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Air Purifier Near Desktop Computer - Is It Safe??

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I recently bought the - Honeywell QuietClean Tower Air Purifier With Permanent Washable Filters, HFD-110

I was wondering Is it safe to be sort of near a Desktop Computer and TV??

It is at currently 48 Inches away from the computer tower and 65 Inches away from my TV

I could move it more near the door I've had it on since Sunday from High to Medium setting when I'm awake

to Low when I'm asleep until now of where it is but I just wanted to make sure it's safe there.

Here is my set up of it below

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphics (3499.98 MHz)
Memory: 16333 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (Build 18363.815)
Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Card: Radeon RX 580 Series

Windows Graphics Driver Version: 26.20.15029.15007
OpenGL Version: 4.2.13587 Compatibility Profile Context 20.3.1 26.20.15029.15007
 
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#2 · (Edited)
I recently bought the - Honeywell QuietClean Tower Air Purifier With Permanent Washable Filters, HFD-110

I was wondering Is it safe to be sort of near a Desktop Computer and TV??

It is at currently 48 Inches away from the computer tower and 65 Inches away from my TV

I could move it more near the door I've had it on since Sunday from High to Medium setting when I'm awake

to Low when I'm asleep until now of where it is but I just wanted to make sure it's safe there.

Here is my set up of it below

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CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphics (3499.98 MHz)
Memory: 16333 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (Build 18363.815)
Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Card: Radeon RX 580 Series

Windows Graphics Driver Version: 26.20.15029.15007
OpenGL Version: 4.2.13587 Compatibility Profile Context 20.3.1 26.20.15029.15007
 
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I recently bought the - Honeywell QuietClean Tower Air Purifier With Permanent Washable Filters, HFD-110
I love those things....I'm on my 3rd one over the last 12 years.

Mine is on a long dresser almost the exact same distance and I have it pointed at my computer area.

FYI: On all 3 of mine......the oscillating mechanism went out on them. Just keep an eye out for that.
 
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I love those things....I'm on my 3rd one over the last 12 years.

Mine is on a long dresser almost the exact same distance and I have it pointed at my computer area.

FYI: On all 3 of mine......the oscillating mechanism went out on them. Just keep an eye out for that.
Huh?? This one doesn't move around to my knowledge here is the link of it this is the exact one i have - https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/honeywell-tower-air-purifier-0435008p.html

Question: Aren't Air Purifier's supposed to make a computer less dusty on the inside or would I need to move it closer for that?

I'm still seeing little dust inside my tower almost 2 weeks after I bought it as I bought it on April.17th.

I do notice my eye glasses having no dust or very little dust on them hours after cleaning them so I know the Air Purifier is working.
 
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Question: Aren't Air Purifier's supposed to make a computer less dusty on the inside or would I need to move it closer for that?
Yes and No....there are designed to clean a specific room air. If this room happens to have a PC in it then it helps control the amount of dust that gets inside. Not stop it completely.

The Case has these filter's on where I took pictures of below

Those are the two only places that it has those.
Those are pre filters and you need to clean them with some compressed air. I do mine (fans) quarterly.....4 times a year.... along with the whole tower.

Huh?? This one doesn't move around to my knowledge here is the link of it this is the exact one i have -
My model oscillates....I'm sure some models don't. It was just a FYI.....a heads up.
 
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The Case has these filter's on where I took pictures of below

Those are the two only places that it has those.

There is 2 Fan's at the front, 1 at the left side that you can unscrew and pull off easily, and 1 at the back where everything plugs in so a total of 3 that run ...... the one at the top doesn't run it used to though.
 

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I was told never to buy compressed air by the person that built this custom built tower for me

That I should by Canned Air what's also known as like an Air Duster that are more safe for computer's

As I've not done any cleaning inside a tower for almost 6+ years

I bought this one - https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/emzone-air-duster/6000188082358 awhile back and it sprayed like some liquid stuff like compressed air does so I was careful doing 2-5 seconds spraying at one spot

Also buying a more expensive one like - https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/produc...-5-oscillating-air-cleaner-odour-reducer-with-permanent-filter-hfd323c/10405461 would be really no difference at all then?

Honeywell's website on it - https://www.honeywellstore.com/store/products/airgenius-5-air-cleaner-and-odor-reducer-hfd320.htm
 
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Canned is is compressed air.....well not really. It's a compressed gas.......hence that weird but yet satisfying smell they have. OMG......clean that tower ASAP! LOL! Your hardware and fans will thank you! Yes.....that's the stuff to get. Unless you opt for that DataVac. For me it got to expensive buying all the canned air (gas). So I started using my air compressor.....Heck I've even seen people use leaf blowers.

