air purifier

Never tried one of those,
but I have used this one:

https://www.rallysportdirect.com/pa...ir-freshener?gclid=CLmVltiAm8sCFYeUfgod4cMATw

And it is AMAZING. It lasts awhile, and when it runs out, you can refill it.

I gave one of these to a friend who had a big dog smell problem.

AutoMate Car ionizer - 12 volt DC negative ion generator for your car or truck

No problem now.

the smells got some good reviews, found this, looks like a good deal CS x3 Squash Air Freshener Unit with Refill 3 Pack Treefrog Clean Squash Scent | eBay

Sure tiny little things, just hiding the odor or getting rid of it, submarines use a ton of carbon filters. Fresh air intake works great driving through the woods in Northern Wisconsin, but sucks when driving on a hot windless day on the Dan Ryan in Chicago.

I don't know that particular model, but I've had similar ones and they work well. I don't know wether the benefit is because the ozone overpowers your nose or if it truly kills odors.

Gus_Mahn said:

I don't know that particular model, but I've had similar ones and they work well. I don't know wether the benefit is because the ozone overpowers your nose or if it truly kills odors.

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I think its a combination of both as they use Ozone devices in Hotels and other areas where a smell is to be removed. Too many people are using these commonly sold units and are unaware of what they are. Everyone should read this if there's any doubt?
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/ozone_gen_fact_sheet-a.pdf

Negative ions and ozone are two different things. Creating it is just a matter of voltage. Too much and you get ozone which has a distinctive smell. If you can smell it, avoid it.

Besides, negative ions clear the air of dust and such. I'm not sure as they're effective on smells. Different things. I think you'd want something more on the chemical side that absorbs odors. (Not to be confused with air fresheners that have their own smells.)

Eddy Cruze said:

I think its a combination of both as they use Ozone devices in Hotels and other areas where a smell is to be removed. Too many people are using these commonly sold units and are unaware of what they are. Everyone should read this if there's any doubt?
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/ozone_gen_fact_sheet-a.pdf

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What's funny, is that I had an "air purifier" salesman a few years ago tell me that his ozone creating machine would actually HELP people with asthma, and proceeded to tell me that one family he'd sold 2 units to had a son that no longer had problems with his asthma, so they'd travel with one and leave the other at home. YIKES!

Tomko said:

I gave one of these to a friend who had a big dog smell problem.

AutoMate Car ionizer - 12 volt DC negative ion generator for your car or truck

No problem now.

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I have a portable ionizer similar to this one that I bought on ebay, and it works ok.

If you need a smell gone throw a bowl of charcoal in the car, and add an air freshener elsewhere....charcoal absorbs smells/moisture and freshener....well freshens the scent.