Useful Features
Ionic Breeze Quadra air purifiers do not require a change in filters as stainless steel collection rods are used instead.- More over, its energy saving features allows you to let it run for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with only marginal increase in your electricity bills. In fact, this amazing air purifier only utilizes 15 watts of power, which is equivalent to the power for a night light. Letting it run the whole time will provide you with continuous cleaning, without ever letting harmful particles set in at any time.
- These cost saving features allow you to save more than $1500 within a 5 year timeframe. This is huge savings as compared to other air purifiers which require regular maintenance and higher electricity consumption.
If you require physical proof of its effectiveness, then the Ionic Breeze Quadra air purifier can give you this as well. You can literally feel the clean air within minutes after it has been turned on. And if you still have doubts, all you need to do it to take out the collection grid after just three weeks of running the Ionic Breeze Quadra, and you will see the unseen harmful elements which you have been breathing in all this while.
Finally, who else can beat the 60 day money back guarantee that comes with Ionic Breeze Quadra air purifiers? If you are not happy with how it cleans your air, just return it for a full refund. We are confident that you won’t!
All Hunter purifiers are designed for allergy relief and filters out airborne particles such as smoke, dust, pollen and mold. These are particles that usually cause allergy amongst asthma patients as well as people with breathing problems. With the use of a Hunter air purifier in a room, they will be able to sleep well through the night. This is possible as each Hunter air purifier is equipped with HEPA filters that helps filter out 99.97% of all particles in the air, up to a size of 0.3 micron.
Hunter Air Purifier Models
Hunter air purifiers come in two ranges, the QuietFlo True HEPA units and the HEPAtech ranges. Different units come in varying sizes and capacities to fit room sizes, individual requirements as well as budgets. For example, the Hunter Hepatech 67 Air Purifier comes with a 3-speed quiet motor, air ionizer for air that smells fresh and a mechanical filter with a 126 Clean Air Delivery Rate. It also comes in 2 sizes. Alternatively, the Hunter Hepatech 57 also comes with similar specifications but with only a 95 Clean Air Delivery Rate. In general, the Hepatech range offers value for money.
On the other hand, the air purifiers of the QuietFlo True range all include Clean Air Delivery Rate levels as well as clean air protection for a specified room size area. They are also fitted with carbon pre-filters and LED screens to show reminders for change of air filters. Basically, the QuietFlo True range of Hunter air cleaners provide extended filter lives as well as a more effective cleaning system.
Honeywell Air Purifier Models
- Honeywell HEPA air purifiers: These air purifiers rid the air in a room of all the small and tiny particulates, which although almost invisible to the naked eye, are very bad for your health. These Honeywell purifiers have a 3 stage air purification system that is designed to clean the air in your entire home, thoroughly and efficiently. They also meet the American Lung Association Health House guidelines.
Honeywell media air purifiers: This line features a unique type of filter that is deep pleated, meaning the filtration material is pleated over and over, so as to provide a filter that has higher filtration surface area than the regular 1 inch filters. These air purifiers are available as furnace mount and return grille air purifiers.- Honeywell electronic air purifiers: The electronic purifiers work by electronically charging particulates in the air, and then attracting the charged particulates like a magnet, into the air purifier and thus trapping them.
Benefits Of Honeywell Air Purifiers
- The three filter system of Honeywell air cleaners, which consists of activated carbon, pre-filter, and Hepa filter, ensures 99.97% purification of indoor air, which helps to reduce health problems such as asthma and allergies.
- These air purifiers go about their job of purification so noiselessly that you will forget that an air purifier is in the house. So no more disturbances while sleeping, chatting on the phone, or watching television.
- They have the merit of being given Clean Air Delivery Ratings (CADR) by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM).
- Most Honeywell models are portable and can easily be moved from room to room depending on your immediate air purification needs.
Apart from the Honeywell air purifiers, which ensure better health through thorough air purification, the Honeywell air filters are also very popular as replacement filters, due to their advanced filtration capabilities.
