Are hepa air purifiers ok

[Charliesmom]

Not sure what section to post this under...
I can't take these allergies any longer and I'm on every med possible right now. I want to buy air purifiers and put them all over my house..... every few feet. Ok not that extreme but I am about to buy 1 or 2 and want to make sure they are ok to have with birds. Looking to get Honeywell true hepa. Hoping they are ok.......
Things ive read on internet day they are but I can't believe everything I read.

 

[ParrotGenie]

Not sure what section to post this under...
I can't take these allergies any longer and I'm on every med possible right now. I want to buy air purifiers and put them all over my house..... every few feet. Ok not that extreme but I am about to buy 1 or 2 and want to make sure they are ok to have with birds. Looking to get Honeywell true hepa. Hoping they are ok.......
Things ive read on internet day they are but I can't believe everything I read.

Get a IQ Air HealthPro® Plus, especially since you have allergies. One of the only few that actually works well and can do a large space no problem. If you have a large house get two of them. The problem with the Honeywell is they can only do small rooms and not large areas. Plus filters after about a year are hard to get for those as they discontinue making them. The Rabbit Air and Austin Air healthmate, but for the price that the Austin air is now going for, just spend the extra and get the IQ Air

https://www.iqair.com/us/room-air-purifiers/healthpro-series

 

[SailBoat]

Check your heating system first!

If you have a forced air system with a filter, look at an upgrade!

- If it is a simple 1" standard filter one can purchase a filter that can come very close to if not better than a portable hepa filter.
- If you have a new furnace with a 3" filter, high-end filters are available.
- Most furnaces with standard 1" filters can be upgraded to a 3" filter.

NOTE: Simply changing your standard filter twice each month will greatly improve /remove bird dust, plus likely cost you less...

 

[fiddlejen]

If your hepa filter does Not have a heating element, and as long as you do not use any option that may exist for "adding" fragrances essential oils etc, then it should not do any harm. Oh, I have had a few that had a blue light option to add ionization, I think using any ionizing might Not be safe.

AS far as how well the filter works that is of course another question as addressed above. But it looks to me like you're asking about safety of the filter, and again in that respect, as long as its Not Heating nor Adding anything (ie ionization or fragrance etc), then any filter which filters physically should be OK.

(I use several air filters myself due to lots of allergies.)

 

[noodles123]

You also do not want one with an ionizing/sanitizing/ ozone producing setting UNLESS YOU CAN SHUT IT OFF. Never want to run those settings around birds-- not even in the same house (as the actual dust gets charged and it is stirred up with cleaning etc)

 

[Roo1130]

I have the Austin Healthmate Jr air purifier in my the study where my birds hang out. It pricier than others I've had but it works really well. It has helped reduce the bird dust which was beginning to tickle my sinuses a bit too much.

 

[Charliesmom]

Thank you everyone for responding. Im dying over here. Between the tree pollen and some of my animals which I get allergy shots for some but all appointments are canceled until further notice.
Im going to quickly check into everyone's suggestions and get something asap. I get worried about running any new machines in the house due to birds being so sensitive.

 

[ParrotGenie]

Thank you everyone for responding. Im dying over here. Between the tree pollen and some of my animals which I get allergy shots for some but all appointments are canceled until further notice.
Im going to quickly check into everyone's suggestions and get something asap. I get worried about running any new machines in the house due to birds being so sensitive.

You can run a new machine inside as no heat involve and just a fan and filter pretty much. if worried about chemical fumes, just run it out the door, or in garage for a few hours.

 

[noodles123]

This is my favorite Air Purifier that I own:
Alen BreatheSmart + HEPA Air Purifier for Allergies, Chemicals and Cooking Odors
HEPA-FreshPlus / White

You have to buy the machine and the filter--they come at the same time, but all filters are not the same. I bought one for odors, VOCs and allergens. It filters the smallest particles (among filters made by this company). I am a big fan and although it wasn't cheap, I am on a payment plan of $50 (ish) monthly and it took less than 5 minutes to get approved for that.

I did run it for 24 hours without the bird in the house (just to be safe) but you can do that pretty easily if you have a shed or even a friend who will run it at their home for a bit.