Why a CR Box DIY Air Purifier Is NOT The Best Option! RTINGS.com Critique

👉BLOG: https://airpurificationeducation.com/ 👉BEST AIR PURIFIERS FOR ASTHMA, ALLERGIES, AND DUST RANKINGS: https://airpurificationeducation.com/asthma-allergies-and-dust-particulates-in-general/ 👉BEST AIR PURIFIERS FOR ULTRAFINE PARTICLES (UFPs) RANKINGS: https://airpurificationeducation.com/best-air-purifiers-for-ultrafine-particles/ 👉AIR PURIFIER TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP: https://airpurificationeducation.com/cost-of-ownership-rankings/ Why a CR Box DIY Air Purifier Is NOT The Best Option! RTINGS.com Critique This is the Best Air Purifier You can Buy... Well, the CR Box does have some good qualities, for sure. And on the highest speed the fan will go - it is a legit filtration solution for particles as on high speed - it can filter particles very rapidly. However, it is definitely NOT the BEST air purifier you can buy like Abby states at the beginning of this video. That just isn’t a true statement. OK? So, this is my critique of the RTINGS.com’s recent video Titled, “The Best Air Purifier is a $150 DIY Option”. The folks at RTINGS.com tested 26 different air purifiers and one of them was a Corsi-Rosenthal Box and they declared the CR Box to be the best air purifier solution out of all of them. But, If we look at the testing results more closely we can clearly see that 4 or 5 of the other air purifiers actually beat the CR Box in particle filtration. But first… Let’s go over some other important issues in this video before we get to the actual testing results… 1) CARBON: #1 Carbon… At about 2 minutes and 50 seconds into the video they state that most air purifier don’t have enough carbon to do a good job for VOCs and I totally agree - most don’t… However, some do… For Example, the Airpura air purifiers - have 8 lbs., 18 lbs. and 26 pounds of carbon in their solutions and they do a great job with VOCs, chemicals and odor removal. Some of the Austin Air units have 15 lbs. of carbon in their solutions and the IQAir GC has 12 lbs. of carbon. So, some air purifiers do exist with enough carbon to absorb VOCs, chemicals and odors for several months. I have successfully consulted with many, many people through the years on VOCs, chemicals, and odor issues and carbon based solutions so I don’t want consumers to think this type of solution does not exist in the market. It absolutely, positively does exist and some of these solutions do a great job at filtering VOCs, chemicals and odors. That said, none of the 26 airpurifiers that RTINGS.com tested in this video, would be considered good carbon solutions. Now, the RTINGS.com folks say they didn’t test for VOCs because they don’t have the equipment for it. And that is totally cool. After all, it’s very hard and very expensive to accurately test for VOCs and chemical absorption. It is not a simple process to pull off. So, I totally agree with their decision to not stray into the carbon issue on the testing side. All that said, there ARE some great carbon air purification solutions on the market that they are just not aware of. 2) Critique of this Tests Procedures and Methodologies #2 Critique of the Test’s Procedures and Methodologies in this video. Air purifier tests that we see online are typically conducted by people who I would consider to be amateur testers. They are amateur testers and their test results can oftentimes be inaccurate - and/or they may draw some incorrect conclusions from their own test results. Because they are not really air quality experts - so to speak. Now, actual, professional, expert, 3rd party testing labs, do exist - and they use more expensive, more precise, testing equipment and specialized software… they have years and even decades of air quality testing experience. They get paid thousands of dollars by companies - even Fortune 500 companies to do testing on their products. And they are conducting air quality tests on a daily basis, week in and week out for years on end… and therefore, they would be considered experts in the air quality testing industry. Therefore, RTINGS.com and most all other YouTube channels and blogs that we see online are not experts at testing air quality equipment. They are amateurs - but many will try their best and there are still a lot of things we can learn from their testing results - even if their testing methodologies are not perfect. So, before we get into the results - here are just a few things about the RTINGS.com testing environment and methodologies that I feel are less than perfect… without going into too much detail: 1) Number 1: The ceiling in the testing chamber, looks like it may be about 12-15 ft. tall - and the opening of the tube that collects the air to be tested is way up the wall towards the ceiling - it looks like the opening to the tube may be 9 to 10 feet up in the air ***Air Purification Education is supported by readers and viewers. When you buy with our links, we may earn a commission.***