Customer Reviews

Blueair 203W HepaSilent Air-Purification System, White

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After allergies triggered asthma for me, I could no longer get by with a cheap air purifier. I researched for hours before deciding on this one. I was looking for something that I could use in the bedroom to help me sleep. This fit the bill on all fronts.

Not only does it clean the air, but produces white noise which helps block out the noise of your neighbors. I will advise, it is quite loud on the medium and high settings, but produces great airflow if you have lower ceilings. You won't even need a ceiling fan with this turned on high.

Upon first use, it smelled, as is common with a new HEPA filter. This disappeared after a day. Within two days, the air was so clean, it was noticeable just by taking a deep breath. Nearly two weeks later and the room still doesn't need to be dusted. This will cut my cleaning frequency down tremendously which is a good thing for my lungs.

The most obvious sign to me that this was a good air purifier was after one week. I would leave the clean air of the bedroom and within 1 hour, I was back to coughing. As you may know, with asthma, it's generally worse while lying down. When I go to bed, I'm coughing from the days exposure to bad air, but within an hour or so, I feel better and sleep the night through. It's only after leaving the bedroom in the morning that I'm back to being sick and asthmatic. I have to give the credit to this air purifier because there is no other explanation.

It comes with a separate digital timer that you can place anywhere. It is magnetic, but I've chosen not to put it on the unit. It counts down the days to filter change and a blue light will come on when it is time to change the filter. The filter on this unit is outstanding. The filter has a gasket around it to prevent even the tiniest particles from getting around the filter during intake. Very cool. I've never owned one this nice. Plus, the unit is made of steel. No off-gassing from plastic here. It looks like it means business and it does!

I've been so impressed by this unit that I'm back for another one for my office and I will also be purchasing a big one from the 600 series to cover my open living areas. I'm purchasing my other units now, so I can buy replacement filters at the same time, every 6 mos. As I understand, the filters on these will degrade and must be changed on time, every 6 mos. If you decide to get one, be sure to get one that covers the square footage you need and keep the doors and windows closed.

One last thing: The blue light on this is incredibly BRIGHT! If you don't want your entire bedroom illuminated, you can cover it with a sticker. Choose something nice, that goes with your decor. I used a sticker from this booklet Classic Posters: 16 Art Stickers. I put a part of the sticker that is solid black right over the blue light and you can still see the light is on at night, but it's not bright enough to illuminate the room anymore.

Although this unit is not quite as quiet as the 400 series Blueair, the 400 series is quite a bit larger and looks like a big huge computer tower. The 200 series is a nicer size and looks more like an air purifier. The sound from the 200 series can actually be quite soothing in terms of helping you to sleep and relax. In my fairly small bedroom, both units seemed to perform equally so I opted for the 203W since it looks better, was cheaper and the filters are a bit cheaper as well.

The Blueair 203 includes an electronic filter change timer as well.

I recommend this unit for the price-the air seems a whole lot fresher and cleaner and my allergies have been alleviated.

I do wish it had one lower setting that was slightly quieter though the lowest setting is by no means loud and most people would not even notice it at all if you had it on in a room and the unit was out of sigh or something like that.

I love this air purifier it cleans the air and I don't have allergies anymore it also makes the air smell so clean. I got the white one so it it blends with my walls, its really elegant they did a good job with the design.

These filters work very well and help keep the house air cleaner, even the dog likes them. She will sleep with her head by one of these air cleaners. When I change them they are remarkably diry.

You'd have to have the hearing of a dog to complain about being bothered by the fan on this unit. On its lowest setting, it is unbelievably quiet. The only thing that does bother me, however, is the blue light that kept me from sleeping, as it was pointed in my face. A small piece of tape solved that problem. After the first 24 hours, my room smelled fresher, and time will tell as to whether it will eliminate allergy/mold issues. A great unit for this price range, and also recommended by Consumer Reports, so that's why I bought it.

This is a wonderful product! The air is so clean and fresh and my allergies are diminishing daily! My only issue is the price has dropped $30.00 since I purchased it 2 weeks ago. Where is Wal-Mart when I need them?

This unit is small and really quiet. One day after turning it on in my room, my nose cleared up and I slept much better. After just a few days I could see the junk I "was" breathing on the filter. Thank goodness for an affordable solution to my breathing problems.

I have this one and a Sharp FP-P40CX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KTFBZ0

The sharp can be next to my bed in the slowest setting and i don't hear it.

This one, it can be on the other side of the room and it still bothers me! and that's on the "silent" setting. i can hear it while watching TV.

On the medium or maximum setting you can hear it on the other rooms!

Get the Sharp!
it's cheaper. cheaper new filter. has a washable active carbon filter standard. auto setting with air quality sensor. remote control.
this one has nothing.

Keep in mind i don't have allergies. just have the filters to help with air quality and dust. so can't say which one solves that... but i'd get another sharp :)

This unit has 3 fan speeds. On low it is very quiet and I would think all the lightest sleepers would be able to sleep with it on, although it's questionable how much filtration is occurring at such a slow speed. We keep it on medium and sleep fine with it and feel the improved filtration is worth it. During the day we crank it up and it's kinda loud (a smooth loud if that makes sense, ie lot of air movement)

It's kinda big, so check the measurement against your available space. The vents are on the narrow sides of the box. It comes with a electronic count down timer to remind you when to get filters. At about $100 each, I'm going to try to go more than 6 months though.

It filters well. A previous unit from another brand must have had a ruptured bearing and really stunk up our bedroom - so in addition to the pet smells we were trying to get rid of, this unit cleaned up after that one also and we now can stand the smell in our bedroom again. Getting rid of the pets would have been cheaper, but you can guess how that suggestion would go down...

The unit is very quiet. I can certainly tell the difference within about an hour. I wish it had a remote control, but it isn't a necessity. I would highly recommend this for people that want a product that is effective, well built, quiet and less than $300. Meant for an average sized bedroom due to the dimensions of the unit.