Not a HEPA filter

The description says HEPA filter but the box said HEPA-type filter. I am not sure what this will mean for the life of the filter as I have vaccumed it several times and it still looks dirty. However there seems to be less dust in the room and my son says he has less allergy issues at night so - so far so good.



I origninally rated this 4 stars but would downgrade to 2 stars.

I have owned this for almost a year now the fan now makes an annoying rattling sound that lessens somewhat on the high setting. The 'clean filter' light has come on and stayed on even though I vacuum it weekly. For what I paid I am disappointed in the performance.More detail ...

FANTASTIC EQUIPMENT

After 1 month of use this IQAir unit earns my highest recommendation. I researched air purifiers for about a week before buying two IQAir units one with the odor filter (Pro-Plus) and one without (Pro) to help with allergies and asthma symptoms that my family suffers from. Both of them work absolutely perfectly with significant symptom relief within the first week of use. The packaging was very secure with each unit contained in double boxes similar to what you find with high-end stereo equipment including thick styrofoam inserts for cushioning. The unpacked units were sparkling new and clean with an inspection page that detailed the performance actual performance for my unit at each of the five individual speeds. The manual was nicely organized and easy to comprehend.



These are sturdy units that are somewhat heavy but come with a convenient handle recessed on the top as well caster wheels (which are optional to install) to roll the unit if you need to move it periodically. The manual recommends clearance of at least 12 inches on all sides for optimal performance so keep this in mind for placement in your room. It is noisy at the highest setting but works very effectively at quieter settings 2 or 3 in my 13' x 16' room. I also use an IQAir unit in a 20 x 20 room and it cleans the air very well at setting 3. My son noticed so much improvement in his allergies and breathing after just two days of use that when I moved the unit to another room for a night he begged me to return it to his bedroom. We went on vacation for a few days and he said that he could not wait to get back home because he missed the IQAir purifier.



If you are comparing the units with and without the odor filter even the one without the odor filter leaves the air smelling fresh and clean. In fact for the first week the one with the odor filter had a bit of a peculiar smell to it which might have been coming from the odor filter itself. Unless you have a really significant odor problem you can save the extra $100 that you pay for the "Pro-Plus" over the "Pro" model. The units look identical from the outside and you can order a retrofit assembly from the IQAir if you later want to convert your "Pro" to "Pro Plus." Each unit has a remote that is slightly larger than a credit card which is very convenient if I want to change the setting after I get into bed.



In summary these IQAirs are well worth the price which isn't as much as it seems after you factor in the yearly filter replacement cost which is lower than most other brands. I wish that I had discovered IQAir years ago before wasting my money on other air purifiers. I am so impressed that I am about to order a third IQAir to use in my office. I have previously owned the following air purifiers none of which came anywhere close to my IQAir units: Oreck XL Air8D Oreck XL 4000 Holmes (various sizes) Honeywell (the largest big round one) Sharper Image (Ionic Breeze). I hated cleaning the Oreck units which were overpriced and their replacement filters were also very expensive on a yearly basis. The Orecks also left a lot of dust all around them. The motor burned out on my large Oreck unit just after the two year warranty expired. The Honeywell filter was also very expensive and the unit was extremely noisy. The Holmes units were ok for very small rooms but had to be on the noisiest high setting to notice any air cleaning had flimsy construction and required frequent filter changes. The Sharper Image units were basically useless as they did not improve the air quality or our allergy symptoms; they went back to the store after three weeks.More detail ...

The little purifier that could

Upon finding myself repeatedly getting sick after air travel I bought the AirTamer purifier as originally marketed by Brookstone. Four years and over a hundred flights later (many long international flights) and I have never come down with as much as a cold. Of course you need to make sure to wash or sanitize your hands before eating (any means of public transportation is never thoroughly cleaned.

I just got back from the Dominican Republic where I gave my beloved filter to a allergy based asthmatic because she was ending up in the hospital a few times a month. I was told that she was doing much better after one day wearing this unit. Well I immediately ordered a new one for myself and was pleasantly surprised to see it arrive in this great little aluminum carrying case. The unit is so tiny and unobtrusive yet highly effective. You can actually feel the air movement if you hold it up to your cheek. The battery seems to last forever. I have given out quite a few to friends.

