{"id":17022,"date":"2021-05-27T17:18:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T09:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/?page_id=17022"},"modified":"2025-10-29T22:11:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:11:28","slug":"data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/data\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Pollution and Air Purifier Data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to the Smart Air Data Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s where you\u2019ll find answers to questions about air quality, air pollution and air purifier curated by Thomas Talhelm, founder of Smart Air<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get started<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
1. Using your Smart Air purifier<\/a>
2. Air pollution in China<\/a>
3. Tests and comparisons<\/a>
4. Gases and carbon<\/a>
5. More FAQs<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Using your Smart Air purifier <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Is the air coming out of the air purifier clean?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the air coming out of the air filter enough to actually clean air in the entire room?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How well does it perform compared to expensive air purifiers?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long will the HEPA filter last?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How large a room can the air purifier clean?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have to run it all day?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I turn off my air purifier while I sleep?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How loud is the air purifier?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why can\u2019t I just order the filters and fans myself?<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Air pollution in China<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

How much does outside air affect indoor air?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is smoking worse than outdoor air pollution?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is air pollution just a Beijing problem?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does air pollution change throughout the day?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does Chinese New Year affect inside air quality?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tests and comparisons<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What happens to a room with no air purifier in it?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has anyone else tested the DIY air purifier?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are all DIY air purifiers the same?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are DIY air purifiers still cheap in the long run?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are cheaper HEPA filters possible?<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Gases and carbon<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Do activated carbon filters really work?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does everyone need a carbon filter?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I still need a HEPA filter?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does adding an activated carbon filter reduce particulate effectiveness?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can an activated carbon filter remove formaldehyde?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More FAQs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Does air conditioning bring in dirty outside air?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are our particle counters the same as government air monitors?<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Is the air coming out of the air purifier clean?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This is the easiest question to answer, and we can do it by holding the particle counter in front of the unit and watching the numbers drop. Here’s a video of me doing just that:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Original DIY Air Purifier Live Test with Dylos Particle Counter | Smart Air<\/div><\/div>
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