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From: tsc2597@acf4.UUCP (Sam Chin)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: are ion generators bad for machinery and other living things?
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Date: Sun, 26-May-85 21:41:00 EDT
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Posted: Sun May 26 21:41:00 1985
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I've had a Bionare sitting next to my computer for 6 months now without any
problems. I use it to prevent dust from entering the machine because it has
a powerful fan. There are two problems with ion generators. The first is
that they emit the poisonous gas ozone. Consumer Reports recently tested
most of the air cleaners/ion generators (including 2 Bionare models) and
found that they emitted no detectable ozone. The second problems is that
they cause dust and dirt to stick to the wall thus discolouring it. Consumer
Reports found that the passive ion generators (those with no built in fan)
do indeed dirty walls but air cleaners with both fan/filters and ion
generators such as the Bionare 1000 and 500 did not dirty any walls. They
also top rated the Bionare 1000.

Personally I find that the Bionare does indeed work and though it may be my
imagination, I found the air in the room to be of a significantly fresher
quality after installing the Bionare and especially during Winter when all
the windows were closed. I heard hearsay that ion generators trash magnectic
disks but not one of my disks has ever been affected by the Bionare.
Sam Chin - tsc2597.acf4@nyu.ARPA   or    allegra!cmcl2!acf4!tsc2597