http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/ Engadget Comments for Sanyo Virus Washer claims to wipe bugs out of the air http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
you virus washer for information to give me.]]>Feb 19th 2008 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
Now thats not what i wads thinking of lol
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And what about the blades you have to clean off? Mine get so dirty that I have to clean it every few days or the thing starts hissing because nothing can stick to it.

They may not be as effective as HEPA filters, but they do work in my experience... and they don't make you pay $60 or whatever ridiculous price HEPA filters cost.]]>Jan 23rd 2006 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/Jan 23rd 2006 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
Your average living virus has a rough time staying coherent anyway in the chill, naked, dry air - when you've gotten infected, as you're correct to note, it's because you've encountered a live virus still clinging to skin, phlegm, mucous, a litttle droplet of something something for the road; they're not, generally speaking, just out there in the air...not that anyone has ever made money underestimating the Japanese fear of contamination.]]>Jan 23rd 2006 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
I've had a fan and filter type air cleaner for about 5 years now, and have replaced the pre-filter countless times. The HEPA filter has only recently gotten to the point where it's time to replace it. Of course, I only use it a month or two out of the year when my allergies go into overdrive.

Jon Acheson]]>Jan 23rd 2006 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/Jan 23rd 2006 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/Jan 23rd 2006 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/Jan 23rd 2006 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
On this Sanyo Product, I am guessing they use UV lights to do the virus killing (try that on your Hard Drive buster!). I added a UV system to my central AC.

Nobody gets sick in my house any more... um... as long as we don't go outside, let other people in, eat or drink... (Breathing is all good though!) :)

-Pie]]>Jan 23rd 2006 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
Sharper Image: Smells good AND pollutes your air! Sniffff... Soooo good, soooo ozoney!! Mmmmm.... :)

Ozone is very bad for your lung. It can cause asthmatic reactions all by its lonesome, making it -- to some people -- potentially deadly. The Sharper Image product produces quite a lot of ozone, and should definitely be avoided. No asthmatic in their right mind would use one of these.

Note that I never read any Consumer reports about this, it's all from unrelated and independent sources.

The best air cleaner is HEPA. That's just the way it is. They're loud and expensive... which is also why the Sharper Image sells so well. Add UV, and they're even more expensive!! Now you can kinda see why the Sharper Image product sells: it's cheap, and smells good.

-Pie
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The Sharper Image actually sued IQAir to keep them from releasing LAB REPORTS stating that the SI product is actually WORSE for your lung.

http://www.iqair.us/sharperimage.html

-Pie
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Problem solved.]]>Jan 23rd 2006 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
Takes about 45W of electricity and doesn't raise the temperature of the room noticeable. I don't work for the company but my empiracle observations of the product have made me like it.]]>Jan 24th 2006 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
Yes, ozone is harmful, in large enough quantities. But the federal limit is 50 parts per BILLION. And the IB puts out less than that. The notion that that little amount of ozone will do anything of significance to you is ridiculous.

And the fact is that the IB works. It removes smells from the air, mainly cigarette smells which is why I got one in the first place. It does exactly what it's advertised to do. It's not as good as a HEPA filter+fan, but it's also not as loud as a fan, it's just totally silent. And I don't care about dust, I care about smells.

Don't expect the thing to perform miracles and you'll be happy with it. I love the Ionic Breeze, it's a great little unit.
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http://www.sharp.ca/products/index.asp?cat=75&pc=82&id=586

The thing that swung me to get it was the Athsma Society of Canada actually gave this line the thumbs up, and it has a HEPA filter so it can't all be bad.

And I think the Plasmacluster thing does really work. I'm looking after a cat for my parents while they're away and the cat doesn't really get along with my cat, so there's occasional territory issues with spraying, and yesterday one of the little darlings made a little smelly puddle in the corner of the kitchen. I cleaned it up but there was still a residual smell so I thought this would make a good test. I brought the Sharp unit into the kitchen and let it run just on fan (so the charcoal and HEPA filters were treating the air) and after a few hours, I could still smell the cat spray, albeit a bit weaker. So then I kicked the Plasmacluster setting on, and within 30 minutes, the smell was totally gone. I was quite impressed.]]>Jan 24th 2006 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/23/sanyo-virus-washer-claims-to-wipe-bugs-out-of-the-air/
I forgot to mention the airfree units actually remove ozone from the air. Consumer Reports rates the Ionic Breeze as a terrible air purifier. There are many ways to just get smells out the air for a lot less money than an IB that also adds ozone to the air.

The airfree unit removes cigarette smell as well.

Again, I don't work for the company but we really like this little unit. We'll be getting another one for downstairs. No moving parts and nothing to replace.

I'm glad you like you IB but the reviews I've seen on it were poor.]]>Jan 24th 2006 6:23PM