Air purifier for preservation?

I decided to move all of my books from attic and my old room from my parent's house to my apartment. After I cleaned all dusty covers at weekend and put them in wooden bookshelves, I started to worry how often I have to take care all of these. I was a bit hesitating between air purifier and dehumidifier, but then decided to go for air purifier after all.

What are you using now? Experience?

My budget is only $200, though. And I would like to have a quiet one.

Good question I would also like to know this. Are these necessary in a colder climate? Only thing I have experienced is the dust issue

In the basement I am now using an air washer/humidifier in the winter and a dehumidifier in the summer. Upstairs only the washer/humidifiers in the winter. I need to get them going now, but I neglected to do the major clean at the end of last heating period...

Our current house seems a lot cleaner, and the water doesn't get dirty, so I get away with minor cleaning sessions twice a month. In our previous apartment the water would be filthy after a week.

BTW the major issue for me is my personal comfort. Keeping the books at an even humidity year round is a nice side effect. 50% humidity seems to be what my skin and throat like.

These units also reduce the dust quite a bit. They are pricey, though. I want another one and list price is €250. Not this month. On the other hand, running costs aren't bad. Filters can get expensive if they need replacing often. And I have had units in the past that were {^^#}* to clean. Pay attention to both running costs and ease of cleaning before purchase. A unit that costs €100 to buy with €10/month running costs and an hour cleaning every week is not a bargain.

I use a Whirlpool Whispur. Depending on room size they start at about $180 US. Not noiseless, but not noticeable until it is turned off. Filters have to be changed periodically, there are lights to alert when they need changing.
My main reason to use it is because of mold risk and dust control. After about 2 years I am very pleased.

If you have a budget of $200 I think a room air purifier should suffice . Dehumidifers might make the air too dry which in turn will lead to static dust build up on all the equipment and also make the room more dusty .

Look online for good air purifiers . I would like a balance of aesthetics as well as cost and effectiveness whenever I choose something for my room . This is the one I use Clair BF2025 model from http://go-clair.com/ . Does a decent job . You can switch it on 24/7 and unlike dehumidifiers and other air purifier filters you don't need to wash them or replace the filters every couple of months . You just have to open and vacuum this thing and its good to go for a year .

>5 Tiaraa: Wow now that's something! I've never thought much about it air purifiers thinking them to be big, dull and grey boxes but this seems quite convenient. I'll have to pick this up if they offer international shipping.

Another question, if I'm seeing in the morning condensation on the windows than that's a humidifying problem, right?

That depends. How warm is the room? How cold is it outside? How well is the window insulated? A poorly insulated window can have condensation at fairly low humidity if the temperture differential is big enough.

If there is enough condensation to drip, you really have a problem. A small electronic thermometer with humidity display is not expensive.

However, it could be that you are humidifying too much. One of the things I like about the Venta I use is that it won't push the humidity much above 50%.

As far as I can see there is a humidity problem. Its dripping at the windows and I've wiped all the windows today seeing that there are some small minuscule traces of black mold. I've sprayed dettol / alcohol spirit on it to clean it. Will look into chlorine next time. Have started to air out twice for 15 min a day now.

Have also looked at Wood's dehumidifier and a humidity display. Have to get this in the new year. I'm really worried about my books - will have to check them each individually; the good thing is that I use Billy Ikea bookcases that have a closed back / rear so the books aren't in touch with the walls.

If you have drips and mold, then yes, you have a problem. But why is there high humidity there? If you are heating one would expect low humidity.

rathad: I looked for it on amazon, and there are bundles. Which one are you using?

Tiaraa: Nice design! This Clair looks gorgeous with only $160. It takes 4W/hour for running, that will save a lot. Thank you

ironjaw: I can see it's free shipping to U.S. You can contact to them directly, I guess?

@ xiaolin : Yeah it doesn't consume power cos I guess the e2f filter thingy doesn't require a powerful fan to operate. Instead of opting for a plethora of dehumidifiers,ionizers,air purifiers a simple room air purifier like this should suffice . How big is your room ? depending on the area you can choose whichever model suits you .

Happy New Year everyone! It has been a month and I have been busy with family stuffs, but yes, I did buy a Clair BF2025, and here are some of my impressions:

- It's not as small as I thought, but in portable size
- The design is neat, and white, somehow I think it's an iPurifier
- No considerable noise that I could notice
- Very effective. Hardly get dust even on the exposed part of bookcases or racks, which seems too good to be true.
- my bill in this season is always higher than other months so cannot check the power consumption. but still, there wouldn't be that obvious, I think.

Thanks for recommending

#14 by xiaolin>

How much dust normally accumulates for you in a month?

I've seen devices for U.S. electrical outlets with names like Kil-o-watt that display the electrical consumption of a device plugged into it. The price for the device always seemed a bit high compared to the information value. They should be cheaper to make now :)

I trust this device works as you hope and suppose you'll give us another report in a couple months.

James

#15 For a few years my wife has had bad allergies and I paid extra attention to maintaining a dust free environment. The amount of dust that just two people can create in a week is surprising. Every week one of those microfiber dust cloths goes from brilliant white to, lets say flesh tone since I think most household dust is from human skin cells.