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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Great little air purifier
I've owned mine for about 5 years, and I love it. I was surprised to see so many negative comments from other reviewers. If I may add my two cents to the discussion:
* This machine works great as an air purifier for small/medium bedrooms. It is designed to remove dust and other allergens from the air, and it does so quite well in my opinion. It's not...
Published on July 14, 2007 by Jessica's Bookshelf
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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
the first one's (almost) free...
from new york, new york there are 2 major things wrong with this (and every?) holmes product i have been 'duped' into using. it is much like when you buy a printer, the initial unit is a mere downpayment for all the cartridges you'll need if you use it 'normally.' the holmes air purifiers i have been intermittently stuck with do help clean the air and thanks to the...
Published on January 30, 2004 by Ethical Seller
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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
the first one's (almost) free..., January 30, 2004
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
from new york, new york
there are 2 major things wrong with this (and every?) holmes product i have been 'duped' into using. it is much like when you buy a printer, the initial unit is a mere downpayment for all the cartridges you'll need if you use it 'normally.' the holmes air purifiers i have been intermittently stuck with do help clean the air and thanks to the standardization of the hepa filter (and no thanks to holmes), work fairly well. the downside is they are extremely difficult to clean (i think i used an entire package of qtips) and you have to take the damned thing apart yourself to do so (hence i cleaned mine once and dumped it) if you like cleanliness, after using it a few months, once you look inside the thing you'll be prompted to do likewise. the reason it's popular seems attributable to one factor: it is cheap. seems like a good idea at the time. then u start buying the filters (approx $15 or more each) and attempting to maintain it and realize what a poorly thought out piece o' junk the actual unit really is. be smart, spend more and get an air cleaner from a company that cares whether or not the unit can be cleane (slantfin, bionaire, honeywell). hope this helps save others from a dirty business.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Great little air purifier, July 14, 2007
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
I've owned mine for about 5 years, and I love it. I was surprised to see so many negative comments from other reviewers. If I may add my two cents to the discussion:
* This machine works great as an air purifier for small/medium bedrooms. It is designed to remove dust and other allergens from the air, and it does so quite well in my opinion. It's not meant to clean the air in the whole house. It's not meant to remove strong odors like stinky pets, dirty diapers, etc. That's what an odor eliminator is for. (I use a Hamilton Beach 04271R TrueAir Plug-Mount Odor Eliminator next to the litter box, and I can't complain.) An odor eliminator contains a carbon filter than neutralizes bad smells. A HEPA air purifier contains a filter of thickly folded fibrous paper that strains tiny particles out of the air. The two devices have completely different purposes and methods.
* Yes, you do have to replace the filter periodically. I run my unit continuously on the low setting and have to replace the filter about once a year. Target usually sells them in two-packs or three-packs for a good price.
* It needs to be wiped down with a damp cloth every couple of weeks because the outer casing gathers dust and lint. In my experience it does NOT, as other users have commented, get filthy. I supposed it might if you never cleaned it. The fact that it attracts dust means it's working.
* It's almost silent on the low setting. Medium is audible but not intrusive. The high setting is almost as loud as a dust buster. I've found the low setting to be sufficient for small bedrooms.
I hope this helps.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Cleans, but too bad not itself as well.., February 27, 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
It's affordable, does what it's supposed to (clean the air) but in the process gets itself filthy. It's almost impossible to clean, so unless you don't care about having a dirty appliance in the middle of your room all the time, I would suggest finding an easier to clean model. Also, the filter seems to get glogged up pretty fast.. maybe I just live in super dusty conditions or something, but plan on spending just as much on filters every 3-6 months as on the unit itself.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Cleaning Suggestion, April 22, 2004
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
I dont have this model, but I have a larger Holmes Air purifier, and agree with the other reviews - they get themselves very dirty very quickly. I have found though, that if you put the front cover (the part hardest to clean) in the dishwasher & run it on a light cycle, it comes out perfect. Wiping the rest down with a cleaning cloth does the job as well. I wouldn't recommending buying a Holmes product, btu if you already have one, hopefully this cleaning tip will help.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
No complaints here., March 29, 2006
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
After returning my Honeywell hht-081 purifier because it was louder than living next to the airport, I'm very pleased with this one.
It's exactly what I needed... a quiet opeating, effective, small air purifier. It's not going to get your whole home fresh, and it says so on the box, so don't buy it in place of a larger purifier if that's what you need.
It WILL reduce allergens in the home, but works best in smaller rooms (i.e. 11' x 10')
Regarding filter replacement... People, get over it. That's how any (good) purifier works. The ones with "permanent" filters that you're supposed to vaccum... Yeah, a vaccum is going to get it good as new every time, isn't it? *shakes head* You just have to take into consideration that in order to operate this you will have to buy and replace the filter on occasion. Just like when you buy a car, you have to buy gas to make it work.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Not that quiet, December 30, 2005
We have this product in all the bedrooms in our house. We all have allergies and really needed to do something besides medicate aggresively. I wonder how much such a small unit can do, especially since I have been reading websites which state that tabletop size air cleaners do not have much impact on air quality. I also find the noise level rather high, given the small size of the unit. Sometimes I can hardly hear my children when they need me in the night, the fans are so loud. The grilles on the front also collect a lot of dust and have to be cleaned periodically. Overall I would say that unless the area to be cleaned is the size of a large closet or an office cubicle, I highly doubt that this air cleaner is big enough to be effective.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Air Purifier, December 7, 2007
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
I bought this air purifier for my nephew as I already own two myself and am very happy with the product.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Beware of the low price, September 9, 2005
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
Like many others who have reviewed this air "purifier" & I use that term loosely. I should have done my homework before purchase. I bought 1 of these for around $30, and 2 "Tower types" which were $60 apiece. I don't see much difference in the air quality in the rooms these are placed in. I leave them running 24/7.
The filters are $15 each or $25 for a 2 pack in my area. I have dogs and these filters need replaced at least once a month.
I'm tossing them out and springing for a decent one with a removeable and reusable filter.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
forget about it, March 25, 2005
This review is from: Holmes® HAP242-UC HEPA-type Desktop Air Purifier (Kitchen)
This product is a filthy mess, I just tossed mine in the trash today. And buyer beware, Bionire is a Holmes product.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
DESKTOP AIR PURIFIER, September 14, 2007
I have larger air purifiers, but I wanted a desktop air purifier for the convenience of moving it around the house where needed. It has been very useful near the cat litter. Our older cat has a problem making it to the cat litter box before he drops a bomb on the newspaper near his cat litter box. The newspaper has been laid down to help collect his 'bombs'
I hear other cats do the same thing. I would recommend this desktop air purifier for anyone with a pet.
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