The wire that runs paarallel broke what kind of wire do I need to repair

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I tried the guitar strings, they burned out quickly. The wires that came in the unit are not steel, they are not affected by a magnet. We suspect they may be tungsten or some other type of non ferrous wire. Until we find the right wire, we cannot repair them to last. Any assistance in locating the correct type of wire for use in ionizing air cleaners would be appreciated.

One person used piano wire, but the diameter must be right so the cleaning beads can slide up and down on the wire when the unit is turned up and down.

Find a copier repair guy somewhere and get some Tungsten Corona Wire.


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If you're referring to one of the ionizer wires (wire that has beads on it to clean the wires) then unfortunately, I'm afraid the unit can't be repaired. As Sharper Image has no authorized repair centers or replacement parts. If you're referring to wiring in the base of the machine, then a repair could be affected by either cleaning off the wire ends and reattaching them with a small piece of wire or soldering the broken wire back to the unit itself. Sadly, many of us (myself included) spent a lot of money on these units and the only place I've found parts is a website called http://breezerepair.com/parts.html (not an authorized repair center) but of the parts they have carry, they don't have the wire you referred to. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

These forks aren't needed to operate the machine, as you know.
You can clean the grid wires with compressed air and electrical contact cleaner. But these units are very unreliable, difficult to impossible to repair, and there are no parts nor repair service available. They don't usually run very long. I'd have to say, as soon as it quits working, shop for an alternative ozone-generating air purifier.

Charlie

The high-voltage grid wire(s) most likely broke -- unfortunately, there is no good remedy for this -- I have repaired a half dozen of these units by replacing the grid wires with titanium wire. This is a very time-consuming, complicated, nerve-wracking repair -- not recommended. Even if the reapair is done, the unit will likely fail again, soon.

When my reapired units failed, I got units off E-Bay -- they didn't last very long either.

I'm now in the market for a more rugged ozone-generating air purifier.

Charlie

Try this link, pair for $10- http://breezerepair.com/parts.html

Go buy a couple of .09 guitar strings from your local music store. This is how I fixed mine. You need to very mindful of the way it is assembled whilst taking it apart so you can duplicate the assembly in reverse:)

Not easily but it can be done if you have superior skills with small tools.