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(More customer reviews)I'm returning it since I've given it a week and it has made any impact on air quality at all, in my opinion.I live in Manhattan and am on a lower floor of an apartment building.I get a lot of black residue that manages to get in even when my windows are closed -- this was always picked up by my other air cleaners.In a nutshell, it is extremely easy to see/smell/experience when an air cleaning product is working in my apartment.
Someone broke one of two air cleaners that I owned and I was getting this as a replacement. At the end of this week's run of using the LightAir IonFlow 50C, I moved my other remaining air purifier back into my room and could get results I was used to.The thing is, I need two -- one for the bedroom and one for the living room/dining room area, so I am back to searching.
Almost none of the pictures you see for this product on Amazon for this product match what it looks like; it wasn't a big deal since one of them did actually match -- the rest are pictures of another product by the same company.
Some pros:it was quite easy to set up.I had it up and going within 10 minutes -- most of that time was spent ensuring I met the placement criteria.
Cons:
again, I didn't see any effect at all.
this air cleaner has to be at least three feet from any wall, at least two feet from the ceiling and, ideally, should be even farther away from electronics (I didn't pay too much attention to this measurement since it wasn't relevant in my bedroom).
not exactly a "con," per se, more of a heads up, they mention that the electrical shock you get from touching the cleaner is extremely mild.It was really jarring for me to touch it.Not a deal-breaker, especially since I just had to unplug it to be able to touch the actual body of the appliance.
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Product Description:
With its attractive, award-winning design, this air purifier delivers ideal results for people suffering from asthma, allergies, and respiratory problems, as well as those who simply care about the air quality of their home environment. The ceiling-mounted air purifier frees up floor space--great for the home, office, school, and other indoor spaces. It effectively eliminates more than 99 percent of most airborne pollution particles (size 0.01-1.0 micron)--including dust, smoke, pollen allergens, bacteria, viruses, fungus, mold, pet dander, and more--in less than five hours. It removes the smallest particles, which cause the most severe health problems, but also larger particles (1.0-25.0 microns) at a reasonable rate.
In addition, the air purifier does not lose effect over time like with filter-based air purifiers. It can handle rooms up to 540 square feet, and it's made to be constantly turned on, thus continuously working at all times. The easy-to-maintain, economical air purifier requires no expensive filters to change. Instead, simply dismount the collector once every two weeks or when needed and wash it clean in hot water and dishwashing liquid. Other highlights include ozone-free silent operation (less than 5 dB), energy efficiency at only 7 watts per hour, and a discreet light in its transparent base, which can be switched off at any time. The air purifier measures 5 by 5 by 14 inches and carries a one-year warranty.
From the Manufacturer
LightAir IonFlow 50
LightAir IonFlow 50 delivers with an eye-catching beauty probably the healthiest air in the world. It offers an outstanding combination of efficient, silent, ozone free, energy saving, and easy to use, economical operation. Research and development shows that LightAir IonFlow 50 C-UL in continuous operation is extremely effective at eliminating the smallest airborne pollution particles (nano particles below 0.1 micron). These particles normally represent around 90 percent of all particles in the air and are considered to cause the most severe health problems. LightAir air purifier does not lose effect over time like filter based air purifiers do.
Unbeatable Advantages
Ion generator: LightAir patented technology generates more than 250,000 negative ions/cm3 on 1 meters distance per second through the three corona needles.
Collector: The positively charged aluminium collector attracts the particles and leaves the air clean. The air purifier is proven not to lose effect over time like air purifiers based on mechanical filters or electrostatic precipitation.
Stand: The handmade transparent acrylic stand elegantly positions LightAir IonFlow 50 style in any environment.
Protective guard: If you are worried that you or those around you may find the mild, harmless electric charge unpleasant, you can use the protective guard. Please note that this is not required from a safety perspective. LightAir IonFlow 50 has all required certifications according to international standards.
Decorative lights and certifications: The decorative LED lights are independent from the function. They can easily be changed and turned on or off at any time. LightAir IonFlow 50 has all required certifications according to international standards.
Effective: Research & Development shows that LightAir IonFlow 50 in continuous operation effectively removes practically all airborne pollution particles (size 0.01-1.0 micron), like from dust, smoke, pollen allergens, bacteria, viruses, fungus, mould, pet dander, and more. LightAir IonFlow 50 is extremely effective at eliminating the smallest particles (nano particles below 0.1 micron) which cause the most severe health problems. These particles represent approximately 90 percent of all particles in the air. The air purifier also removes larger particles (1.0-25.0 ?m) at a reasonable rate.
Award-winning design: An object of desire! LightAir IonFlow 50 has earned several prestigious design awards, among them the Rising Star Award at the 2004 Elle Deco International Design Awards Event, Rockefeller Center, New York, and in July 2007 a silver IDEA in the Consumer Products category in the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards. LightAir IonFlow 50 is small and moveable with clean lines, slim silhouette and transparency that offer consumers a stylish alternative to typical industrial looking air purifiers. LightAir IonFlow 50 is shaped by award-winning Swedish designer Michael Malmborg.
