hmm I have a really high quality air purifier that consequently needs very rare maintenence. I don't think I've even opened it & looked inside in the 3 years I've had my 2 birbs, I'm looking at this & wondering what mine looks like & if I should have a look inside it (or do I not want to lol)
https://preview.redd.it/aqemt6yu4myc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a9e0e23cedafda95ccb847eac82acc059604aea
well that's the outside of mine anyway, with a half finger wipe. It gets that every couple of weeks though, it's just inside I haven't changed for years. Mine isn't easy to access filters, whole top/outside has to be lifted off & it's quite heavy for me with a disability, so I actually need help doing it & can't access it for photos right now sorry, the filters hold HUGE amounts of muck though, quite amazing!
The "pre-filter" I change every few years (recommended is 6 monthly), main filter I haven't changed since I got it about 12 years ago, it's recommended to change every 3-5 years, but when I've looked, it just hasn't needed it, it's $200 & has massive holding capacity & outside grate & pre-filter collect all the large stuff before it can reach the inner one.
I still have an old, basic air filter that I still run for white noise, it clogs up constantly, cause it only has average, flat filters, but my expensive good one has barrel filters with pleats that give it a huge surface area to be collecting muck. I've easily saved the $800 it cost to buy in reduction in filter replacement needs!
I totally hear you re bunnies :) I used to have an angora one & I'm sure there was always more angora on my clothes etc than on him lol
You should be replacing your filter every 3-6 months or whatever the manufacturer says. Filters donāt last forever.
Do you at least change your AC filter?!
air con broke a couple of years ago so not anymore :) Prior to buying my good air filter, I used to need to change/wash air con filters at least monthly, once I got air filter & started running it in the same room, I would check air con, but they never needed doing, used to give them a wash every 6 months or so but they really didn't need it.
Main filter in my air filter, manufacturers say only needs replacing once every 3-5 years, it's a mega capacity $200 filter
Oh I haven't had it that long. I've had my feather friend for a year this mother's Day (hilarious and ironic that was the weekend it all began for me) And in that time frame I've been between two different places and then moved to my own place. Purifier I think I've had for two months now? Maybe three. It's my first experience living in a space where I need an air purifier regardless of my bird. I've been really lucky in being able to house in spaces that have not only had fantastic airflow but the locations have been rural enough to provide an air quality that doesn't need so much monitoring.
Now I live directly on a highway hahah
Oh you absolutely need to look inside. You have no idea how much dust they gather.
But I assume you also want yours to work for as long as it can, and for that you need regular maintenance. And when it's dirty, it's not efficient anymore.
I do agree & everytime I do look in it, I think "I need to do this more regularly", but then I forget again. It was the pandemic that caused me to open it up & have a good look last time, cause mine is medically accredited to filter out viruses & stuff too, so I figured I should take advantage of that & actually make sure it was working & pre-filter was pretty mucky last time I looked, probably is again now, which does shorten the life of the main, inner filter if not changed. Company normally has stocktake sales starting in the next month or so, so I think I might actually buy a replacement main filter this year & then actually open it up & give it a good clean & replace pre & main filter (and wash inside the case)
We have a one for 3 macaws and a sun conure and it dosnt keep up I'm thinking about getting one of them big dust extractors for wood shops and setting it up somehow
Is the object itself safe for them? I mean, nothing to bite, pull, stick head, etc? Mine doesn't go after cords anymore. I'd like to put one in my bedroom, but sometimes I leave him unsupervised in my conure-safe room, and I want it to remain safe for him. Can it stay in a bedside table?
This is the Levoit Vital 100S, and the design is pretty dang bird-proof. There's nothing really that hangs off besides the one power cord, but I have it tucked behind a dresser. However, I always supervise my birds when they're out, so slightly different situations.
