I am in an office without windows and our computer server room is in there as well. Which filter is better the smoke filtered or regular?
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The Smokestop filter would be recommended....as your air would be cleaner and smell free.....but change as the Hepa filter turns a black shade....not jet black....abt 6 mths to 7mths....always order an extra filter pack....
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I think if you need the smoke filter you'd have bigger problems than a Blueair can fix! Blueair has room size recommendations, I suspect the 400 series is not big enough to filter air from an office space with a computer server room.
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For square footage of room: http://www.honeywellstore.com/store/products/honeywell-17000-s-quietcare-permanent-true-hepa-air-purifier-germ-reduction.htm.You have to buy the coarse prefilter every few months, depending on your environment. It's cheap.
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I don't smoke and there are no smokers in my home or office so I can't give you an answer. It has taken care of dust in my office and home.
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It restricts a little bit, not much though. If you find that the area your computer is in is quite dusty, this filter cuts down on so much dust entering your computer that it more than makes up for the little bit of air flow it takes away. (I have mine on a side panel blowing directly into my case. 120mm fan) I Highly suggest getting this filter if you have a dust problem. Just be careful when cleaning the filter because of tears and such.
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The black filters are better per many recommendations. If you have any concerns about contaminants get the extra filter for arsenic and such. It slows the filtration but pulls out heavy metals.
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I really can't help on this. We don't have a smoke issue. And we are really happy with the 9500. Effectively NO dust build up, occasionally the yellow and only once the red lights came on indicating odor or dust. The unit is quiet and effective. Both have Plazmawave.
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I have used the regular ones in the past and got the smoke stop ones last time to see if it was better and I will be switching back to the regulars because the smoke stop ones restrict airflow to much and needs to be run on high power to be effective. I will keep them so if I have a rare situation of smokey air etc I can put them back in. Hope that helps
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This unit will not clean smoke from the air as it is not a TRUE HEPA filter. I sent the Hamilton Beach back and bought this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VGIGVY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I have the sticky tabs mounted on the computer so they overhang the screen. The filter lifts in and out quickly. I can easily remove the filter temporarily when I need to be able to share my laptop screen with others.
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Removes up to 99% of airborne particles such as pollen, dust, mold, pet dander and smoke, providing relief from irritants in the air. HEPA type permanent filter captures particles as small as 2 microns so you can breathe comfortably.
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My husband smokes, and the one that seems to work the best for us is the Odor Elimination filter. It's got yellow packaging.
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I don't smoke Cigs but other greener stuffplus I do burn things on the stove or oven two or so times a week it seems to disapatesmoke pretty fast. You will have to rinse yourfilter out more often but I think it will helpwith cig smoke. This Honeywell seems to bea race car for cleaning smoke.
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Regular odors about 3 out of 5. No one smokes here so I can't answer that part. I use this for dust and allergy filtration. If you keep a clean filter and change it once a month job it does a satisfactory job.
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It came with the regular filter only, I ordered the smoke stop filter extra.
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A MERV 11 filter will remove 85% of particles down to 1 or 2 microns as opposed to a MERV 8 which will remove 70% down to 3 microns. In other words the MERV 11 removes a greater Percentage of finer particles but will restrict air flow a little more especially as it gets dirty. My heating unit was designed to take a MERV 11 filter and is what the manufacturer originally installed.
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Spray Paint & Smoke - it depends what you want. For either situation these only filter out the particulate - NOT the actual harmful vapor contents. So its helpful in each case - but you still need lots of clean air in either case.
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Hello, the filter sets in place and seals between the top and the canister. This is a real good and easy to use system, there is no dust that gets past the filter. I use in my living room a couple times a week for my pellet stove insert with no dust, what a great system. Washable and replaceable fire-resistant filter system filters out the finest dust and ash. I ordered an extra filter when I got the Power Smith Vac. but I never have needed yet, I was thinking it would need to be replaced as often as the Shop Vac brand filters. Nope not at all way better system. I hope this helped. Marty