Air Purifier Lines
Holmes leads the home comfort industry with many of its own found technologies like 1Touch, Accuset, Accutemp, Filter Check, Master Glow and Harmony Air.
The Harmony series is a range of Holmes air purifier that comes with a 99.7% HEPA filter befitting any household. They are specifically designed to be compact so they will fit right into any corner without taking much space. With most air purifier models that stand upright, the Holmes Harmony offers innovation in this area, as these purifiers are built to be flexible. They can be placed vertically or backed against a wall. Also, it comes with a slot on its back which enables it to be wall should the need arises.While noise level is a feature that is sometimes ignored by other manufacturers, this issue isn’t left out by Holmes Air Purifier Harmony series. Specifically designed to be quiet during operation, this handy gadget emits almost no sound even at high fan speeds. Being Energy Star certified, its energy level consumption is also built to be low in order to be cost efficient on electricity usage.
Finally, this Holmes air purifier comes with a built in filter change indicator, which shows the consumer when to replace the filters. All other models, including the Harmony series utilizes the same kind of filters and while this is a good and convenient thing, as the costs for replacing filters are inevitable. Nonetheless, Holmes air cleaners are inexpensively priced and comes with the usual standard features with a couple of extras that should attract the buyers.
TrueAir Air Purifier Features
The carbon pre-filter works well in reducing odors and large dust particles in the air, whilst the HEPA filter provides filtration for smaller particles.- Additionally, the optional UV light can be turned on to kill mold and bacteria that are airborne in the air you breathe.
- The downside to having three different filters is the need to replace them at different times of the year. In order to make up for this, Hamilton Beach purifiers are accompanied with a Filter Check that performs checks on the air filter conditions automatically.
- Apart from that, TrueAir air purifiers are relatively light, weighing at only 12 lbs and standing only 18 inches. This size and weight makes this Hamilton Beach Air Purifiers easily movable between the rooms in your house.
- Its neutral colors and six feet long power cord lets you place it at any strategic corner of the room without clashing with the interior decor.
Air Smart Sensor
Multiple user reviews have applauded the Air Smart Sensor which comes with each Hamilton Beach air purifier. This sensor works by analyzing the surrounding air composition and delivering the information to a display panel that rates the quality of the air. Based on the indicator, users can then choose between the three different fan speeds to purify the air in the room: Whisper Clean (good), Medium (fair) and Quick Clean (bad air quality). If users find the Quick Clean noise annoying, they should then leave the Quick Clean mode on for a couple of heavy-duty air purifying hours, and then switch to either one of the two slower speeds to maintain air quality.
Additional information can be found at the Hamilton Beach TrueAir site.
GE HEPA air purifiers work by drawing air from the surrounding area through the front grill and passes the air through a foam pre-filter, a SmartAire charcoal filter and finally a SmartAire HEPA filter. The filtered air will then be released out into the room, free from smoke, dust, mold spores, pet dander and pollen via the top outlet. In fact, the GE air purifier has it stated in the manual that the filter is capable of removing 99.97% of airborne particles down to the size of 0.3 microns.
Apart from that, the design of the HEPA air purifier allows it to be upright or lying on its side. As long as the grilled outlets are not blocked, the air purifier will function smoothly. There is also a filter life monitor which utilizes green, yellow and red to indicate the condition of the filters. Newly installed filters will be monitored as green, accumulated filter pores is represented as yellow whilst if the red light pops up, it is time to change your filters. The HEPA filters need replacing only once every 12 to 18 months whereas the carbon filters need replacements every 3 to 6 months, depending on the usage. The unique design of the filters allow users to just slide the carbon filter onto the surface of the HEPA Filter, merging the two as a single filter. The GE HEPA air purifier has a 5 year limited warranty.
