DIY Purifier tests show that clean air is cheap and easy | Thomas Talhelm | TEDxIISERPune

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  • čas přidán 6. 09. 2024

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  • @VH7420
    @VH7420 Před 2 lety +6

    This is an amazing thing for you to do for us. No hurdles of 'pay me for this information' or the like. Very refreshing. Props to you for seeing the good and going straight there for us. You are appreciated.

  • @brianwest2775
    @brianwest2775 Před rokem +2

    11:56 I was amazed by how well the filter strapped to a desk fan worked! I assumed that there would be too much bypass air since not sealed but for this test that doesn't matter, there's still enough air passing through the filter. I also wondered if it could create enough static pressure to get adequate airflow. It obviously works great.

  • @aimeebritannia
    @aimeebritannia Před 2 lety +6

    Thank you so much ! I have really bad asthma that is sensitive to any air pollution, pollen, dust, etc. I’ve been looking for cheap solutions & this video been very helpful for me 😇

  • @brianwest2775
    @brianwest2775 Před rokem +1

    Thank you! I was shocked to see how much air purifiers cost. As you say, it's a fan + filter + box. I don't understand why they cost so much. I was considering a DIY but first surveyed the cheap ones and did get one but the fan is noisier than I like so I'm now considering to try another or build one. Now that I see that I don't even need a box, just strap it to a fan, that means a lot less effort than mounting a fan and filter into a box.

  • @laurenbrooks1640
    @laurenbrooks1640 Před 2 lety +4

    why isn't it behind the fan???

  • @ladybird9836
    @ladybird9836 Před 2 lety +2

    So informative.. Great work Dr. Good air shouldn't be a luxury. This is so useful for people who cannot afford to buy expensive air purifiers..

  • @jeanphilogene9304
    @jeanphilogene9304 Před rokem +1

    I have an air purifier and what I did is that I constructed my own activated carbon filter and zeolite and lava rock filter which improved the air quality tremendously. People were saying as they enter my home. “ it smell fresh in here”.

    • @typhvam5107
      @typhvam5107 Před rokem +1

      do you have schematics/parts recommendations?

  • @shafi9995
    @shafi9995 Před rokem

    I am suffering from Eosinophilia and live near a m-sand factory complex !!. This video is so therapeutic after hours of surfing through the expensive brands and their different products, which literally yelled, "if you are not rich, just die'...:-(

  • @sheralijuraev88
    @sheralijuraev88 Před 9 měsíci

    We really appreciate your info

  • @melanienewell8924
    @melanienewell8924 Před 2 lety +2

    This is great. I'm going to tell everyone I know with asthma and allergies. Cities should really have a stock of these supplies in the event of a major bad air event.

  • @horaciogomez4368
    @horaciogomez4368 Před rokem

    I am sharing this immediately. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world.

  • @ALEX22ANDROS
    @ALEX22ANDROS Před 2 lety

    Incredible and thank you so much for doing this research. Question though: how often were you replacing the filter?

  • @Uptoyou215
    @Uptoyou215 Před 2 lety

    Thanks man, you simplicity air purifier DIY change the way we see the world.

  • @brianwest2775
    @brianwest2775 Před rokem

    How about a dual air purifier regime? One with a cheaper MERV or low HEPA rating to knock down the large particles. When you get home, run that for an hour. Then turn on a higher quality HEPA filter that will reduce the small particles and then maintain the air. Doing this, will you spend less on filter replacements?

    • @jpjay1584
      @jpjay1584 Před 6 měsíci

      could use a simple timer to turn them on and off remotely.

  • @melodicman3032
    @melodicman3032 Před 8 měsíci

    EXCELLENT VIDEO !

  • @ruyvieira104
    @ruyvieira104 Před 2 lety +1

    do they have more heart attacks because of the extra particulate in air, or do the two things simply have a common cause?

    • @Jennifer-gr7hn
      @Jennifer-gr7hn Před rokem

      Amazing how we leave out the fact that smoking is pretty prevalent there ;)

  • @adohko
    @adohko Před 2 lety +1

    Absolutely love this.

  • @sarab210
    @sarab210 Před rokem

    Thank you for this great video! Do you have a recommendation for a fan other than the EUPA? It doesn't seem to be sold in the US.

  • @JillStrong-gs3wm
    @JillStrong-gs3wm Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing :-)

  • @lsabik88
    @lsabik88 Před rokem

    Thank you so much!!

  • @suzukigsxfa9683
    @suzukigsxfa9683 Před rokem

    Brilliant. You just saved my kids $1000 which can go to their learning instead❤

  • @AshishGour
    @AshishGour Před 2 lety

    First of all, thanks for uploading such educational and useful content on YT. I have a doubt, rather I'm wondering something, while you showed that this filter decreased the PM counter from 20k to 100, while it was showing 100 reading it was directly in front of fan, doesn't the high speed air coming will naturally show less PM because the particles are moving fast and therefore the laser is not counting them up fully. I'm assuming the laser counter works on something like- the particles hits the laser and breaks it's path, the laser detector measures how much the path is breaking which is proportional to the PM in air. Wouldn't it be a better test to just let the fam run for few hours and then measure the still air of room away from the fan.

    • @michaelandreas2177
      @michaelandreas2177 Před 2 lety

      At another point he showed the reduction when placed across the room. That's more relevant to the effectiveness of the filter unless you only breathe air from the exhaust side of the filter.

  • @iknow7557
    @iknow7557 Před 2 lety

    Thank you!

  • @AshishGour
    @AshishGour Před 2 lety

    This is amazing. Hoping you keep up the good work

  • @Manatoro
    @Manatoro Před 10 měsíci

    THAAAANK YOOOOUUUU!!!!

  • @georgeshaw6207
    @georgeshaw6207 Před rokem

    Superb video George UK

  • @pavoutsinas
    @pavoutsinas Před rokem

    what is the website name?

  • @alexdavidmedinamachado
    @alexdavidmedinamachado Před 2 lety +1

    From Cuba .. =) Bay

  • @brentvan488
    @brentvan488 Před rokem

    Okay this is excellent. Now come up with a cheap good way to get rid of the rest of the pollutant in the air, the Nox, VOC, etc, that this won't filter out.

    • @saphroh
      @saphroh Před rokem

      DIY activated carbon filters will take care of the VOCs at least

  • @brianschindler1511
    @brianschindler1511 Před rokem

    👍👍👍👍👍

  • @SM_8-17
    @SM_8-17 Před 2 lety

    4

  • @FacialVomitTurtleFights

    So we are filtering our air with plastic.. housed in plastic...great...
    I figured you could take (2) 200mm or 140mm pc case fans and strap them to a car air filter.

  • @alisanina
    @alisanina Před rokem

    Thank you!!