Why do air purifiers (set on auto) seem to work harder randomly for longer periods of time? Where does the dirty air come from that triggers it to work harder to clean the air?

Question

I notice my nose tickles more when the purifier is an angry red color and auto-running on high power.

I’ve tried to find correlation between when the purifier is working on overdrive and my actions that may cause larger amounts of dust.

In: Technology

Answer 1

A lot of air purifiers create ozone which is a breathing irritant which is why your nose tingles.