Pellet Stove air filtration

[dz100100]

Family member has a Harman P61A pellet stove. When it's running they experience respiratory issues. I'm assuming that combustion air is drawn in from outside in a closed cycle. No issues with combustion by-products inside. Is there air filter that can be installed on the distribution blower to filter and clean the air being blown through the stove??

Thanks!

 

[gfreek]

Often thought about it but never seen one. Maybe get a good room air purifier or make your own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch/kH5APw_SLUU

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You can make your own air purifier with a few essential parts.

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[Dataman]

I use couple of Air Purifier Towers. Humidifier is the dust problem. Couple box fans with filters in the hall move air to the laundry room. 74f hall, 70f bedroom and high 60's in laundry room. Blow out both with Compressor once a month https://www.atlasairpurifier.com/

 

[SidecarFlip]

Problem with humidifiers is the type. We use one with a wicking pad (honeywell) not an ultrasonic mist which puts everything in the air, The wicking type don't and we buy purified watet or distilled water to use in ours, never tap water. I keep my RH around 45-50% all winter with one unit using about 3 gallons every 24 hours. It's expensive but worth it.

The wicking pad ones, the pads are treated with an anti-microbial to keep the bad stuff in the pad, not in your nose.

 

[Pelleting In NJ]

Have them get a Medify brand air filter, which uses a HEPA+ type of filter. Expensive but very effective.
Amazon.com: Medify Air MA-40-W V2.0 Air Purifier with H13 HEPA filter - a higher grade of HEPA for 840 Sq. Ft. Air Purifier, 99.9% | Modern Design - White: Home & Kitchen

 

[SidecarFlip]

I don't buy into the HEPA propaganda, never have. Any good filter that won't pass over 5 microns is good enough and HEPA filters are very expensive.

 

[Pelleting In NJ]

Also, you can make a much less expensive near-HEPA filter by taping a $25 3M Filtrete furnace filter (MPR2500 20x20x1) to the intake side of a $20 20-inch box fan, but it will be noisier and uglier (if you care).

 

[SidecarFlip]

Actually I'm considering adding aluminum Z angle to the sides of my unit and running furnace filters over the air intake louvers. I'll pop rivet the angles to the cabinet and slide in the filters externally. Years ago I added an automotive air filter the the intake side of the room air blower but it was to restrictive so I removed it.

Kind of surprised no stove builders ever did that. Furnace filters are cheap.

 

[Ssyko]

i haven't made them for the new Maxx(yet) but i have used pieces of paint booth floor filter very similar to furnace filters only no cardboard frame and sticky on one side.

 

[SidecarFlip]

Not familiar with those Sysko. The paint booth we had at the dealership was a waterfall booth you could put a tractor trailer in, no issue. Was thinking about the Filtrete 1" thick filters. That would cut down on the airborne dust issue quite a bit and keep the backside of the unit a lot cleaner I'll have to close off the bottom openings however. Dust is an inherent issue with any solid fuel stove anyway.

 

[Ssyko]

waterfall's are outlawed here in NY, create to much contaminated liquid, and they are problematic in cold climates. we have 3 accudraft down draft booth's

Series 55 Orange & White Tacky Roll (25x90 )

White synthetic layered media on air-entering side. Orange synthetic heavy-duty, tackified media on air-exiting side. This spray booth filter is known as a 25'x90' Orange and White 066 series tacky roll filter.

www.sprayboothfiltersandsupply.com

 

[SidecarFlip]

New York has some strange laws but the your Governor is a strange bird too...

 

[zrock]

I run a couple of tower filters.. One large one in the main room and a small one in my daughters room as she has some breathing issues... As long as i keep the filtration running she is good to go.. Looking at getting a dyson at some point they are expensive but i like the fact you can see what its doing and it will adjust with the pollutants in the air.. Been running the big one for a few years and only ever have to clean the pre filter...

 

[gfreek]

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