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Generally speaking, the best air purifiers are designed to improve the air quality inside your home. First-rate units trap irritants and dander, as well as effectively reduce airborne allergens such as pollen, dust and mold spores. Ideally, the air purifier you choose includes a HEPA (short for "high-efficiency particulate air") filter, which removes at least 99.97% of air pollutants down to 0.3 microns. Our top pick for 2024 is Levoit's LV-H132 Air Purifier, a compact, affordable model that our senior home editor says is ultra-quiet, inconspicuous and effective at capturing pet dander. But, we've gathered plenty more on this list for homes (and room sizes) of all kinds. The best air purifier for your home will suit your lifestyle, space and budget. Models also come in a wide range of sizes, so a good way to start your search is to first determine the space it will be placed in; the more square footage you're hoping to purify, the bigger the unit will need to ...

Nordic Pure's MERV 12 filters are not the only products that meet all our criteria, but they are perfectly good examples, and they're usually competitively priced and easy to find online. We like that they're genuinely MERV-certified, because unlike the proprietary ratings used by some bigger-name brands, the MERV criteria are publicly available. Being rated MERV 12, the Nordic Pures will remove at least 35 percent of particles in the 0.3-to-1.0-micron range, which includes bacteria and smoke; at least 80 percent of 1.0-to-3.0-micron particles, which include fine dust and soot; and at least 90 percent of larger pollen, dust, pet hair, and lint particles. Again, MERV stands for Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value, so this is the worst performance measured during third-party testing to the ASHRAE 52.2 standard. And again: the MERV test measures a single pass of polluted air through the filter. In your home, the air will continuously recirculate when your HVAC system is, leadin...

Hands on with the CleanForce Air Rainbow Air Purifier featuring triple filter technology According to the Harvard Medical School, "It may feel cozy being sealed in tight against the cold in your home during the chillier months of the year, but for people who are sensitive to indoor allergens or have respiratory problems, winter can exacerbate problems. Stale indoor air and heating systems can increase the amount of allergy-inducing dust mites, pet dander, and mold spores circulating through your house." In addition, Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), released during cooking, can, according to the California Air Resources Board, cause "nose and throat irritation, headaches, fatigue and nausea".  All of these problems are exacerbated during the winter because, for energy efficiency, people leave their windows and doors tightly closed. There is little opportunity for these pollutants to be ventilated to the outside, or fresh outdoor air...

How does a busy shopper find the right size purifier for a room they want to clean? The US Centers for Disease Control recommends that one should aim for five air exchanges per hour, in a metric known as the ACH. When looking at an air purifier, look at the cubic feet per minute in airflow at the lowest setting. When measuring the cubic footage of your room, you need the area of the room times the height. Imagine a one-foot cube of styrofoam. How many cubes could you fit into a room? Anyone shopping for an air purifier also needs to look for two acronyms and terms. First, look for CARB certification, which means that the air purifier passed the rigorous standards of the California Air Resources Board. Next, check the filter type. Below, we break down the differences. Also, don't forget to unwrap your filter! There's a special kind of horror that comes with realizing you've been running your air purifier with a plastic-wrapped HEPA filter. HEPA Filters: This is a high-effic...

Investing in the best air purifiers for allergies can bring much-needed relief to your symptoms If you have allergies to airborne particulates. This is because these smart appliances can trap and remove a wide range of airborne allergens, helping you to breathe cleaner, fresher air in your home or workplace. We may not be able to see them with the naked eye, but there are many different particulate matters in the air around us, and some can trigger asthma attacks and symptoms of allergies, Wei-Ning Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, told Live Science. "Examples include dust, pollen, mold, smoke, and airborne bacteria and viruses," he said.  These airborne particles are not easy to trap, which is why the best air purifiers for allergies are equipped with a number of advanced technological solutions that may not be featured in some of the more basic appliances. For example,...

(Image credit: Shutterstock) As we celebrate the new year retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy are having massive sales to ring in 2020. You can find record-low prices on a number of best-selling items which include TVs, laptops, appliances, smartwatches, and more. To help you sort through all the offers, we've rounded up the very best new year sales below. Our top bargains include the Fitbit Alta HR on sale for $98, the Apple AirPods Pro on sale for $234.98, the Vizio 50-inch 4K  Smart TV on sale for $288, and the all-new Apple iPad on sale for $279.99. You can also find discounts on appliances like the Magic Bullet blender on sale for just $19.92, and the Instant Pot DUO60 on sale for $79. Shop more of the best new year sales below – and make sure to bookmark this page, as we'll be continuously updating it with all the top deals in the new year. Last-minute deals quick links Amazon deals Fitbit deals TV deals Smart...

Palm Beach Post A new model, the Halo LED residential air purifier at the RGF manufacturing plant in Riviera Beach on Friday, March 27, 2020. Since the global coronavirus outbreak, their sales are up 500 percent, and they have added a third shift in their Riviera Beach factory. JOSEPH FORZANO/palmbeachpost.com A technician at RGF Environmental Group wires a ballast for the Microcon Mobile Air Purifier at the RGF manufacturing plant in Riviera Beach on Friday, March 27, 2020. Since the global coronavirus outbreak, their sales are up 500 percent, and they have added a third shift in their Riviera Beach factory. JOSEPH FORZANO/palmbeachpost.com A view of one of the three RGF Environmental Group manufacturing plants in Riviera Beach on Friday, March 27, 2020. Since the global coronavirus outbreak, their sales are up 500 percent, and they have added a third shift in their Riviera Beach factory. JOSEPH FORZANO/palmbeachpost.com RGF Environmental Group in Riviera Beach on Friday, March 27, 20...