Living in Delhi, air pollution is an accepted fact and air purifiers are a way of life. If you’re out and about a lot though, there’s a good chance that you are getting exposed to much higher doses of pollutants than is healthy. The recent advent of Car Air Purifiers has had us intrigued so when Crusaders got in touch with us to check out the CF-100 Car Air Purifier, we jumped on the opportunity. Read on to find out what we think about the Crusaders CF-100 Car Air Purifier.
Specifications
- Elementary Pre Filter
- Active Carbon Filter
- HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Arrestor) Filter rated at 0.3 Microns
- UV Lamp
- Negative Ions.
From a design perspective, the CF-100 is pretty straightforward. About the height of a bottle of water, the air purifier has vent grilles on either side with another set towards the top from where it blows out clean air.
At it’s core, the CF-100 is just a miniaturised version of a full size air purifier. The grilles on either side can be removed to expose the filter stage. Starting from the elementary filter to the carbon filter that removes contaminants and impurities using chemical adsorption. Next up is the HEPA filter that can remove particulates as small as 0.3 microns.
This air is then routed up towards the upper went which also incorporates an ioniser to remove odour. Over the course of testing we observed that the Crusaders CF-100 was able to effectively remove odour and cleanse out a car in about 10 minutes of work. The CF-100 is rated for an area of about 60-70 square feet. What this means is that the air purifier will work fine within a car or a desk cubicle but is certainly not going to replace a full size home air purifier.
In terms of controls, the CF-100 is pretty spartan. A toggle switch lies along the bottom of the purifier which as the name suggests, turns it on or off. A cut away allows you to easily position a microUSB cable within that charges the built-in battery. There is pass through support here so you can simply run the purifier plugged in. The cut away comes in particularly handy if you plan to place it on your desk. Over on the front face you’ll observe three buttons. While the central power button simply indicates power status, the other two allow you to toggle the lights and adjust the air flow speed.
There’s not too much to be said about the Crusaders CF-100 air purifier considering it does its job just fine. The build quality while not fantastic, isn’t something you’ll complain about either. Similarly, as a desktop or car air purifier, it is reasonably fast and cleaning out your surroundings and delivers about 3-4 hours of autonomy as well on the built-in battery. The Crusaders CF-100 is priced at Rs. 5,000 and is definitely something you should consider if you drive a lot in a city like Delhi where air pollution is a genuine concern.