Also buying a more expensive one like - https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/produc...educer-with-permanent-filter-hfd323c/10405461 would be really no difference at all then?
The only real difference is in Sq. Ft. that each unit will do and how fast the turn over rate is. The rest is just bells and whistles and of course the cost. I don't need all that fancy stuff.....a plane Jane one works just fine for me and saved myself $50 to $60.
 
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We just bought a honeywell purifier also with multiple settings for allergens,germs...etc..was something like $220.But it was worth it.Capabilities is 250 square ft.I can smell the difference in the air after minutes of turning it on.
Although this cleans the air passing through it,nothing will prevent dust from getting into your tower.
As @bassfisher6522 said, routine cleaning is the only thing that will keep your computer running smoothly.
I however do not use compressed air,but a small dual vacuum cleaner.(blows air and sucks air at the other end).
I dissasemble all the fans,clean the blades front and back,and blow the rest out inside the tower.I then vacuum it up.The air coming from the vacuum is not powerful enough to do any damage.Slightly less powerful then compressed air but very effective.
Your purifier will do no harm to your desktop.But it will help to keep some of the dust down.
 
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We just bought a honeywell purifier also with multiple settings for allergens,germs...etc..was something like $220.But it was worth it.Capabilities is 250 square ft.I can smell the difference in the air after minutes of turning it on.
Although this cleans the air passing through it,nothing will prevent dust from getting into your tower.
As @bassfisher6522 said, routine cleaning is the only thing that will keep your computer running smoothly.
I however do not use compressed air,but a small dual vacuum cleaner.(blows air and sucks air at the other end).
I dissasemble all the fans,clean the blades front and back,and blow the rest out inside the tower.I then vacuum it up.The air coming from the vacuum is not powerful enough to do any damage.Slightly less powerful then compressed air but very effective.
Your purifier will do no harm to your desktop.But it will help to keep some of the dust down.
Will it get rid of like cat hairs and stuff?? It seems this one isn't getting rid of that stuff when it's supposed to

3rd time this week I've seen a cat hair lump around my NXT Power Bar
 
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No,it will not get rid of cat hair.It might pick up some here or there,but not much.It only purifies the air to rid of allergens,germs..etc for people or animals with allergies.Your just breathing in clean filtered air.
Your purifier should be kept atleast a foot away from any surrounding objects.
As far as cat hair,there are shampoos out there to minimize cats from shedding.We use to use it for our siberian husky.Other then that,im not sure.
 
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No,it will not get rid of cat hair.It might pick up some here or there,but not much.It only purifies the air to rid of allergens,germs..etc for people or animals with allergies.Your just breathing in clean filtered air.
Your purifier should be kept atleast a foot away from any surrounding objects.
As far as cat hair,there are shampoos out there to minimize cats from shedding.We use to use it for our siberian husky.Other then that,im not sure.
It is this far from stuff at side
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Back image of it

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#20 ·
Hello Sofia!
With respect to the electricity going down during the summer, I’m not sure that is something to worry about. During high peak times on a power grid the voltage might dip just a bit, but as a general rule not enough to be worried about. I say generally because some areas in the world have... less than clean power supply’s.

I don’t know if I read in here but what you should consider doing is investing in a good filter for your home AC unit. It will help remove particles recirculated all over the house.
 
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I don't know if I read in here but what you should consider doing is investing in a good filter for your home AC unit. It will help remove particles recirculated all over the house.
Your talking about this mesh one?? Picture below
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If so where would I get that and cost of one for a Danby??

Also where would I find replacement of these ?? Try find a Canadian store if possible
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Simply put....it series 3 vs series 5. Where as series 3 is on the low end and series 5 is mid level and Series 7 is high end and then the king, top dog is series 9.....as it stands now. Each series upgrade adds new features, too many to list...but basically it's a performance gain and usually shown as a percent increase over it's predecessor. The better the percent increase the better the CPU is.....in simple terms.
 
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#34 · (Edited)
Sorry I edited it so it was better :D

Thats the same one we got.I believe it's a hunneywell. It's also oscillating. I agree,its really quiet.It should be fine in the same room as an air conditioner as long as there is distance between them.Maybe keeping the purifier on the opposite side of the room if possible,or at least 6ft away.
Yes this one is a Honeywell, Yeah I have it oscillating I just stopped it for a min to take the back picture

Here is a picture of my room (below) basically I stood where I could get the Air Purifier and Air Conditioner in the same picture

The Purple Blanket is my bed I sleep in the same room so I don't have to move the Air Conditioner and everything else when I go to bed
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Rest of the room
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Thats the same one we got.I believe it's a hunneywell. It's also oscillating. I agree,its really quiet.It should be fine in the same room as an air conditioner as long as there is distance between them.Maybe keeping the purifier on the opposite side of the room if possible,or at least 6ft away.
 
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Don't unless you want a mattalic taste in your mouth less then a few hours of it off and mattalic taste like 90% gone
 
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