Construction dust - air purifiers?

Blue Air.
We have had one for years and I am about to buy a second.

I will use this company
www.breathingspace.co.uk/
because they are super- helpful in guiding you to the right product.

I am choosing between two models currently and will be phoning them again later today with a "final question" having spoken to them on Thursday.

For dusty stuff, where the particles are larger than (say) petrol fumes of viruses, you may find they suggest an alternative but Blu Air are my first choice now.

Thanks NotSpaghetti, can I ask you how it helped you ? Did the air feel significantly cleaner or did your symptoms abate? Thanks

I first bought one when my husband wasn't sleeping well.
He had an unexpected bout of hay-fever and it made a huge difference.

We brought ours downstairs in the daytime when we had building work done and a wall taken out and it was a massive improvement.

My daughter has bought one since she has had a big dog living with her and is really happy.

Ours is the sort that looks like an old PC and hers is one that's the size of a tall waste paper bin with a fabric outside. She keeps hers mainly in the sitting room and says it feels better in there now. There are different filters for different jobs. We are set well back but on a main road so run a smokestop type.

BTW I bought ours second hand from someone who was advised to buy it by a hospital consultant. His daughter had so much time off school through repeated breathing issues. She eventually recovered.

The ones that look like computer tower things are often for sale 2nd hand.

NotSpaghetti thank you so much. That's really helpful and I'm so glad it's helped you all.
Someone mentioned I should invest in an air scrubber but that's super expensive but it extracts larger particles like metal and wood and all things construction related.

I would call a couple of companies including the one above because if you suffer anyway you mat find they have something that will do both.
The filters for Blueair are not cheap. I think our filter was £60 last time.

I hope you get sorted.

I think scrubbers charge the particles.
Not sure how good that is for you.
You could look it up?

Blueair, expensive but excellent. I have them, had blue air for years. The filters last six months and the filters for mine cost £79.

I have blueair 7470i healthprotect, one the living room and one in my bedroom

I would not count on dust settling at all. Particles of dust are different sizes and the tiny particles will go up and down as air rises and falls. These particles are nasty for lungs and they definitely need to be filtered out. You need a very efficient filter, especially in the bedroom

I originally used the site called breathingspace and my first products were the classic blueair filters. Some years later I gave them to my AC and bought the healthprotect models, which are now freely available elsewhere

From Florida. I have asthma, bad allergies all my life. I live in a small apartment with carpets which are very bad for allergies. I have a whole house air purifier. I also have house plants. I just moved some plants into my bedroom because I had too many in living room. I noticed that since moving in the plants , that my daily normal head and nasal congestion are much better. I hate to give brand or plant names due to difference in Countries. Go on Amazon and look up both, look and the comments as well as do some research on the internet. Also daily vacuuming of rugs, change AC filter more often, masks when you have to do a dirty task inside. Dust often, shoes left at the door. Wash pets more often if you have them. Use head coverings when you have to go outside. It sounds like a lot, but it will help. Some house plants are air purifiers. Good luck.

www.breathingspace.co.uk/accessories-c6/ex-display-c60/blueair-healthprotect-7770i-ex-display-p417

Here is an ex-display model.
That might be worth a look.

Thanks everyone. I do also like the plants suggestion. I wonder which ones specifically as I've got a few .
NotSpaghetti I do really like the one you've linked !

Certain plants help clean the air of VOC gases but they certainly do not filter and remove dust particles

Typical of these plants are sansevieria of which there are many species/varieties, I have 72 of these plants, in groups in containers. Other good plants are peace lily and spider plant