Regarding volume of air, surely putting an airtight cover/material over the whole bed (or at least the top of the mattress) and putting the ionizer underneath will help significantly reduce the amount of time needed to kill the bed bugs?
Sharp has an ionizer specifically for the mattress. That said, I don't think you need to cover the bed. Air Molecules are a headache, everything affects everything endlessly. An Ion could react with the cover to create new VOCs. I plan on updating this article soon with an actual video of how I suggest I would do it. But for dust mites, it's not something you have to do too often. It's more important to kill VOCs and bacteria.
I also realised that putting the mini high density panasonic and sharp air purifiers underneath the bedding with the duvet dryer probably wouldn't work out, as the 65 degrees of warm air produced by the dryer would probably mess up the devices....
Thanks for these recommendations. I thought it was weird that the Sharp devices for dust mites warm the air as dust mites thrive in warmer conditions but then realised it was simultaneously drying the air too. Seems that steam cleaning would be a decent adjunct to using the panasonic for the mattress.
So it seems for dust mites, mold and neg ions it's imperative to keep humidity levels always between 40-50% and never over. WIth my humidifier coming tomorrow I can finally control the humidity rather than resort to uncontrollable sub tropical humidity levels with the Sharp! ha
Regarding volume of air, surely putting an airtight cover/material over the whole bed (or at least the top of the mattress) and putting the ionizer underneath will help significantly reduce the amount of time needed to kill the bed bugs?
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Sharp-UD-CF1W-Futon-Extermination-Plasmacluster/dp/B07ZV4WBQG
Sharp has an ionizer specifically for the mattress. That said, I don't think you need to cover the bed. Air Molecules are a headache, everything affects everything endlessly. An Ion could react with the cover to create new VOCs. I plan on updating this article soon with an actual video of how I suggest I would do it. But for dust mites, it's not something you have to do too often. It's more important to kill VOCs and bacteria.
Sharp also has another model for the duvet.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Sharp-UD-AF1-W-Plasmacluster-Duvet-Dryer/dp/B075ZM6RPS
I strongly prefer Panasonic Ionizers to detox the bed, with a proper humidifier.
It really seems that heat treatment at 60 degrees for 60-120 mins is all you need to kill these little buggers - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09603123.2023.2205106
Here's a panasonic nanoe one - https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Panasonic-FD-F06X2-N-Warming-Mattless-Champagne/dp/B01JIVV992/ref=sr_1_2?crid=21XTGRXFH98E5&keywords=futon%2Bdryer%2Bdust%2Bmite%2Bnanoe&qid=1683827506&s=home&sprefix=futon%2Bdryer%2Bdust%2Bmite%2Bnano%2Ckitchen%2C373&sr=1-2&th=1
I also realised that putting the mini high density panasonic and sharp air purifiers underneath the bedding with the duvet dryer probably wouldn't work out, as the 65 degrees of warm air produced by the dryer would probably mess up the devices....
Thanks for these recommendations. I thought it was weird that the Sharp devices for dust mites warm the air as dust mites thrive in warmer conditions but then realised it was simultaneously drying the air too. Seems that steam cleaning would be a decent adjunct to using the panasonic for the mattress.
So it seems for dust mites, mold and neg ions it's imperative to keep humidity levels always between 40-50% and never over. WIth my humidifier coming tomorrow I can finally control the humidity rather than resort to uncontrollable sub tropical humidity levels with the Sharp! ha