<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":4371,"date":"2020-03-17T10:17:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T10:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-are-ionizers-and-do-they-work\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:06:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:06:44","slug":"what-are-ionizers-and-do-they-work","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-are-ionizers-and-do-they-work\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Ionizers and Do They Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/protecting-yourself\/'>Protecting Yourself<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/air-purifiers\/'>Air Purifiers<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-are-ionizers-and-do-they-work\/'>What Are Ionizers and Do They Work?<\/a> <\/div><p>Ionizers shoot out negative ions. It\u2019s hard to see it happening with these tiny particles, but you&#8217;ve seen it on a visible scale if you&#8217;ve seen someone rub a balloon on their hair and then stick it to a wall. <\/p>\n<p>There are some problems:<br \/>\n1. When you put that many ions into the air, it produces ozone. Ozone is harmful, so that\u2019s not good!<br \/>\n2. The ionizer didn&#8217;t actually filter out the particles. It just made them stick to my bed, wall, and floor.<br \/>\nThose problems are what led Consumer Reports to publish tests and warn people not to buy the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze.<br \/>\nFor more explanations and reference, click here to read the article: <a href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/do-ionizers-actually-clean-air\/'>https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/do-ionizers-actually-clean-air\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4371' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>0<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>2<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Air Purifiers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;What Are Ionizers and Do They Work? 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