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Some things to know, before you buy.
I think the most important thing to know before you buy this unit is listed on the last page of the User Guide, in the commonly asked questions section.
The question being asked is: “Where should I place the Air Purifier in my home or office?” The given answer is: “The Air Purifier should be placed in the central location of your home, preferably a big open area, such as a living room or dining room. It is not designed for a single room use….”
Once you power on this unit, this becomes abundantly obvious. The fan is loud to be honest; all that air being forced through about 6 inches of filter media makes noise… lots of noise. We are talking microwave loud noise on low… and ramps up to almost carpet vacuum cleaner noise at its highest setting. It’s not going to be a welcome thing you want to sleep next to in your bedroom, unless loud grey noise is OK with you.
My house is 2000 square feet, and after an experimental single evening as a guest in my bed room, the unit then became an outcast in the central room of my house as described above. I wasn’t happy about that to be honest, so that is why I bring this up. The above info isn’t being displayed anywhere on the product information page. Knowing what you are buying beforehand makes for a happy consumer.
So with that said, at first being quite disappointed with the unit, I think I am slowly coming around to liking it. The ozone generation capability of this unit is quite high, and can quickly become too much. It should never be left alone with unsupervised children or elderly folks that may make undesired adjustments. The user guide recommends a 30 minute dose of OZONE generation, once a day for my size house, should be good and after a few days of experimentation, I agree with that 100%. My central AC unit sucks this up and disperses it pleasantly throughout my home, giving that wonderful ‘scent’ of freshness that I find very appealing, in every single room. So this is very much a whole house unit.
I give it 4 stars out of 5, simply because of the noise this thing makes, as well as the amazingly bright LED’s on the front panel. We are talking too bright to stare at, brighter than some flashlights I have owned, ridiculous really. A strip of electrical tape covering them almost 99%, makes them just about perfect. One last thing, the remote I got was not as advertised on the Amazon web site page, it’s a functional but rather ugly white piece of plastic thing. And oh yeah, it only works when you point it directly at the front face of the unit, so no off angle clicking works.
Finally, this is not a cheap thing that is overpriced. You can see the quality manufacture in every way so I am content with the price of the thing. Hope this helps.
June 2015 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase