Rewind to one year ago before the coronavirus. Every year for
the past 5 years during teaching I have had a bad cough which lasted for weeks
on end. I tried many things from flu shots
to vitamins and nothing seemed to help.
So last year I borrowed an air purifier from my in-laws to see if this
would help. I placed it in the classroom, and it immediately starting zapping away (the way this one worked it actually
zapped large particulate matter in the air). It
literally made a zapping sound for the first 30 minutes that I put it on. My students asked what it was and I
told them it was germ-zapping machine. They loved it and found
it quite amusing!
To my pleasant surprise, that year I did not get that
pestering cold and cough which made my life miserable for weeks on end and
always seemed to come back for more. I
was in love with this newfound gadget. It made me wonder if I should look into purchasing a bigger and better model to combat germs.
So I started doing some research on air purifiers to see if they had any additional benefits in the classroom. I found a very interesting article entitled, “Installing Air
Filters in Classrooms Has Surprisingly Large Educational Benefits.” Click here to read this article.
Then the coronavirus hit and made me even more determined to
obtain a machine to help filter the air in my room. The question I was looking into was, “Will air
purifiers help to capture this menace?” The answer is a bit
tricky. After a great deal of research, I found that air purifiers do in fact capture the coronavirus particles.
In the end I was determined to get a new air purifier and
some of the areas you will want to focus on when purchasing one are:
-CFM: The larger the CFM the better, and this correlates to room size. This is a measurement of how quickly it will circulate the air in a room.
-Room size: I wanted a larger one which would clean the air more often.
-Filter types: I wanted one with a carbon filter to clear VOC in the air, especially since they will be cleaning more.
-Cost: Air purifiers that are large enough to work efficiently in classrooms range from $200-$800.
With all those considerations I decided upon this one after
long hours of research and my husband’s help, who is awesome (he may or may not
have helped me write this article, lol!)
I chose this one because it had really good ratings on many sites, and it was very cost effective. It is able to cover a large area and had great results in scientific reviews.
Here’s the air purifier that I have in my class. I highly recommend it! {affiliate link provided}
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