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(More customer reviews)Doesn't seem like a lot of people have bought this product. I was considering a similar Honeywell model, and after comparing the boxes of both products at Target I went with the Bionaire. I admit my largest reason for going with the Bionaire was that the feature set was about the same as the Honeywell, but the Bionaire was more attractive. With my air purifier that replaced this one, I tried to hide the unit because it was ugly. This unit is looks good and I do not try to hide it at all. Further, the materials seem to be a better quality then the similar Honeywell models (I am going solely on look and feel).
When looking for an air purifier, I wanted a unit where I didn't have to replace any filters. The unit features two large permanent HEPA filters that every three months you clean by vacuuming the filters. There is a reminder light when it is time to do so. There is three speed settings. The lowest setting is very quiet. The highest setting is quite loud. I can sleep to both the low and medium settings. Not so with the high setting.
There is also a timer so after 2, 4, or 6 hours the unit will shut itself off. Another feature is an automatic setting which is supposed to monitor the quality of air and adjust the settings. I am not sure if the unit really does try to sense anything or just goes through a preset routine. I guess it is the preset routine. FInally, there is an ionizer. Some people say this is bad for the air, some say it is good for the air. I really have no idea what is true. I do know that after a while ionizer air seems dryer, which I do not like. This machine allows you to shut the ionizer off or on to suit whatever your take on the issue might be.
Overall, I am quite pleased with the purchase. There might be better units, but they will likely be 1) uglier (subjective I know), and 2) cost more. For disclosure, I have had the product for only two weeks, but I have ran it constantly taking it through the paces.
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With its slim, space-saving tower design, this air purifier offers out-of-the-way placement while effectively delivering cleaner, healthier indoor air to rooms up to 170 square feet (13 by 13 feet). Choose from three speed settings: low for quieter operation, medium for continuous use, or high for poor air-quality conditions. The unit's PERMAtech filter with HEPA media removes up to 99-percent of airborne particles, as small as two microns, from the air that passes through it for a CADR of 110 for smoke, 110 for dust, and 110 for pollen. To help freshen the air naturally, the unit also offers an optional ionizer, which releases negative ions into the filtered air. The negative ions then connect with positively charged particles to form larger particles that can be more readily picked up by the filter. The permanent filter never needs to be replaced, and it cleans easily with the brush attachment of a household vacuum cleaner. Other highlights include a filter-service indicator that takes the guesswork out of wondering when it's time to clean the filter, a timer that allows for programming the unit to turn on and off at certain times of the day, and a built-in air-quality sensor, which measures the indoor air quality and automatically adjusts the speed as needed for optimal filtration. The air purifier measures 11-1/6 by 8-2/9 by 29-5/8 inches.
