Sharper Image (Ionic Breeze).......

....Anyone have any experience with the above. I just ordered one and wondered if I did the right thing or not. They are kinda pricy but if they work as they say it might be worth it. Anyone?

Jack

 

A relative (in-law) of mine at our Christmas gathering was touting this as the best thing since sliced bread -- and your thread reminded me of it. I looked as user reviews on the net and it seems to rate pretty well with those that purchased it. ex: http://www.epinions.com/content_126216474244 The caveat there is that those that purchased it were looking for it to work, so there is an obvious bias.

I looked at a few consumer websites to try to get an unbiased opinion and it wasn't as positive an outlook. Consumerreports.com rates it (along with most other inexpensive air purifiers) as "not recommended" (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appliances/ionizing-air-cleaners-air-cleaners-the-truth-behind-the-accolades-505.htm?resultPageIndex=1&resultIndex=1&searchTerm=ionic%20breeze) and this Clark Howard article (http://clarkhoward.com/shownotes/2005/04/14/) echos the same sentiment.

I don't necessarily think the claims made by Sharper Image are false, but being an eternal skeptic I have my doubts.

If I remember correctly from their adds, they offer a free trial, right. Try it and return it if it doesn't work for you.

 

I have a couple. They work fairly well.

As for being worth the price...well I had a lot of money to blow at the time.

 

I stay clear of any "filter" that doesn't physically filter out the air. Most all of the "ionic" filters only charge the dust particles electrically, which makes them attract themselves to any sufrace. Instead of the dust accumulating on floors and flat surfaces, it sticks to the walls and ceilings as well as the more normal dust collectors. This keeps the air itself somewhat cleaner, and means less dusting, but more frequent painting, which is not a good trade-off in my opinion.

 

Experiences vary I suppose, but I know that ours do cut down on the dust in the air. I can tell by the lack of dust on other things, and the heavy dust on the collector. I wouldn't consider it a replacement for say... a HEPA filter, but I do find it cuts down on dust particles in the air.

Downside of course is getting used to the ozone smell.

 

Thanks everyone and, yes, it does have a 60 day trial and I am not about returning anything I am not satisfied with. Done it before. So will see.

Jack

 

If I remember correctly, some US governemnt ageny (99% positive) said that they generate a lot of ozone which I believe is supposedly toxic, even though I used to breathe it in alot. I'll go see if I can find the article.

 

Well if its proven to be toxic, it would be yanked from the shelves.

 

They claim to have something new added. It is called Ozone Guard. Supposed to turn Ozone into Oxygen. They make it sound as if it will do about everything except make biscuits and gravy for breakfast.

Jack

 

Interesting.

Especially since Ozone is everyday oxygen, with an extra oxygen atom

I figure its a gimmick.

O_3_ vs. O_2_.

 

Even if it is a high priced dust collector, I am interested. Anything that will remove dust from the air is ok by me. Does it work on pet hair?

 

comperroruter., you can check it out at www.sharperimage.com

Jack

 

I couldn't find the article but I did look up the ozone toxicity thing, and at low concentrations its relatively harmless. At high concentrations its toxic and breathing ozone in at low concentrations but for many hours each day can result in lung damage. I guess it doesn't really matter.

 

Me and the wife bought one over a year ago, and she still loves it!! We can tell that it definately does SOMETHING!?!?! However it is a bit pricey!!!!

Roger

 

I used to build the negative ion generator type air 'cleaner' myself. Can't say I really noticed an effect on my health positive, or negative. Wether anything was affected that I wasn't aware of, I don't know.

But what really put me off using them was trimolecular oxygen’s (O3) ability to reduce the O2 availability to the respiratory system. Apparently toxic in very small concentrations.


From the Virgina Dept. of Health.

http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epi/ozonef.htm


But each to his/her own, I guess.

 

If you're just looking to take the dust out of the air, and have a forced-air furnace/air conditioning home unit, just go with the pleated fine-micron furnace filters. They filter out most of the crap, down to pollen. And vacuum your rugs more often. Most household dust is bits of dead skin from you and your pets, that settles into the carpets and gets kicked up into the air. A hepa room filter does basically the same thing, but only in one room, is noisier, and costs more.

 

hahahah yea thay play that all the time here in adverts at night .... its ironic that thay play it as ozone is a bad thing when the electric air propulsion thare talking about whould produce tons of ozone ( i know iv made one before ) Its pure BS IMO.....

 

Off topic, but, stores continue to stock their shelves with cigarettes. They're deadly. Just a thought, sorry. I'll go back to my little corner of the internet, lol.

 

They have a warning on the side, too.



Look at my SI ionic Breeze, I see no such thing.

Cigarettes cannot exist on the store shelves without those warnings.

 

@ Adrynalyne, Whoooops, lol.



I don't remember what TV show I saw, but they didn't recommend the Ionic Breeze due to ozone exposure. Unfortunatly, that was a while ago, and cannot quote anyones comments. I don't remember actual scientific stuff, just peoples reactions. I remember thinking that I was interested in them as well, but the show had me a little cautious after that. Sorry, that's what you get when you catch something near the end, and my bad memory, lol.