One last point. If you touch the tip while it is operating it will shut down and reactivate after a bit.More detail ...

Better Breathing Thu Technology!

This is the second of this particular Air Purifier that my wife and I have purchased. The first one that we got we use up in our bedroom.this one we use in the dining room mainly because our kitchen is ok for preparing foods but not of the "eat in " size. So a lot of our eating and "entertaining" is done in the "Dining" room. You know the old saying"of all the rooms in my home everyone like my kitchen best". So everyone appreciates the fresher circulated air that they breathe there. This unit recycles the air 6x every hr. Up in our bedroom we enjoy a more restful snore free nights sleep than we had BEFORE we acquired these units. They are definitely worth the money. And really compared to a lot of other more expensive unitsthey do a much better job! AND Let me Repeat that AND YOU Don't HAVE TO REPLACE any expensive filthers. Just clean what you have once in a while! NO PROBLEMS!If you are in the market for something like this don't be sucked into "sizzle" that manufacturers of more expensive unit try to sell you on. This one REALLY does do the job. And at a much more reasonable price also ! Amazon is so quick and efficient that by the time you press the "submit order" button UPS is knocking at your door with the Merchandise!{Well OK maybe it Does take a day or two for delivery But it is delivered SOOO fast it just SEEMS instantaneous!} You Will be satisifed! Sincere Larry O Pgh. Pa. Just a note before I forget! No where in the instructions do they tell you this BUT!! here it is . When you get this unit in what every one does MYSELF INCLUDED! is take it out of the box find a nice spot for it plug it in and go "AHAA"!. However What you Haven't done yet and no where do they tell you to do this YOU MUST TAKE OFF THE FRONT PANEL AND REMOVE THE STUPID PLASTIC SLEEVES THAT ARE WRAPPED AROUND EACH FILTER!! If you don't all you're doing is spinning your wheels as you are not experencing ANY benefits from this unit and all you have is a noise machine. After you've done this you will have one of the BEST and most efficient and QUIETEST unit available on the market today!! LARRy "O"Pgh. PA.More detail ...

Love the air cleaner hate the cost of the filters!

I bought the 4-pack of filters because I keep the air cleaner in my bedroom and it does a Great job and has almost eliminated my allergies! I also can't understand why the filters cost so much....they are small and only last a month or two before you need to replace them. I have found them at Target and at Ace Hardware.....but they are always $20 each. So basically we are getting $10 off on the 4 pack...plus no tax or postage if you use the 1-click feature.

As for as buying gas....you could only buy about 5 gallons of gas and with all the gas hogs on the road polluting the air....you really need the air cleaners so at least at night you can breath clean air....More detail ...

Bio Fresh is the Best

I have problems with airborne allergens and with asthma. I have spent nearly two thousand dollars on different air cleaners over the past ten years. They all proved to be ineffective noisy ugly and/or overpriced. The Bio Fresh works for me. None of the others did. I enjoy the several different modes of cleaning available. It is an attractive machine that fits nicely against a wall. Everything about it is well thought-out. It is well worth the money. I just purchased my second Bio Fresh air cleaner and it was delivered earlier than expected. It has helped my breathing more than all the antihistamines inhalers and all the other machines combined.More detail ...

IT WORKS (Owner of an Airfree P1000 and a RabbitAir BioGS)

I make about 10 to 20 purchases on Amazon every month - both for personal and business uses - but I almost never review the products I buy. However I thought I should write one for the Airfree P1000 because it really is a great product that deserves a little of my time and effort.



We own an Airfree P1000 and a RabbitAir BioGS. We put the Airfree P1000 in our bedroom because it's silent and serves as a nightlight for me; I am night blind. The light is adjustable so I can keep it dim and not disturb my husband. We don't always get to open our bedroom window because it is right by our neighbor's patio where she keeps one of her dogs and she is not always home to clean up after the dog right after it goes.



Also we have two cats and a dog so it's impossible to have the bedroom smelling fresh. However the P1000 was able to completely freshen-up the bedroom in just a couple of hours. It even removed the scent coming from the plug-in air freshener. And being inexpensive and virtually maintenance free are definitely additional pluses. I am extremely pleased with the Airfree P1000.More detail ...

