Opinions on best air purifiers

[peacockcreek]

I have a five month old CAG that I have raised since she was 3 weeks old. She is such a joy to my husband and I. Bongo already has about a 35 word vocabulary. Her favorite is "don't you poop"! She is very sweet and loving to me and to my husband when she wants to be. Our problem is all the bird dander. I give her a bath every other day which she loves. But we are still having problems with all the bird dust. My husband is starting to have some allergy issues. We need to get this under control...I sure would hate to get rid of my husband LOL! I would like to know what is the best air purifier for this dander. Please give me you opinion as I need to replace my old sharper image. Thank you ahead of time for all your help.

 

[GreyG]

We have a Rabbit Air in our bird room...best air purifier we've ever had, hands down.

 

[weco]

If you use central heat & air, you could change the type of filters you use.....you might want to look into HEPA filter inserts.....

 

[triordan]

I have heard great things about the austin air purifiers, I need to get one too

 

[wynterphoenyx]

Just as a caution, I've read that ionic air purifiers put parrots at risk because of the excess of ozone produced. It's a shame; we loved our ionic purifier!

 

[mdmarley]

I've got an Austin Air purifier...love it. Problem is the price for some of these top end purifiers. For what you get, I think the Austin Air purifiers are the best bang for the buck...hands down.

 

[ParrotsParrotsParrots]

I agree, with those who say Austin Air... I have the Pet Machine.

I wouldn't go with anything that makes ozone or ions as it has been reported to cause problems with birds. This eliminates a lot of choices.

If you really want to remove the dander and dust from the air you will need a filter and the best and most effective filter is HEPA. With a HEPA filter you are removing the pollution, allergens and dust from the air and you are not adding anything else to the air.

So there are plenty of HEPA filter machines out there but for it to work you will actually have to draw the air through the filter and that is where you really need to make sure you have a good machine.

A lot of the department store machines will show the specs for the filter which will be comparable to the higher end filters like Austin Air but the thing is that the machines doesn't always do a good job pulling the air through the filter. Lots of machines are "leaky" in that they suck the air into the machine and some of the air passes through the filter but a lot of it will exit through gaps and spaces without going through the filter. Therefore, the efficiency and effectiveness of the filter goes down. So the specs can be really misleading.

You are in effect just moving dirty air around and you are not actually cleaning the majority of the air.

The better machines like the Austin Air machines will filter 100% of the air that they draw in and will put out 100% filtered air.

A good machine will give you a noticeable difference in the air in the room. I can tell when I have my filter on or off just by the air in the room.

The great thing about the Austin Air machines is the filters last 5 years. So they are pricier but you only have to put money out every few years, not on a monthly basis like with many others.

 

[Thatdude596]

I have a honeywell hepa that works well, cleans up to 350 sq ft. I think we paid 200.00 from target but it is a little loud

 

[Squirt]

Is it really important to have an air purifier with a bird?