Air filter for at home pod learning

Cost not an issue then Coway Airmega 400. Quiet, large air volume. Not too ugly. Buy multiple if cost is REALLY not an issue :)

We have had a good experience with the RabbitAir Minus A2. It's on the pricier side but covers a larger area (700 sq ft) and they have excellent customer service. 

We are considering purchasing a second air filter and are looking for a lower cost option. A friend of mine recommended the Coway AP-1512, which is Wirecutter's top pick and can be purchased on Amazon for $200.

My understanding is that filtering the air doesn’t prevent transmission for the people that are currently in the space. Air exchange is meant to help the next group of people (in an office or store, for example) who come in. I’m not an expert but that’s what the faculty at Johns Hopkins stated on a group q&a that I heard about a month or two ago.

If cost is not an issue, one of the best filters out there is IQ Air (made in Switzerland) https://www.iqair.com/us/room-air-purifiers/healthpro-series, can get HEPA and gas

filtration. Comes with 10 year warranty.  I had a problem with the wheel on mine, and they sent me a replacement right away and it was very easy to replace---ie good customer service. I would ask them which model is best for your particular needs.

Austin Air Purifiers are great.  I have one and love it, especially during fire season.  If cost is not an issue, IQAir makes phenomenal air purifiers.  

Hi! 

We use our air filters indoors. With the amount of air movement we have outside, I believe the air filters would be ineffective. We have a Molekule Air Filter in our kitchen/dining area, a Mini Molekule in our bedroom, as well as a Mini in our daughters' bedroom. In our attic, where my husband works and the girls play sometimes, we have 2 Germ Guardians that we bought on Amazon, which are cheaper. We have a total of 5 air purifiers going 24/7 in our home.

The Molekule air filters require a subscription so that filters will be automatically delivered to your home when they need to be replaced (the larger Molekule is every 3-6 months; the minis are every 6 months). I order HEPA and carbon filters for the Germ Guardians on Amazon. This has proven effective for us. Asthma episodes have been nonexistent during SIP, but we've also had low-to-medium risk activity only. We are hoping that our older daughter is growing out of the asthma, too.

My workplace uses Dyson air filters; our daughters' preschool had 2 Dyson air filters per classroom of 12 kids and 2-3 teachers (pre-COVID). We have a number of friends that have Dyson or Austin Air Filters. Both of these seem of a high quality, too. We went with the Molekule because it was available, and it's easy on the eyes. I believe they all cost about the same.

I love my Coway  400 with hepa filter. It automatically turns on to clean the air—not sure about viruses—quiet and easy to clean the prefilters.

IQ Air is truly the best. You can get them locally at Lakeshore Sew & Vac on Grand Avenue in Oakland--they are the only local retailer. We have two and they are great. They are a cut above the other brands--pricey, but we got ours on a no-interest payment plan. 

Hi-Tech air reactors are top of the line. Model 101 is perfect for what you are looking for. 
 

I highly recommend a Molekule air purifier. They are a local company that makes a few different designs depending on the space and all kill viruses! They also filter the air of particulates and allergens. We love ours. Here is a link.  https://molekule.com/

I'm not an expert, but wonder if a filter such as Blue wouldn't just stir around the aerosols as it blows its cleaned air into the room. I am part of a group studying how to clean and sterilize performance spaces. 2 thoughts - if you get a filter, run it when the space is unoccupied right after kids leave. Then shut off several hours before school starts (timer, home automation) and re open the wi dowsas soon as practical.

We have this filter. It's relatively quiet even on the highest setting: https://medifyair.com/collections/all-products/products/medify-ma-40

Good ventilation is important so that's great that your windows will be open. Please reconsider masking since it is the most effective and will cut your transmission rate by at least 64%. Primary transmission is via respiratory droplets and aerosols. Studies show that talking loud, laughing, singing can have droplets travel 20 feet. My daughter has been wearing a mask at camp all summer and she's used to it. 

From the CDC: "When used properly, air purifiers can help reduce airborne contaminants including viruses in a home or confined space. However, by itself, a portable air cleaner is not enough to protect people from COVID-19. When used along with other best practices recommended by the CDC, operating an air cleaner can be part of a plan to protect yourself and your family. "

https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/indoor-air-homes-and-coronavirus-covid-…

I work in a laboratory at the university and we are doing essential research. My building has >6 air exchanges per hour with fresh outside air drawn through HEPA filters and inside air expelled to the outside (i.e. not recycled) and the university is still requiring face masks. Is this necessary or overkill? Who knows, but we haven't had any community transmission in the research community, despite there being some positive cases detected through regular testing. I have a child myself, and if I were you I would have the kids wear their masks on top of having air filtration. The kiddos can adapt, and it's better than not having the pod at all.