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With that budget the best option would be a Coway ProX as it's around $650 at the moment in beige. https://cowaymega.com/products/airmega-prox Just the filter replacement costs are still high, but for particulates you probably only need to change every 2 years. The Coway ProX is better than the Cowa

Hello. Very sorry to hear about your husband's IPF. You're right to be wary of ChatGPT. I'm sure it's improving, but I've seen it produce inaccurate or totally incorrect information. Just a quick FYI: purifiers aren't good at reducing visible dust as it's large and heavy compared to invisible pollut

In the future, you may want to make a post in this subreddit instead. That would probably yield more views and responses. 😊 Since medium to large is very subjective, it's hard to give exact recommendations. "Cleaning performance" is usually best measured by the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR). Higher

No, the Coway Mighty AP-1512HH would be very underpowered for this space in terms of CADRs. Unfortunately purifiers aren't very good at reducing visible dust, as it is relatively large and heavy. See the sticky post at the top of this subreddit and our FAQs wiki page entries. To find minimum CADRs,

So, assuming the ceiling height in your master bedroom is 8 ft., absolute minimum CADRs ought to be 560 CFM. Because your husband has cancer and you have allergies, higher CADRs would be better. The Smart Air Blast MKII has a composite CADR of 559 CFM, which right at the minimum. Its CADR is not bro

4.8-5 represents the minimum recommended Air Changes per Hour (ACH), not CADRs. CADRs are the more important metric. See the AutoModerator comment (and various wiki page entries) about the AHAM 2/3 rule for particulate CADRs. A few notes. First, purifiers aren't good at significantly reducing visibl

For an extra-large room 650 square feet or more Consumer Reports recommends: Coway Airmega ProX Anything cheaper has just an OK, poor or bad review. Subscription required.

Great, thank you. 😺 For wildfire smoke particles, AHAM recommends Smoke CADR should equal a room's area (assumes an 8 ft. ceiling). The 3,400 cu. ft. space needs a minimum Smoke CADR of 425 CFM. The 900 cu. ft. bedroom needs a minimum Smoke CADR of 113 CFM. The only single unit that could fulfill th

For your living room and bedrooms, what are the dimensions? This would be length x width x height. Room volume is needed to calculate proper particulate Clean Air Delivery Rates (CADRs). Does anyone have allergies or is there a chance of wildfire smoke in your area? There are other circumstances whe

With dust mite allergens, you can try reducing relative humidity (RH) below 50% for a prolonged period. (Another study recommended RH of 45% or lower if I recall correctly.) This should kill them off. For the bedroom: of the two, I would tend to choose the Coway Airmega 350. You'll definitely need t