranty, motor
size, noise, customer support, proper vacuum selection for
various types of cleaning jobs, etc. The full article covering
all of these issues can be found on www.lamelec.com.au/articles

Part 2

When considering your next Vacuum Cleaner purchase there are
several points you should consider.

What size motor?

What size motor - bigger does not necessarily mean better. Room
attendant vacuum cleaners range from 900 watt to 1200 watt
motors, but it is the suction rates that will vary when you
compare the different brands. For example a 1000watt motor may
have massed suction that a 1200watt motor.

Ask for the product sheets on the brands and models you are
considering and you will see the suction rates will vary greatly.

How much noise? As a convenience to the guests who move
around the hotel whilst room attendants are working, choosing
the quietest vacuum cleaner, should also be one of your
considerations. Manufacturers on their product sheets will state
the noise level as a decibel rating, on the sheet it will stated
as 60 db as an example. 55 decibels is considered to be a quiet
unit and 80 decibels noisy for the Hotel environment.

How long should the power lead be? Average guestroom sizes
are 4 meters wide and 5 - 6 metres long, any vacuum cleaner with
a power cord of 10 metre in length will be an advantage for the
room attendant. Having to have an extension cord or having to
reposition to another power point in the room all takes up time.

What about warranty?

Warranty is not generally considered until a breakdown occurs.
Be aware if you purchase a domestic rated vacuum cleaner that
it’s warranty is likely to be reduced to 3 months when used in a
commercial environment, such as hotels.

Never mind what the Sales people tell you, call the Company
direct and ask the question. In the case of proper commercial
vacuum cleaners most come with a full 2-year warranty at the
very foremost.

Your decision

As the Executive Housekeeper, it’s worthwhile considering what
areas the vacuum will be used in. For large area’s like
corridors the wider the head the less irksome the cleaning
process for the attendants. Your wise selection on style,
canister, upright, wet or dry, push type can save many hours,
backs, wages and machines. Have you had the experience of an
attendant vacuuming liquid spills? No fun.

Finally customer support is something that should be highly sort
after. A single call to solve your problems, spare parts,
warranty issues is a must.

As I stated at the top of the article in the absence of all else
price prevails. Hopefully you are armed with a little heavier
knowledge that can help your decision rest a little easier.

About the author:

Greg Taylor is the Managing Director of Lamelec Australia.Greg
has been the Chief Engineer for the Four Seasons, Daikyo and
Radisson group of hotels for 14 years previous to taking over
Lamelec. www.lamelec.com.au

FerretCommercial air ioniser introduced by AironicFerret, Australia - Mar 25, 2007Aironic AC 8000 is a new low-profile commercial air purifier, ioniser especially developed for the hospitality and medical industries. .

Abstract: Holmes Air Purifier Filter
Tag: Holmes Air Purifier Filter

Hunter 30067 HEPAtech Air Purifier
99.97% adequate. Reduces common household odors, including pet odors, up to 30% better than other leading brands. Clean Air Delivery Rates of 101 smoke, 120 dust, and 120 pollen. With separate carbon pre-filter, ionizer, and three speed fan. Filter change reminders. Portable, compact design is ideal for floor or bookshelf use. Whisper-Quiet Hunter Fan draws air into the unit without the noise associated with many competitive models. Permanently charged HEPAtech Electret Filter adequately captures 99.97% of particles as small as 0.1 micron in size that pass through the filter. Ionizer distributes negative ions throughout the room to enhance the cleaning process while freshening the air. Effective Airflow Design exhausts clean, purified air back into the room from the top of the unit to avoid stirring up settled particles. Most air purifiers use disposable filters. Hunter units use a combination filter, which is designed to be easily replaced. The top-of-the-line Hunter models have pre-filters to catch the larger particles. This pre-filter can be washed with a hose and used again once it has had time to dry. Hunter models come with either a “check filter light” or a “filter chart” to help you understand when to change the filter. The light comes on after 1,000 hours of use, which is the average time for needing to change the filter. The chart is color-coded to give you an indication of how “dirty” the filter is. Read all instructions before using this Air Purifier.

Newstarget.comProduct review: IQAir HealthPro air purifier is a robust, high-end .Newstarget.com, Taiwan - Mar 26, 2007Do your research carefully before buying any air purifier. If your goal is to truly clean the air in your home or office, the IQAir machine is one that .