Customer Reviews

Bionaire BAP1300-U Quietech HEPA Air Cleaner

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This is my second bionaire unit that I purchased and I love both models. Orginally, I had bought both units to prevent bad colds and so far it seems to be helping. I live in condo and I have no cross venilation and having both units makes a real difference in the air quality. With mutiple fan settings you can set at low speed and sleep without too much noise. I find that I'm sleeping a lot better now. If your bedroom size is around 11x14 or less I would suggest getting the BAP1175 and not the BAP1300 otherwise you'll freeze!
The only downside is that the HEPA filters are not cheap although they last anywhere from 12-18 months. I've been running it for 2 months now and the filter is 95% so it should last about 18 months or so.

After much research, including some very helpful sites like www.cadr.org and www.aham.org, and various allergy websites, I decided on the Bionaire BAP1300 due to the amount of air it cleans, its warranty, and its noise rating. The unit arrived in a manufacturer's double box and was easy to setup.
So far, I am not disappointed. In "sleep" mode, I don't have to turn up the TV to watch it. In "low" mode, it is barely louder. I am not sure that "medium" or "high" are needed. This moves so much air on the lower settings. Air is taken in the front, and exhausted from the top.
The backlit display comes in handy. The remote is not really necessary, but I have found myself using it.
My daughters have alergy problems and, since this has been running (24x7) there haven't been any issues.
I feel this air cleaner is worth the money.

I was diagnosed with sever Asthma over a year ago by my Doctor. I was immediately put on heavy medications and was told to pull the carpet out of the house & get rid of the pets. (Neither of which we wanted to do or could afford). We had the carpets cleaned and placed one of this in my bedroom. It is quiet enough that my light-sleeping wife has no problem with the sound, and it has made a world of difference. Now a year later, my medications are down and my Asthma is under control. I have no doubt that part of it was due to the air purifier. For anyone who wants to help keep their house clean, get rid of stale air and keep your self healthy, I would strongly suggest one of these. We have had no problems with it. The cleaner has worked perfectly out of the box.

PS - The cats like to sit in the chair next to it...

I have had my other Bionaire tabletop air cleaner for years and never had a problem with it, so I wasn't concerned about investing in the big one. I have a very large bedroom (about 15 x 18) and several dogs in here at night. The amount of dust and other allergens this unit controls is extraordinary. Yes, it's noisy when on high speed - but it's a powerful unit and noise is to be expected. I find that the "sleep" mode is quite tolerable and provides a pleasant "white" noise at night.... and the "sleep" mode is generally adequate during the day, as well. I've had my unit for nearly five months and it has performed beautifully and is easy to clean.

I just set up my new Bionaire 1300 Air Cleaner, and so far so good! One thing I was concerned about when making my purchase was the noise level of the unit. Happy to report that even on the highest fan setting it is relatively quiet! One problem, though minor, the remote control seems a little buggy. It works fine for on/off, highest and second highest fan settings. But when pressing the low and second fan speed setting (there are four fan speeds) I sometimes have to hold the button down for quite a long time before the speed sets on the unit. Sometimes I press those two buttons and the speed doesn't set at all. I plan to call Bionaire tomorrow to ask about this. As I said, it's minor, but still..
All in all, a nice unit!

Have this unit for about four months and it works quite well
The remote is actually quite useable and at times it is nice during a TV show to lower the setting
Seems to clean the air quite well and the room is a bit on the large size
Would reccommend

After waiting too long for Amazon to take this unit into stock I finally cancelled my order as we were well past the start of allergy season. I therefore purchased from Bed, Bath & Beyond... anyway, it didn't matter as for the results. My first unit I tried the digital filter usage display stopped displaying some of the digits and I could therefore not make out the true reading. So I ordered a replacement, this 2nd unit didn't work upon arrival. The LCD power came on... but the fan motor inside did not work. I'm really surprised Bionaire would have such poor product quality as to allow these types of problems to go out the door!

I have had no luck with Bionaire/Holmes (same company) product. They break or burn out few months after the warranty runs out. You have to expect to replace these things all the time. Same goes for their humidifiers. worse yet, I bought a bunch of the consumables (filters, wicks) which are now USELESS since the machines broke. Electrical failures! but if you ever write the company, they will never write back or acknowledge getting your letter. Goes right in the shredder. Recently, Ive tried the panasonic air cleaner and it is great works well, quiet, even on high. So is the Hamilton beach one. They are designed well and works well. BIONAIRE IS ONE BIG DISAPPOINTMENT AFTER ANOTHER! dont fall for it.

Perhaps I got a lemon, but the unit stopped functioning after 5 days of operation. I returned the unit for full refund though.

When I first received the Bioaire 1300, about three months ago, it worked fine. The first thing to "go" was the display indicating the percentage of the filter remaining (99%, 98%, etc.). When it got to 98%, the display vanished, never to be seen again. The next thing to break (just recently) was "high". Now it only works on low or medium. If I try to set it to high, it makes a clunking noise and shuts itself off. I plan to return this lemon, and I will not be purchasing anything Bionaire makes in the future.