Very nice small unit

This little purifier looks good has three fan speeds and a "ion" mode that can be turned off. The HEPA filter gets changed every 6 months and costs $20. To get the "lifetime warranty" you need to sign up for a filter delivery program. This may not be too bad if you use the unit all the time but it is not too clear how to stop the program once initiated. My first unit was noisy so I requested a replacement. The replacement arrived promptly and works well. On low fan setting it is very quiet. Higher settings circulate a LOT of air and should be good if you have a serious problem.More detail ...

(almost) silent wonder

just set up our first ANDREA with an Aloe Vera plant inside and am loving it... the fresh greenhouse-like smell that comes out (especially when you first turn it on) is great and it looks perfect in the corner of our front room. there's an adjustable fan and you can turn on the light for a super sci-fi effect at night - which makes it look like something out of "Sunshine". right now we're moving it around the house every few days - might buy a dedicated one just for the bedroom. only complaint is that it's not *quite* quiet enough to leave on next to your bed while you sleep but then i'm a pretty light sleeper!More detail ...

HEPA Filter

The Hunter 30901 Replacement Pre-Filter for the HEPAtech Quiet Flo Air Purifier is one of the best on the market. Use exclusively in our office building with the Hunter 30940 Replacement Filter which works well for reducing our mold contaminants.

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Excellent Customer Service ... Top Quality Product

This review is for the Polsteins Home & Beyond company ... the Blue Air product speaks for itself. On January 14 2008 I ordered two sets of replacement filters for my Blue Air 601. In addition to the confirmation email from Amazon (Jan. 14) I was also sent the UPS tracking information from Home & Beyond with the expected shipping date the following day. Both my items were delivered on January 16th. Can you even imagine a two-day turnaround! My experience with this whole process has been one of the best I've ever witnessed. It truly was a "perfect" transaction and I'm very impressed with Polsteins fast service and excellent communication. Not only that their prices were the best and offered free S&H ... that combination can't be beat! Thank you Amazon and Home & Beyond. I will definitely be ordering again!



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This one actually works

After having tried other air purifier models I have finally found something that helps with our allergies. It's amazing to see how dirty the filter is when it is time to change the filters - kind of like when you empty a vacuum cleaner bag. It's hard to believe there is so much stuff in the air. I have found it much easier to replace the filter every 6 months than having to clean a filter weekly. The unit is a bit loud on the highest fan speed setting and found it works best to run it on speed 3 or 4 before I go to sleep and then lower it to speed 1 or 2. On the lower fan speed settings it sounds more like white noise and after a couple days of running the unit I forgot it was on.More detail ...

Works on mold and mildew allergy very well so far

This device works on mold in the air. I could tell the pretty impressive effect within about twenty four hours. This version is more powerful than another one the P100 that I have tried and that one also worked very well. This one is the most powerful they have right now and the column of warm air is slightly more intense than on the lower powered one. This one produces enough heated convection to notice if you put your hand about four inches above it. It still isn't what I would call hot though or even very warm. The blue light is still a good warning not to drape something over it which of course you're not supposed to do! The main thing is how long it will last as it is meant to run continuously. So far after a month there are no problems. This took care of the basement mold allergy problem in a 12 by 20 foot room. There was nothing to assemble. It comes out of the box and you plug it in where nothing can block the top vent and that's it. One of the most useful things I've bought in a while.More detail ...

Good product. So-so service.

This is a good air filter. I have pretty bad allergies and when we first moved into this house it had brand new carpet and I would be miserable 5 minutes after walking in the door. I moved my T300 in from my previous apartment and about a day later came back and had no allergy symptoms whatsoever.



PROS: -Cleans extremely well.

-Filters last longer than 6 months.

-Quiet on lower settings



CONS: -Have noticed a problem with the back cover. It takes some work to get the unit to recognize that the back cover is installed. Customer service told me I could adjust the sensor for it but haven't tried yet.

-Lamps are ridiculously expensive. Don't last. Don't buy them for sixty bucks! Get the Phillips PL5/UV at bulbman(dot)com for thirteen bucks! Its better and is the exact bulb specs for the T300...

-Noisy on "medium" and "high"More detail ...