Re: What is a good air purifier for a room

"Mark Slone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Dave C. wrote:
> > Three words . . . Honeywell, HEPA, and CADR.  If you don't know that
third
> > one, do some more research before you buy.  It wouldn't surprise me if
CADR
> > is the reason the sharper image ones are not rated that high.
>
> Consumer Reports tested some air cleaners in the October 2003 issue:
>
>    CR tested the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze and the similar Honeywell
>    Environizer against two high-scoring air cleaners, the Friedrich
electrostatic
>    precipitator and the Whirlpool HEPA filter.
>

(snip)

It's unfortunate that CR tested the Honeywell Environizer model when
Honeywell makes many good models that would compare well with the Whirlpool
HEPA filter that CR liked.  I wouldn't want anyone reading this ng to jump
to the wrong conclusion that Honeywell isn't that good.  CR chose the only
bad filter that Honeywell produces for their test.  That's kind of like
saying Chevy is better compared to the Ford Pinto.  (!)  -Dave