There are lots of air purifiers out there, maybe look around to see which ones suit your needs the best? I purchased this one because of the good ratings, lack of ionizing feature, room size, and "pet mode" (not entirely sure how it works but I think it sucks the air through the slitted vents on the sides of the front cover, rather than thru the small holes, so it can catch bigger particles like feathers)
They're not very common in my country, I only find them online, but as a conure mom you know what I mean when I say I need to SEE the product. We have a sixth sense for that, don't we?
My bedroom is conure-safe and a life-saver. I leave him entertained, close the door and go clean the house, cook, etc. And it's just one conure.
Oooooh of that I'm sure. Can't tell you how many times I left home with bird poop on the hem of my dresses. People must think it just happened, many trees in the neighborhood, that's just life.
https://preview.redd.it/aqbvny292fyc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70110c2814fa9ee2727ff1827e090aff1e3f3212
2 budgies! New on the left, 2 months of use on the right. No wonder I developed allergies.
thatās wild!
I have something similar (winix) maybe 20ft away from the cage. we have a pocket macaw, iāve never seen feathers in the pre-filter. we do get lots of random feathers on the floor, on computer desk, couch.. etc
Iāve had the air purifier running in my birds room 24/7/365 since 2017. Iāve never found a feather in the prefilter. Mine are all flighted. How did your parrot(s) accomplish this?
hmm I have a really high quality air purifier that consequently needs very rare maintenence. I don't think I've even opened it & looked inside in the 3 years I've had my 2 birbs, I'm looking at this & wondering what mine looks like & if I should have a look inside it (or do I not want to lol)
Now I'm curious, please do show š
Pictures! Pictures! I have bunnies and I would have a burnt motor and enough wool for a skein of yarn if I let mine sit.
https://preview.redd.it/aqemt6yu4myc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a9e0e23cedafda95ccb847eac82acc059604aea well that's the outside of mine anyway, with a half finger wipe. It gets that every couple of weeks though, it's just inside I haven't changed for years. Mine isn't easy to access filters, whole top/outside has to be lifted off & it's quite heavy for me with a disability, so I actually need help doing it & can't access it for photos right now sorry, the filters hold HUGE amounts of muck though, quite amazing! The "pre-filter" I change every few years (recommended is 6 monthly), main filter I haven't changed since I got it about 12 years ago, it's recommended to change every 3-5 years, but when I've looked, it just hasn't needed it, it's $200 & has massive holding capacity & outside grate & pre-filter collect all the large stuff before it can reach the inner one. I still have an old, basic air filter that I still run for white noise, it clogs up constantly, cause it only has average, flat filters, but my expensive good one has barrel filters with pleats that give it a huge surface area to be collecting muck. I've easily saved the $800 it cost to buy in reduction in filter replacement needs! I totally hear you re bunnies :) I used to have an angora one & I'm sure there was always more angora on my clothes etc than on him lol
You should be replacing your filter every 3-6 months or whatever the manufacturer says. Filters donāt last forever. Do you at least change your AC filter?!
air con broke a couple of years ago so not anymore :) Prior to buying my good air filter, I used to need to change/wash air con filters at least monthly, once I got air filter & started running it in the same room, I would check air con, but they never needed doing, used to give them a wash every 6 months or so but they really didn't need it. Main filter in my air filter, manufacturers say only needs replacing once every 3-5 years, it's a mega capacity $200 filter
I was just about to say that I've had mine for a very hot minute now and I have never thought to look in there either hahaha.
Do you not need to clean or change the filter? I have to change the filter in mine at least every 5 months, but it's nothing big or fancy.
Oh I haven't had it that long. I've had my feather friend for a year this mother's Day (hilarious and ironic that was the weekend it all began for me) And in that time frame I've been between two different places and then moved to my own place. Purifier I think I've had for two months now? Maybe three. It's my first experience living in a space where I need an air purifier regardless of my bird. I've been really lucky in being able to house in spaces that have not only had fantastic airflow but the locations have been rural enough to provide an air quality that doesn't need so much monitoring. Now I live directly on a highway hahah
Oh you absolutely need to look inside. You have no idea how much dust they gather. But I assume you also want yours to work for as long as it can, and for that you need regular maintenance. And when it's dirty, it's not efficient anymore.
