Thank you for visiting MyAirCleaner.com. At MyAirCleaner.com, it is our pleasure to provide you with the use of a comparison tool that will help you shop and choose an air cleaner that best suits your needs. Please keep in mind that in Consumer Reports comparison tests, air cleaners that do not require you to replace their filters performed poorly against air cleaners that utilize replacement air filters.

In addition, here are some helpful tips in selecting an air cleaner:

First, make sure that if your primary goal is to remove allergens from the air, select an air cleaner that uses a HEPA air filter. HEPA air filters remove airborne particles 0.3 microns in size, making the indoor air you breathe cleaner and ultimately healthier. 0.3 microns is generally the size of dust, pollen, mold, bacteria and pet dander, the primary triggers of airborne allergies and asthma. In addition, a HEPA air filter is designed to remove at least 90% of airborne particles, making a HEPA air filter the best solution in the battle against airborne allergies and asthma.

Next, we recommend you choose an air cleaner that can accommodate a room larger than the one you plan to use it in, that way you can select a lower fan speed to minimize fan noise. Many HEPA air cleaners can accommodate rooms 300 sq.ft. or more, but some are designed for small, more confined spaces. Smaller air cleaners used in larger rooms need to run at higher fans speeds in order to filter the room’s air, resulting in louder fan noise.

Air Cleaners - Our Recommendations

MyAirCleaner.com recommends HEPA air cleaners from Alen and IQAir. These brands of air cleaners consistently test higher in quality and airborne particle filtration than their competitors. In fact, Alen and IQAir are designed to remove 95% of airborne particles such as mold, pollen, pet dander and dust in rooms 300 – 400 sq.ft. in size. In addition, our in-house tests have shown both Alen and IQAir consistently perform better at removing harmful airborne particles than other competitive air cleaners.

As a result of our independent air cleaner test results, MyAirCleaner.com is hesitant in recommending the Friedrich C-90B, Sharper Image Ionic Breeze or Oreck XL air cleaner units, as these air cleaners actually produce ozone. The California DHS' Indoor Air Quality Program has shown in their laboratory air cleaner research tests that ozone is harmful to the body and should be avoided.