I need an air purifier for my bedroom. Dust and pollen is killing me.

Anyone got any good tips? I can't find anything useful on google!

bubble boy!!

foam from clarks rubber + kmart desk fan

pollen? its f***en winter

have you tried hardening the f*** up?

get/make a negative ion generator stez... they really work (for getting particals out of the air.)

Maybe try uncle Owen and see if he has any of those moisture vaporators he can lend you. Although they might be a bit too high to fit into a room.

My air filter costed me ~$300 secondhand (I think it was naerly $700 or so new).

I think it removes matter down to 0.3 microns, bit extreme but it's mainly to remove airborne spores and bacteria... probably a bit of an overkill for you.

how does that filter work? do you like have to wear a mask or something?

lol @ rev

i like ze star wars jokez

I use a Sunbeam HEPA filter, the difference was amazing. Only thing is you need to replace the filter every now and then (6-12 months), and chances are you'll have to clean the filter after the first few days if you've never run a HEPA filter in the room before, because of the amount of crap it will initially pick up.

Previously all through spring I'd have terrible heyfever, now I only have problems once I get to work or when I step outside. My room however is like a clean room.

Raven, is this the one u have http://www.sunbeam.com.au/products/product_details.cfm?rec_id=46&sec_id=30&home_id=2

That's the one.

It's a bit big, but it gets the job done.

I might get this sucker

http://www.vitality4lifeshop.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=257&zenid=49b0beca49fe92df2595f144944883de

Thought the exact model isn't listed, the brand performs well on this info document
http://www.vitality4lifeshop.com.au/prod-info/air-purifier.php

ahh so the filter just does the room it sits in. surely you'd have to a super clean room for it to be effective... n some sorta air-curtain or air-lock to stop new particles getting in? it'd never work at my old wooden colonial house... dust comes up through the floorboards. :P

i use a negative ion generator i made ages ago ... not coz i suffer from respiration issues... just coz i had the design, was in a position to get free pcbs manufactured & had all the bits. also my beefed up version doubles as a bug zapper... it may not be saftey compliant though. heh.

my old circuit...
http://dem0n.qgl.org/images/temp/neg_ion_cct.jpg

n the pcb...
http://dem0n.qgl.org/images/temp/neg_ion_pcb.jpg

:D

Go the HEPA filter, that's what mine is (mines an industrial/lab model though), they work beyond awesome.