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Can I ask why you chose this brand and this model? I’m looking for an air filter but have no idea which brands to trust.

beisner 5y ago
Wirecutter recommends Coway
- darkteflon 5y ago
  Thanks, [this](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-purifier/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-purifier...) was a great read from a trustworthy source. The AP-1512HH sounds like a great buy for most cases, although if you're particularly concerned about VOCs including exhaust fumes (we are - we live in a dense city, close to a main road), the Austin Air HealthMate HM400 is probably what you want. Used by "FEMA and the Red Cross ... for deployment at Ground Zero and the surrounding areas in the aftermath of 9/11", apparently.
- TylerE 5y ago
  Careful with that... Wirecutter is known for recommending whoever gives them the biggest commission.
  - brianglick 5y ago
    Source?
    - TylerE 5y ago
      https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to-play-model#:~:text=The%20Wirecutter%20is%20actually%20a,in%20exchange%20for%20fake%20reviews https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to....
laurent92 5y ago
I chose it because someone mentioned it on HN, and said it was: - silent - HEPA - non-AI/IoT I was afraid it was a paid sponsored comment, but after comparing versions and prices, I tried it and was satisfied. It’s ugly though, looks straight out of the 60ies with its rounded corners.
- teddyh 5y ago
  Off topic: See, this is what happens when enough people try to use a mild word for something bad they’re doing in order to try to hide the badness: other people who see this usage alter their perceived meaning of the mild word to represent what they see as prevalent usage. The mild word comes to mean the bad thing. In this example, “sponsored”. A more accurate term in this case would have been something like “paid dishonest shill”, but the constant use of “sponsored” by paid shills (esp. on YouTube) has altered our perception of the word “sponsored”. I would not be surprised if soon many companies would like to move away from that word and not be “sponsors” anymore, and instead be “supporters”, etc. It’s the reverse of the euphemism treadmill, really.
- DoingIsLearning 5y ago
  Can you comment on the feature they call 'vital-ion' with electro-chemical filtering? If it's an ionizer won't it be releasing Ozone into your filtered room? That sounds like the opposite of what you want for asthmatics, chidren, etc.
  - laurent92 5y ago
    I don’t use it because I’ve heard it releases Ozone indeed. I don’t see the point. I have hard times trusting stuff made by others, so I’m just seeing 2 filters and a fan, that was just what I wanted ;)
    - DoingIsLearning 5y ago
      Just for clarity you mean this feature is something you can separately enable/disable in the Coway Air filters?

beisner 5y ago

Wirecutter recommends Coway

darkteflon 5y ago
Thanks, [this](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-purifier/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-air-purifier...) was a great read from a trustworthy source. The AP-1512HH sounds like a great buy for most cases, although if you're particularly concerned about VOCs including exhaust fumes (we are - we live in a dense city, close to a main road), the Austin Air HealthMate HM400 is probably what you want. Used by "FEMA and the Red Cross ... for deployment at Ground Zero and the surrounding areas in the aftermath of 9/11", apparently.
TylerE 5y ago
Careful with that... Wirecutter is known for recommending whoever gives them the biggest commission.
- brianglick 5y ago
  Source?
  - TylerE 5y ago
    https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to-play-model#:~:text=The%20Wirecutter%20is%20actually%20a,in%20exchange%20for%20fake%20reviews https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to....

laurent92 5y ago

I chose it because someone mentioned it on HN, and said it was: - silent - HEPA - non-AI/IoT I was afraid it was a paid sponsored comment, but after comparing versions and prices, I tried it and was satisfied. It’s ugly though, looks straight out of the 60ies with its rounded corners.

teddyh 5y ago
Off topic: See, this is what happens when enough people try to use a mild word for something bad they’re doing in order to try to hide the badness: other people who see this usage alter their perceived meaning of the mild word to represent what they see as prevalent usage. The mild word comes to mean the bad thing. In this example, “sponsored”. A more accurate term in this case would have been something like “paid dishonest shill”, but the constant use of “sponsored” by paid shills (esp. on YouTube) has altered our perception of the word “sponsored”. I would not be surprised if soon many companies would like to move away from that word and not be “sponsors” anymore, and instead be “supporters”, etc. It’s the reverse of the euphemism treadmill, really.
DoingIsLearning 5y ago
Can you comment on the feature they call 'vital-ion' with electro-chemical filtering? If it's an ionizer won't it be releasing Ozone into your filtered room? That sounds like the opposite of what you want for asthmatics, chidren, etc.
- laurent92 5y ago
  I don’t use it because I’ve heard it releases Ozone indeed. I don’t see the point. I have hard times trusting stuff made by others, so I’m just seeing 2 filters and a fan, that was just what I wanted ;)
  - DoingIsLearning 5y ago
    Just for clarity you mean this feature is something you can separately enable/disable in the Coway Air filters?