Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filter in Marketplace test

Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by ListenLinda on Thursday February 11, 2021 @03:58PM (#26107065)

Compare to your furnace (on fan mode) + air filter ...

> It has a remote

Check

> It looks attractive

Check. It's invisible.

> sound profile

Check. Furnace fans are in the garage.

> analyze the temperature, humidity, and air quality

Nope. But purpleair will sell it to your for $175.

> oscillates

Check. Covers entire flat.

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Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by efreak on Friday February 12, 2021 @09:31PM (#26120894)

White I agree with everything else, a furnace/ac does _not_ oscillate. It's fixed. You can adjust the vents to aim them, but you cannot make them push air to every part of the room on a rotating basis.

Having said that, oscillating fans annoy me because the degree of rotation is almost never controllable. I have very rarely seen fans with a clip underneath that causes the rotation to reverse direction.

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Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by tallanvor on Friday February 12, 2021 @02:50AM (#26111527)

Many people who live in apartments don't have furnaces.

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Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by casion on Thursday February 11, 2021 @10:58PM (#26110603)

Uh, mine doesn't have s remote, It's visible in living space, loud and doesn't effectively circulate all rooms.

I suspect that you're fairly lucky.

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Re:Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filt... by post_break on Thursday February 11, 2021 @07:11PM (#26109321)

Check your electric bill vs running a fan all night.

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