Thanks, Bill. Advice appreciated.
Salutations, David L
> Hi David--
>
> These units are in the desirable CATEGORY because they claim to use a
> collector plate to actively collect the garbage. Whether it's as
> good as their claims you'll have to test yourself...
>
> --Bill
>
>
> At 12:25 PM -1000 19-11-01, David Lewiston wrote:
> >Bill
> >
> >Thanks for the advice. I'm considering the Surround Air Ionizer promoted
on
> >this website:
> >
> >
> >
> >Do you happen to know whether it's in the 'desirable' or 'undesirable'
> >category?
> >
> >At the website, the company claims that a competitor's model *does*
attract
> >dust to nearby surfaces, while they say theirs *does not*.
> >
> >Salutations, David Lewiston
> >
> >
> >> David--
> >>
> >> I've used negative ion generators as air cleaners for years. Thes
> >> just put out negative ions, whereas the new/current breed of "air
> >> cleaners" seem to add to this a positively charged sheet of foam that
> >> attracts the dust-- which is what I wanted to mention: It's
> >> important to realize that the ionized dust will be attracted to any
> >> flat surfaces near the ionizer (walls, shelves, etc.), and that this
> >> build up of dust can be very "sticky" (hard to clean off).
>
> --
>
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>
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