Easy to use, assemble, and maintain: Just plug in and let LightAir IonFlow 50 work for you around the clock every day and night. For best effect it should in fact stay turned on, working continuously all the time. Easily and quickly clean the collector in hot water and dishwashing liquid once every two weeks or when needed. No need to ever change an expensive filter or spend time on cleaning complicated filter blade systems to keep your air purifier effective. LightAir IonFlow 50 fits into any environment, is easy to use in homes, offices and public areas, hospital, medical or industrial buildings.
Economical: No expensive filters to replace. Clean the collector in hot water and dishwashing liquid when needed. Most air-cleaning devices on the market have expensive filters that should be replaced at least twice a year. On average such filters cost approximately $200. This adds up to a yearly cost of at least $400-$500.
Energy efficient: LightAir IonFlow 50 runs on only 12 volts and uses less than 7 watts per hour. This is equal to only 10 percent of a normal light bulb or less than 10 percent of most conventional air cleaners. The decorative LED lights are energy saving and have a long life cycle of 75,000 hours.
Ozone free: LightAir IonFlow 50 ozone level is not measurable and therefore considered to be equal to zero. In a third-party test of the device, the steady state ozone concentration in the test room operated with 0.5 air exchanges per hour remained below the detection limit of the measuring instrument (0.002 ppm). For reference; The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires ozone output of indoor medical devices to be no more than 0.05 ppm. EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone is a maximum 8 hour average outdoor concentration of 0.08 ppm. According to Consumer Reports, many air purifiers on the market surpass the threshold value by emitting ozone of 0.05-0.3 ppm. Learn more at www.epa.gov.
Silent: Less than 5 dB. Most other air-cleaning devices on the market are fan driven and generate between 35 dB and 80 dB, some even higher. A noise level of 63 dB can be compared to the noise of a washing machine or a lawn mower. For reference; a level of 45 dB indoors is identified as preventing activity, interference and annoyance. Only below this level of noise will permit spoken conversation and other activities such as sleeping, working and recreation.
Compact: Small and moveable. Fits into any environment.
Environmentally friendly: LightAir uses recyclable materials and complies with the RoHS directive. The RoHS directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This directive bans placing on the EU market new electrical and electronic equipment containing higher than agreed levels, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PB), or polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
Documented Performance
LightAir Ion Flow 50 reaches high performance levels. LightAir uses its unique and patented technology. Instead of moving air through a filtration system, LightAir literally removes harmful particles from the air in a room, trapping them in a collector. When necessary the collector can be easily and rapidly removed and cleaned in hot water--no repeated, costly filter replacement. Traditional electrostatic and mechanical filter air purifiers quite often present performance based on the airflow at the highest air speed at an unacceptable noise level. The independent test from the Swedish National Testing and Research Institute was carried out in a closed test chamber with a regulated supply of smoke particles and showed the remarkable result of effectively eliminating practically all airborne particles (size 0.3-1.0 micron) in less than five hours.
Tests show that LightAir IonFlow 50 is extremely effective eliminating the smallest particles (nano particles below 0.1 micron) which cause the most severe health problems. The extraordinary performance of LightAir IonFlow 50 air purifier is mainly due to its ability to generate enormous volumes of electrons forming a corresponding quantity of negative ions. In fact it generates more than 250,000 ions per cubic centimeter measured at a distance of one meter. This is a level that probably no other ionizer has ever reached before without serious side effects and without generating any ozone. This large amount of negative ions balances out the overdose of positive ions in indoor air, a balance that is proven to be good for our health. Even more important is its capacity to distribute the negative charge throughout the room and collect particles which is directly related to the large production of negative ions.
How It Works
Most harmful pollution generated both by indoor and outdoor sources is positively charged. The patented LightAir IonFlow technology makes our air purifier generate more than 250,000 negative ions per cm3 measured from a distance of one meter and without generating any ozone. The enormous production of ions makes it possible to effectively distribute the negative charge into all corners of a room.
The negative ions attach to the positively charged, harmful particles in the air, such as from dust, pollen allergens, bacteria, mould, pet dander, viruses etc.
The positively charged collector attracts the particles and leaves the air clean. The collector is proven not to lose effect over time like filter-based purifiers do. When necessary, the collector can easily be removed and cleaned in hot water.
Larger clusters of particles fall to the floor before being trapped by the collector and will be removed by regular vacuum cleaning.
Extensive Reserach. Decades of Development.
The engineers at LightAir have been doing research on ion generators in Sweden for more than 25 years. They have developed sophisticated applications that have been used all over the world at military facilities, in the casino industry, the fruit and vegetable industry, horseracing stables, hospitals, and many more situations. During the last ten years scientists at LightAir have been focusing on research using ionization in air purification for home and office environment, which have resulted in the unique patented LightAir IonFlow Technology.
Tests conducted by the Swedish National Testing and Research Institute prove that LightAir Ion Flow 50 air purifier effectively eliminates practically all airborne pollution particles (size 0.3-1.0 ?m) in less than five hours without generating any ozone. And it does not lose effect over time. The engineers at LightAir have been doing research on ion generators in Sweden for more than 25 years. They have developed sophisticated applications that have been used all over the world at military facilities, in the casino industry, the fruit and vegetable industry, horseracing stables, hospitals and many more situations. During the last ten years scientists at LightAir have been focusing on research using ionization in air purification for home and office environment, which have resulted in the unique patented LightAir IonFlow Technology.
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