Trending: Delhi resident builds an air purifier in only ₹2,000

A Reddit user’s post about building an air purifier has gone viral; it reduces AQI from 400 to 50 in 15 minutes in a small room.

Air quality across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has been steadily deteriorating since the onset of winter. Amidst this, a post has recently gone viral on the internet, showing a Reddit user building an air purifier for just ₹2,000. The user claimed that the AQI reduces from 400 to 50 in 15 minutes in a small room.

A Reddit user builds an air purifier for ₹2,000.

In Delhi, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the ‘severe’ category, residents have been forced to invest in air purifiers to breathe clean air at least in their homes. High-end air purifiers can be expensive, and thus, a Reddit user came up with a DIY solution to build an affordable alternative at home within a ₹2,000 budget. The now viral post is titled, “I Built my Personal Air Purifier for 2000 INR,’ the user shared how they built the device using only a handful of items that can be easily sourced. The user wrote in the r/delhisubreddit, “So I built this air purifier using exhaust fan and hepa filter, and it is working great, even better than the Philips one I have. Items used: 150mm exhaust fan (Rs 750), HEPA filter from Amazon (Rs 1,000), switch and regulator + wire (Rs 65), cardboard and glue gun (Rs 150).”

More details about the performance of the budget-friendly air purifier.

As for performance, the user reported in the tutorial that the new machine brought the AQI down to 50 from 400 in less than 15 minutes at the lowest speed in a room measuring 12 feet by 12 feet. As the post gained significant traction, social media users lauded the individual for building the device from scratch and asked for detailed tutorials.

Watch the viral post here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/delhi/comments/1op7mak/i_built_my_personal_air_purifier_for_2000_inr/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=post_title&embed_host_url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/delhi-resident-builds-air-purifier-at-home-for-only-rs-2-000-to-fight-pollution-shares-tutorial-9585163

Netizens react to the viral post.

One user requested, “Share filter and fan link or details. I assume I’ll also get the same results, as I don’t have any solution to see the AQI difference.” Another expressed, “Bro, organise a workshop on the weekend. I’ll bring all the items, and you help me build it.” A third person commented, “This is a really great DIY. Kudos to you. We really need people like you to solve such problems.”