How to Make an Air Purifier

The most hated season in Central Texas is without a doubt, cedar season. If you live anywhere from Waco to San Antonio you have felt the effects of cedar trees or have friends & family who suffer it's wrath. To me cedar pollen means headaches, congestion, sneezing, and red itchy eyes...ah...ah...choo! I take all kinds of pills, nose sprays, and eye drops to combat the cedar but it's never enough.

Mountain Cedar

 Mr. Perfect did a little research on reducing pollen in our home with an air purifier. Along the way he found that making an air purifier was extremely easy, so we gave it a try.

What you need:

• Box Fan (20 inch blade)
• 20x20 high performance air filter
• 1 big rubber-band

We made a trip to Wal-Mart to pick up the box fan and air filter.

The air filter has a 1500 microparticle performance rating and is an advanced allergen reduction filter... whatever that means. I was excited about the $3 off coupon I found on the package.

What you do:
Put the filter behind the fan and rubber band together.

Be sure the arrow on the filter points to the air flow.

Plug it in and breath a little easier.

It's not beautiful by any means but desperate times call for desperate measures!