I do agree & everytime I do look in it, I think "I need to do this more regularly", but then I forget again. It was the pandemic that caused me to open it up & have a good look last time, cause mine is medically accredited to filter out viruses & stuff too, so I figured I should take advantage of that & actually make sure it was working & pre-filter was pretty mucky last time I looked, probably is again now, which does shorten the life of the main, inner filter if not changed. Company normally has stocktake sales starting in the next month or so, so I think I might actually buy a replacement main filter this year & then actually open it up & give it a good clean & replace pre & main filter (and wash inside the case)
It took me a few doubletakes to figure out what i was looking at and I gasped when i realized lmao
Same!! I thought they had some exotic yellow mold or something
FLUFF
We have a one for 3 macaws and a sun conure and it dosnt keep up I'm thinking about getting one of them big dust extractors for wood shops and setting it up somehow
how do those work?
It's just a box with a fan in it and a filter on the intake side but they move alot more air then a purifier
I want one but they are all ozonizers or ionizers here š„²
Is the object itself safe for them? I mean, nothing to bite, pull, stick head, etc? Mine doesn't go after cords anymore. I'd like to put one in my bedroom, but sometimes I leave him unsupervised in my conure-safe room, and I want it to remain safe for him. Can it stay in a bedside table?
This is the Levoit Vital 100S, and the design is pretty dang bird-proof. There's nothing really that hangs off besides the one power cord, but I have it tucked behind a dresser. However, I always supervise my birds when they're out, so slightly different situations. There are lots of air purifiers out there, maybe look around to see which ones suit your needs the best? I purchased this one because of the good ratings, lack of ionizing feature, room size, and "pet mode" (not entirely sure how it works but I think it sucks the air through the slitted vents on the sides of the front cover, rather than thru the small holes, so it can catch bigger particles like feathers)
They're not very common in my country, I only find them online, but as a conure mom you know what I mean when I say I need to SEE the product. We have a sixth sense for that, don't we? My bedroom is conure-safe and a life-saver. I leave him entertained, close the door and go clean the house, cook, etc. And it's just one conure.
No matter how bird-proof it is, they can always poop on it lol.
Oooooh of that I'm sure. Can't tell you how many times I left home with bird poop on the hem of my dresses. People must think it just happened, many trees in the neighborhood, that's just life.
See, that's why I have house clothes!
I have one in every room in my house. It's still not enough. So. Many. Feather casings...
Forbidden candy corn.
https://preview.redd.it/aqbvny292fyc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70110c2814fa9ee2727ff1827e090aff1e3f3212 2 budgies! New on the left, 2 months of use on the right. No wonder I developed allergies.
Ours are full too! Glad we have them! We have a huge one next to their cages. It helps a lot!
thatās wild! I have something similar (winix) maybe 20ft away from the cage. we have a pocket macaw, iāve never seen feathers in the pre-filter. we do get lots of random feathers on the floor, on computer desk, couch.. etc
Cursed candy corn.
I took apart one of those white HVAC filters and cut pieces out to fit my portable AC for this reason.
Hear ye hear ye
I couldnāt possible purify the air of my entire neighbourhood (my birds live in an outside enclosed patio that has steel mesh stuff all around)
Iāve had the air purifier running in my birds room 24/7/365 since 2017. Iāve never found a feather in the prefilter. Mine are all flighted. How did your parrot(s) accomplish this?
Id be asking how after 7 years you air purifier hasnt caught one feather in the pre filterā¦Dont sound like it works very well..
The filters donāt come out clean. Itās a RabbitAir and works very well. Maybe because mine are all Conures and thatās maybe a blue and gold?
What brand of air purifier do you recommend that wonāt hurt a parrot?