Thoughts on the REME HALO® In-Duct Air Purifier
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Is this a safe product? I found some articles describing how the underlying technology was being used to sterilize medical equipment, but I could not find any independent evaluations that found it acceptable for air purification.
A family member has suggested that we all buy one of these things, and I haven’t been able to find enough information to determine if this good advice.
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Looks to be similar to the many plasma based air purifiers touted out there. Basically just pass high voltage between two electrodes to generate a bit of ozone. They don't do much "purification" any real ozone production would be pretty bad for indoor air quality. It does help with smells a bit, these are typically touted for dealing with indoor smoking or pet smells.
It also don't do much real filtering, my wall mount has it and I find no difference running it during allergy season.
No idea why that device would be effective, or wanted.
Based on the description I thought it might be an electrostatic precipitator, but that doesn't look like one.
Aprilair makes one which uses high voltage to charge a series of plates, one neg, the other positive. Does a good job of attracting oil/smoke/particles to it. It does have to be cleaned periodically, but looks pretty simple, shouldn't change flow/pressure much compared to a high MERV filter.
Thanks, guys. Your comments confirm my suspicions about this particular unit.