[thechat] Air Purifier Gizmos?
Luther, Ron
Ron.Luther at hp.com
Wed Sep 5 16:21:54 CDT 2007
Hassan Schroeder noted:
> Like maybe a middle of the road Sharper Image unit kind of thing.
>>My wife was all over that idea a few years ago, so we got one of
>>the $300+ jobs, a "Quadra" I think. It collected black guck on the
>>filter element, but it was so *NOT* silent, getting progressively
>>worse to the point I couldn't sleep with it running ... so we junked
it.
Hi Hassan,
Whoa! Sorry it didn't work out for you. But thanks for the heads up
warning me off! That's a big help!
Yeah. Your furry critters may have been too much for it to deal with.
But I just saw this comparison test where one of the Sharper Image units
(and an Oreck or two I was also looking at) didn't seem to fare too
well:
http://www.air-purifiers-america.com/ed_APA_test_results-large-room.asp
[Double hairy rats! That Alen A350 didn't look too bad - but the
filters are $140 a year! Hmmmm. I'm seeing a significant price
difference in filter prices between HEPA and non-HEPA filters. Looks
like you have a choice of filters with some of these units. More
research may be indicated.]
VACUUM JUNK:
>>we just replaced our old semi-expensive-but-crappy vacuum cleaner with
>>an expensive "doesn't lose suction" job, and the amount of stuff it
pulled
>>out of the living room rug on its maiden voyage was /phenomenal/. :-)
Neat! Those things seem pretty cool. The technology sounds like a
really good idea.
Ummmm. Actually, I did some quick on-line price comparisons of the new
Dysons against the old 'big three'; Rainbow, Electrolux, and Kirby. ALL
of the prices seem less than what I think I remember spending on mine
... 20-plus years ago. Rats. Looks like I got ripped off. ;-( Dang.
And I knew the guy too!
Of course, I *did* get every attachment in both the known and unknown
universes; the shoe polisher, the sander, the body massager, the carpet
shampooer, the paint sprayer, the zip brush, etc. In fact, I think
there are a few things I may never have actually figured out how to use!
Oh well. I just gave her a good cleaning recently and she's working
fine! Now if I could just convince myself to put her to work on a more
regular basis!
RonL.
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