The benchmark allows consumers to compare the effectiveness of portable air purifiers. Siegel also threw another set of air purifiers into the mix — a do-it-yourself version that consists of a box fan and a filter, taped together with painter's tape. In its response to Marketplace , Levoit said this model is reviewed and rated positively by customers and is one of Canada's top-selling products; it also noted that this is a desktop model specifically designed for smaller spaces. In this case, Siegel said, "it is clear that you are paying more for the features than you are for the air purifier.
Marketplace took its results and questions to Dyson engineer David Hill at the company's headquarters in Malmesbury, England. Dyson has developed its own testing methodology, the POLAR test method, which, unlike the CADR, Hill said, "measures the intelligence of the purifier, the ability for it to know when that room is clean or dirty and automatically react, and its ability to mix that pure air around the room.
While Hill agrees that CADR is an important part of purification, he notes that it is important that products also sense and capture pollutants, and project air. Several experts told Marketplace the CADR is the most important metric and an internationally recognized benchmark.
Honeywell said its air purifiers are AHAM certified and compliant with AHAM standards, and are independently validated through repeatable, peer-reviewed tests. While some professional-grade UV lights can do that, the experts Marketplace interviewed said the small dose of UV light GermGuardian's purifier delivers is not doing much of anything.
James Malley, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of New Hampshire and an expert on UV light, said that while UV-C light has been used for over years to disinfect and kill viruses, the product must be properly designed and operated, and must use strong, directed UV-C light.
Although there are some good UV-C products, Malley warned there are some companies making "rubbish" claims about the efficacy of their UV-C lights. GermGuardian did not give a clear response to our questions about its UV light, but said its purifier "eliminates over 99 per cent of airborne germs in a two-hour time frame," and all their purifiers are independently tested and AHAM verified for CADR.
If you happen to already have any of these devices, Siegel said you don't need to toss them out. They just may not be cleaning your air as thoroughly as you had hoped.
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