For users who know about the hassles of maintaining air purifiers this feature of the Friedrich C-90A will come as a wonderful surprise: its filter cells are washable and re-usable. This reduces the need and cost to replace HEPA filters annually, making it the only air purifier manufacturers with this smart feature. The pre-filters can be conveniently placed in the dishwasher for a wash or washed by hand with normal washing liquid and water, preferably on a monthly or weekly basis to maintain its high levels of filtration. Only the carbon filters need replacing once every three months to maintain odor eliminating power.
At low speeds it is one of the quietest air purifiers around, although there are regular zapping sounds (due to the arcing phenomenon, much like lightning in thunderstorms) from its electrostatic filters when it is close to cleaning time and this noise maybe found irritable by most. This air purifier is recommended for rooms smaller than 450 sq ft for optimum cleaning although it can clean a room as large as 600 sq ft due to its high CADR as received from independent AHAM laboratory tests. It also scores well in energy efficiency, estimated to cost only about $ 50 – $ 60 a year to run.
Another smart technology used by Fresh Air purifiers is the IntellAir technology which displays fan and purification settings, the remaining time for the sanitization process as well as a trigger whnever a routine cleaning is due. Also, the Fresh Air purifier comes with a 3 year warranty.
Much of the buzz caused by this Ecoquest Fresh Air purifier is the worry that the technology used also releases ozone. Ozone which is a colorless gas with a pungent smell, has been scientifically shown to be a strong oxidizing agent as well as being highly corrosive. This is why it has been regarded as a good disinfectant of microorganisms. Although the use of ozones in small quantities has not been known to cause any harm to human beings, EcoQuest has included the instructions for users to vacate the area during the purification cycle of the Fresh Air purifier programmable at 2, 4 or 6 hours.
Nevertheless, some users have testified to the smell of fresh air after a Fresh Air purification cycle whilst others smell bleach originating from the purifier. The latter group has therefore decided to stick to common mechanical filtration purifiers instead. In the end, it is within the buyers ability to decide whether the Ecoquest Fresh Air purifier is the right one for their home.
Be sure to also take a look at Ecoquest’s Fresh Air site.
Additionally, Flair air cleaners are also designed with a sanitizing mode in which the unit operates for a couple of hours with maximum ozone output. The original setting will be resumed at the end of the two hours. Users can interrupt this mode by turning the power off and turning it back on ten seconds later.
Regarding cleaning methods, there is a lint screen on the back of each Flair purifier that filters the air that goes into the purifier. The lint screen will need to be cleaned if it is dirty, as cleaning will restore the purifier back to optimum purifying levels. Simply vacuuming or scrubbing the lint screen with a toothbrush and washed with hot water will prove to be adequate. In due time, the lint screens should also be replaced. As for the purification plates, ammonia is used to remove all contaminants. This requires the plates to be soaked in ammonia for 20 minutes, and later scrubbing it with a brush to clear off the remaining residue. Finally, rinse the plate off and let it air-dry for 24 hours.
Additionally, each EcoQuest air purifier also come with a five-speed fan, an Away mode feature which helps reduce mold, mildew and bacteria in unoccupied spaces, carbon filters to aid odor removal, and an ultraviolet-light ionizer. It makes up for its lack of a HEPA filter (a more popular feature in most air purifiers today) by using a technology known as “Space Certified” Radiant Catalytic Ionization (RCI), the same type of technology used to clean the air inside spacecrafts. This ionizer with ultraviolet light aims to reduce airborne contaminants and to kill most microorganisms found in the air through the process of ionization.
Could Ozone Be A Problem, Though?
Nevertheless, the ionization process does produce ozone as a byproduct. As high levels of ozone has been found by certain researchers to cause detrimental effects to human health, EcoQuest has claimed that the ozone levels emitted is within safety levels. This is as Ozone is necessary to be used in these air purifiers to turn particles in the air into ash. In spite of that, Ecoquest International has shown confidence in the cleaning abilities of their purifiers, especially in eliminating smoke and odor, and also by making more than $6000 worth of donations in air purification systems to the Pentagon following the events of September 11. Currently, this company is focusing on research and development for more advanced water and air purification technologies.