Customer Reviews

Bionaire BAP1175 Quietech HEPA Air Cleaner

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As an allergy sufferer who loves animals, air filtration is my savior. I have used several brands over the years, and Bionare has consistently exceeded my expectations.

The BAP1175 is a sturdy, well-designed unit. It also has the benefit of being relatively attractive. The unit is no more out of place in a room than a stereo speaker. Clean lines and intuitive controls and display characterize the unit. The filter changing operation is simple, using a swing-out front panel that contains the pre-filter. The twin HEPA filters are well-built, looking like automotive air filters. Activated carbon pads fit easily over the HEPA filters. The door latch and the latches to release the pre-filter are a bit stubborn, but the hardware is sturdy enough to take the effort needed.

Called "Quiet-tech," it lives up to the name. It has four fan speed settings, including "sleep." The top two settings do make a bit of noise, but not unpleasant. They also really move some air. The low and sleep settings are fairly quiet. The average person should be able to sleep right next to it, and it will still do its job. I leave it on the "sleep" setting constantly, and it keeps a 12x12 feet bedroom clean. I think the front intake, top outlet design effectively circulates the air, and pulls dander and hair in at floor level.

I would not hesitate to buy another. Its the best I've ever used. Top-notch product.

I have had the "Bionaire BAP1175 Quietech Hepa Air Cleaner" for over a month now and so far so good. It's a little more expensive than some of the others I checked out, but after reading over all the reviews and weighing the features, I went with this one. I'm glad I did!
Everything it claims to do on the product page... it does! It was easy to set up, works on four different speeds, and makes a noticable difference in the air.

The Quietech system works with 3 separate filters. The first, a "pre-filter" gets the larger particles before they pass through the the filtration system. This one can be removed and washed(or replaced if you prefer). Next is a carbon filter(very easy to install and remove) that traps odors. This works great. I have my 125 lb. Lab in the house for the summer because it is so hot here in California, and with the house closed up...you KNOW he is in the house..but the carbon filter does a good job of removing the dog smell. It also removes smoke and cooking odors as well. It is recommended to change these filters(there are 2) every 3-6 months(it may not be washed).These filters are fairly inexpensive to replace.The instruction manuel says you will know when to replace it, as "odor removal effectiveness will be noticeably reduced". The last filter is the big guns..the HEPA filter. This is already in the machine on arrival. This filter, according to the manuel, removes 99.97% of particulate as small as 0.3 microns in size. It filters smoke, dust, pollen mold spores, pet dander and "some" bacteria. And I believe it. Now these filters are quite a bit more expensive to replace(see info on accessories), but they last quite a while, somewhere between 12-24 months. And you will know exactly when to replace it, because there is a great feature, a digital read out of how much filter life is left(on the HEPA). I have been running mine pretty constantly for the last month and it is at 96% life left, so it'll be a while!.

Another nice feature is a nite light, so you can easily see the settings if you want to change the speed without turning on the light in the middle of the night. This turns off automatically when it is light in the room.

It lives up to it's name "QUIETech". As mentioned there are 4 speeds and of course the lower the speed, the quieter it is. But even at it's highest speed, you will notice it is on, but no more than an air conditioner (I had to turn up my TV just a teeny bit with this one on). Medium, you will hardly notice, low is barely a whisper, and when it's on "sleep" you won't even know it's working!

It's good looking, fairly slim(it fits on my night table) and a good buy. It came with a 2 year full warranty(from date of purchase) and has a phone number for Warranty service. So be sure to keep the manuel for future refrence and send in the registration card as well.I've been moving it from my front room in the day(where the beasty dog is) to the bedroom at night), but I really feel this is a very useful item and am considering purchasing another.

I highly recommend this if you are thinking about cleaner air in your home...Laurie

I currently own a Honeywell cleaner that I paid over $200 for. I priced both the Honeywell pre-filter and carbon filter last week and it was cheaper to buy an entire new air cleaner. A $30 filter is an excellent bargain!! The cleaner is quiet on the sleep setting and when on high you can feel the breeze through the room. Great air cleaner!! Recommend it highly!!

The first Bionaire air cleaner that I purchased in 2004 broke down within 3 months of use...Amazon had it replaced, and now the replacement has also broken down and won't start. What's going on with these Bionaire air cleaners? ModelBAP1175 Quietech HEPA Air Cleaner.

Here's the letter that I sent to Bionaire...I've yet to receive any "satisfaction" (i.e., my money back or a unit that works).

"Where to begin.... I originally purchased a Bionaire BAP1175 unit from Amazon.com. The unit worked but I could not get it to reliably go into the Sleep setting. After several weeks I decided to return the unit and get a replacement. You sent out the second unit, and that unit worked great...for two days, after which it completely died, and hasn't worked since, and this, after having waited for nearly a month for the replacement. I decided to be restrained when I called, and spoke with a very nice customer service rep., who agreed to send me out a replacement, 2nd day air. The replacement was a BAP1300. This unit worked fine, for one day as well, and now won't turn on. I believe that there must be a fundamental flaw in the design of these units. I am sending this letter as a last attempt at receiving some satisfaction. If I don't reach a satisfactory resolution I will feel compelled to search out every consumer review site on the Web, and post my negative opinion of Bionaire and your air filter products. It's a FAN for goodness sake!! I have to say I'm suprised I've had this much trouble. The unit itself seems quite sturdy, it just simply doesn't work."

Stay away from this product, if you don't want to experience endless frustration.

I had to replace my old air cleaner since holmes no longer makes replacement filters and etc for it. I have been very happy with this air cleaner. It is very quiet even the hi setting. But it has 4 settings including a sleep setting in case you think it is too loud.

I have allergies and was told that I needed to have one and I can tell a difference already I have also been thinking about getting another one of these to put in my living room area of my apartment.

The quality control at the Bionaire plant is obviously unsatisfactory based on my purchase and the other reviews posted here. After receiving the air cleaner I discovered that two of the four speeds did not work. Additionally, the low speed fluctuated between low and high speed. The lighted control panel only displayed the fan speed and not the other functions. I would never buy another product from this company. What a piece of junk!

Several other reviews list this exact same problem. It worked the first day, then stopped working sometime in the middle of the night and never turned on again. I'm returning and switching brands.

It's not really quiet, either, but maybe mine was (obviously) defective. I just bought a Holmes which is quieter than the Bionaire, and the Holmes is not even advertised as "Quietech". What a piece of junk!

We decided to buy this unit to experiment with air-purifier technology since it was relatively inexpensive and we were unsure whether our allergies would benefit. Most of the reviews we read were favorable.

Our personal experience has been very disappointing. The unit arrived with no instructions and had problems right out of the box. We ran it at one of the higher settings for most of the 1st day, and then at night, when we shifted it to the lowest fan setting, it turned off never to be revived. We promptly shipped it back and requested another.

The second unit arrived (with instructions this time). We ran it for a day on the max setting and all seemed well. On about the second day, the LCD started flickering (some digits would not display properly). By the third day, the unit had shut itself off and could not be revived.

I contacted customer support using Bionaire's web site email form on 2 separate occasions. I have yet to receive a reply for either email.

Needless to say, we are not happy, are returning the unit, and are not going to request a third.

We use this in the "Dog Room." Three dogs in one room all day makes for a musty environment. This machine eliminates it running 24/7 on low speed. I even used it on the Kitchen after over-cooking (read: burning) some food and it eliminated that odor overnight. It is not "whisper quiet" but on the low setting in the dog room/office it is just a background hum. I will be buying another for our another area of the house.