Air Cleaners Rated

The findings stated below were compiled after years of research done by

ZeoliteDepot Company and from the unsolicited comments/complaints received

by the customers of the various machines mentioned. ZeoliteDepot Company which

was actively seeking to distribute air cleaning devices to compliment it's natural zeolite mineral odor contol product line, only wanted to sell the best air cleaners possible, so we checked out all of the major ones on the market before we started selling NeoTec and came up with following unbiased results.

AirFree Air Sterilizer

Good air sanitizer, but costly (over $270), XJ-2000 is only $48! May take up to 30

days to achieve total success. Claims to destroy 99.99% of organisms that reach

the machine. That's the "fine print", one machine doesn't have enough power to

cleanse large living areas, several machines may be needed.

Allerair Hepa Air Purifier

Very good air cleaner, works well on airborne particles & gases, when purchased

with i'ts optional gas absorbtion media. Price $499 plus customs filters are expensive.

Amaricare Model 6500, 8500,10000 Whole House Air Purifiers

Very good machines if you have $1000 - $1500 to spend!

Austin Air

Austin Air Cleaners are costly, averaging $399 plus $34 S&H for their best selling

model. Some customers have complained of a plastic odor and/or rubber smell

being emitted from the machine. We are not sure if it is caused by their plastic fan

or by their rubber gaskets or their hepa-filter housing. Also like other air cleaners of

this type the replacement filters are very costly and need constant replacing.

Bemis Hepa Air Purifiers

Small, portable, $199, doesn't do a good job on airborne odors or gases. Acceptable

for pollen, dust & allergen removal in a small room or office.

Blueair Air Purifiers

Decent machine, filter not hepa rated, expensive replacement filters. $375- $550

Care 2000 Hepa Air Purifier

Very efficient machine, better than most hepa's on the market. Ultraviolet light

used for killing mold. Ultraviolet lamps cost about $18, yet many manufacturers

increase the price of their units by an additional $100 - $150 just for adding it!

Friedrich C90A Air Purifiers

Expensive $499, noisy, mimimal gas elimination due to it's rather small carbon filter.

Hepa Filters

The truth being said, we haven't found any air cleaning devices that utilized hepa filtration media (hepa filters) that didn't produce a plastic odor. A strong smell of

plastic would usually fill a room within minutes! Multiple chemical sensitivity patients (MCS) please choose your air cleaners carefully. Hepa filters have a tendency to hold moisture thus have a good potential to breed mold which they sometimes release back in the air. One manufacturer actually claims their hepa doesn't need replacing

for 5 years! Just imagine all of the bacteria, mold, dust, pollen, mold, etc. that can accumulate in a filter over that period of time! The truth is most hepa filters clog up within a few months and thus become ineffective. Not to mention the fact that hepa replacement filters are costly.

Holmes Air Cleaners

Some of their smaller models seem to be barely able to pull air through their

multi-stage filters.

Honeywell Air Cleaners

We have personnally tested several of Honeywell's portable air cleaners. Some

emit a "plastic odor, plastic smell" when turned on. Again our room actually reeked

of plastic. Possible the plastic smell is originating from the pastic fan or possibly

the hepa-filter housing.

Hunter Air Purifiers

this air cleaner is marketed as economical. Yet it costs about $269, and is not even

certified hepa!

IQ Air

Reputable manufacturer, but Very costly. Most models start around $599 & up.Their replacement filters are very costly also. And need to be replaced frequently. When machine is on "high" you can barely hear your television! Iq Air was one of the only manufacturers that accurately states the efficiency of their machines by testing the "exiting air" with a particle counter. Most air cleaner manufacturers just tend to tout

the efficiency of the "hepa filter" in their machine not the efficiency of the whole machine.

Ionic Breeze Quadra

Very Costly, and can really only clean one large room. Nice machine but way overpriced. XJ-2000 is very economical you can purchase SIX of them for

less than the price of ONE Ionic Breeze! By the way, Sharper Image tried to

sue RadioShack over their Environizer and isn't doing so well in the lawsuit!

Living Air by Ecoquest formerly know as Alpine Air

This machine seems to function satisfactory, cleansing the air thoroughly. The

two negatives we discovered were price (costly), and we have received owner comments that it's glass collector plate is thin, fragile & possibly easy to break.

$400 - $600 plus S&H.

NeoTec XJ-2000

Powerful, yet compact unit. Super quiet, 100% solid-state, 1 year warrantee,

17 ionizer pins, great machine at an unbelievable price! Will clean a 15' x 18'

room in no time flat. We say that two of our machines for only $84 will beat

an Ionic Breeze that costs $349!

Oreck Super 8 Air Professional Air Purifier

Very nice unit, supposedly cleans 900 Sq ft. We like this machine, the main thing

we don't like is the price $349. They sold a similiar air purifier last year for $149.

Two XJ-2000's cost only $92 and will clean the air equally well in a room of the

same size. The Oreck has a carbon post-filter for odor absorbtion, there is a

good possibility that the air exiting the machine contains activated carbon particles.

Ozone Generators (extra caution required)

Air Cleaning machines that produce high levels of ozone may be hazardous to

your health. EPA recommended level of <50 ppb is acceptable, practically all of

the ozone generators on the market produce too much ozone! The elevated levels

produce a byproduct called nitrogen oxides (lung irritant). Many ozone generator

users report that they smell a bleach odor in their homes, this means there is too

much ozone in the air. High ozone levels can cause dizziness, nausea, headaches, etc. Manufacturers that claim their machine can clean your whole house are selling these types of ozone generators! Ozone from these type of powerful units can get "trapped" and concentrate heavily in certains areas thus reaching unhealthy levels. NeoTec XJ2000 produces < 20 ppb which is well within the safe, acceptable levels

set by the EPA. NeoTec air purifiers utilize ionization to cleanse the air verses ozone.

RadioShack - Honeywell Environizer

This machine looks & works similiar to the Ionic Breeze. The fan emits a very strong plastic odor, plastic smell. Our test room developed a very strong plastic smell after just a few minutes of use!

Value

After shopping around for an air cleaning device, you would probably come to the

conclusion that many air cleaners on the market are over-priced. And most contain expensive components that need constant replacing such as replacement hepa filters, and replacement carbon filters. The dealer market-up on most of the higher priced units would make your head spin. Because most manufacturers force their dealers to keep their prices artificially high by enforcing "minimum advertised pricing" procedures many air cleaner dealers can make a $150 - $300 profit on each unit they sell.

Word of Caution:

Many of these manufactures such as Honeywell, Austin Air, etc. seem to

use a multi-stage filter with a carbon (activated charcoal), or carbon/zeolite

mixed filter being the last stage. This could lead to carbon particles being

expelled into the air by the blower motor or fan. Some IQ Air Cleaners utilize a

post-filter to limit this to a minimum. DON"T be fooled by the fantastic specs that

these manufacturers mention in their ads. Example: Even though the Hepa filters

on these machines have a particular rating doesn't guarantee that the air exiting

the machine will be 99.99% clean, because many of these machines are not

totally airtight, many have air leakage in and around the hepa, and some of the

models that try to stop the leakage with a rubber o-ring seem to expel a rubber

smell into the air.

We welcome comments pro & con for any of the machines listed here,

if we missed one that you may own, we would love to hear from you!

Email: ZeoliteDepot@AOL.com

Don't Forget Our Exclusive 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee & 1-Year Warrantee

Click Here To The Safest & Most Effective Air Purifier - Air Cleaner