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Honeywell 50100 Enviracaire Air Purifier

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I own two of these air filters and I love them. These air filters do an excellent job of cleaning the air in relatively short order and I keep these air filters in the bedrooms for clean air sleeping. I recently moved into a older house that has dirty HVAC ducting and while I am slowly cleaning those ducts out I needed a temporary fix. Additionally, I own a dog that sheds a lot and I have a child with severe allergies. Additionally, I am also an allergy sufferer (mold and cats). After doing extensive research on air filters, I decided to go with this Honeywell 50100 HEPA filter. There are a couple of reasons for decision. 1) The overall cost of this filter is the lowest (unit + replacement filters) I found at the time. I bought the unit for around $80. The average HEPA filter replacement is around $20. 2) The second reason I bought this unit is that I like noise. This is not one of those whisper quiet HEPA filters and that is OK by me. I am a big fan of white noise (after all I have two kids that like to get up early and make noise). This unit on its lowest setting is fairly quiet. However, the medium setting is loud and the high setting sounds like a jet passing overhead. Most of the time I have the unit set on medium. This is loud enough to drown out the garbage man picking up trash at 4 am. I have been happy with Honeywell products in the past and this is no exception. I also own a larger Honeywell HEPA filter that uses the same filter type as these units so I buy them in bulk. These filters also use a prefilter that goes around the outside of the HEPA filter. Using this filter extends the life of the HEPA filter tremendously. I vacuum the prefilter every couple of months or so. I recommend this filter to anyone who appreciates a well made decently priced HEPA filtration unit and doesn't mind a bit of noise.

It doesn't explicitly state it in the product description, but the Air Purifier comes with a permanent HEPA filter and one pre-filter. The pre-filter is supposed to be changed every three months and the HEPA filter is supposed to be vacuum cleaned every six months. The pre-filters cost between $10 and $15. I've only had it running for several says and the pre-filter is already covered with dust, so it's really doing what it's supposed to be doing. What's more is that the air is so clean and crisp. The instructions say that you should run the air purifier 24 hours a day, but I think that's a huge waste of energy and only run it when I'm in the room, which seems to work just fine. It does make a lot of noise, but it's white noise, like a window air conditioner or a box fan. I almost didn't buy it because of I was afraid the noise would keep me up at night, but was pleasantly surprised that the white noise helps me sleep more soundly through the night.

Wonderful product I have multiple chemical sensitivity, allergies & asthma I own and use 4 of these machines. Sheryl J.

Great air filter that produces a noticeable difference in air quality. I lived in an older apartment and developed allergic reactions to dust/mold in the building. After trying allergy medications with no results, I opted for this air filter. Within the first day of running it, my sneezing stopped completely.

I've had this unit running for about 6 years, almost 24x7. I rarely turn it off. It's still running, although I do notice sometimes the fan is getting old, I have absolutely no reason to replace it yet. If it broke, I'd go out and buy the same unit.

I've measured the power consumption and it's about 30W. Acceptable for me to run all the time for cleaner air.

This thing is solid, I leave it running 24/7 on the low setting at least and when I'm not really caring about the noise I crank it up to the highest level (it has 3 level settings).

Noticeable differences. Like other posters it comes with a pre-filter. I clean that more often then I do the permanent one ( I bought a backup one though ) and I just take the pre-filter outside sometimes with a can of air.

Hope this helps somebody.

Title says it all: 18 months of continuous running with zero problems. I regularly vacuum off the carbon pre-filter about every three months and change it every six months, so that helps.

I bought this at a local big box, so no 'amazon verified purchase' designation.