Featuring 3 automatic modes, the unit will help you get rid of not only general air pollutants but also eliminate allergens, pathogenic bacteria and even viruses. A single unit allows continuously maintaining a healthy atmosphere in an entire house.
The unit is pretty bulky.
Packed with innovative technologies, this smart air cleaner from Philips will take care of the air freshness and purity in your house. A unique AeraSense technology will track the air quality and adjust the unit operation accordingly while the VitaShield IPS along with top-quality filters and aerodynamic design will ensure maximum efficient performance for larger areas.
HEPA filter, NanoProtect Filter
up to 41 m²
20.5 dB(A)
Touch panel with display, Smart light control, AeraSense technology, VitaShield IPS technology
Fan mode (silent, 3 speeds, Turbo), 3 auto modes (general, allergen, and Bacteria & Virus), Sleep mode
2 years
The built-in HEPA filter and patented urethane carbon filter are distinguished by extended service life. They will flawlessly serve you for 8,500 hours, subject to use for 12 hours a day.
It will take you some effort to clean in between the unit body and the stand.
The Coway Sleek Pro air purifier stands out for a sleek design and excellent functionality. A one-of-a-kind real-time air quality indicator will let you precisely control the air cleanliness in your living area. A sophisticated filtration system will keep all pollutants and bad odours at bay and last for really long.
Pre-filter, Patented urethane carbon filter, True HEPA filter
up to 33 m²
22 dB(A)
Electronic panel, Mood lamp function, Real-time air quality indicator, Filter replacement indicator
Fan mode (3 speeds, Turbo), Auto mode
3 years on air purifier motor
1 year on electrical parts
Featuring no sharp angles and distinguished by an anti-fall design and ozone-free operation, it's a maximum safe model. You can leave it operating when you are put or during the night sleep
This model is somewhat noisy.
At a fairly affordable price, you'll get an efficient and functional air purifier. In less than 10 minutes, it will remove all pollutants and harmful impurities for the air in the area up to 30 m². A triple filtration system will ensure perfect cleaning. It's a great choice for mid-sized rooms.
Combined filter, High-efficiency HEPA filter, Activated carbon filter
up to 30 m²
46 dB(A)
Touch panel, Filter rerplacement indicator
Auto mode, Sleep mode
1 year
Due to the 3D circulation air flow, this room air purifier will clean the air in your room evenly and effectively.
Side handles are a bit small.
A nice air purifier for a small- or mid-size room which comes with a HEPA filter and a deodorization function for the best results. An ideal solution for those who want a portable model that could be moved from one place to another without a problem.
Composite filter, HEPA filter, Deodorization filter
up to 26 m²
21 dB (A)
Touch control, Odour sensor, Filter replace indicator
Sleep mode
1-year manufacturer warranty
A very stylish device which can be placed on your bedside table and serve as a torch during the nighttime.
Rather small coverage area.
This is one of the better options of air purifiers should you need an inexpensive but effective device for a small bedroom or nursery. It's very quiet and features a fragrance diffuser for amazing results.
ActiveShield filtration, Active 10 X pre-filter, Active nano silver filter, Active carbon filter, Active HEPA filter
18.6 m²
Less than 30 dB(A)
Touch control, Mood lamp, Self-analysing capabilities
Fan mode (3 speeds), Anion Generator, Fragrance diffuser
1- year manufacturer warranty
Intelligent Cleaner for Large Areas
If you have a big house with open spaces and pretty large rooms, the coverage area of the air purifier will be definitely a selling point for you since it will save you the need to place two or more devices in a large living room or studio to get the air duly cleaned. This is where the AeraSense air purifier from Philips will come into play.
While the biggest area most other air cleaners can cover is about 30 sq.m, this model boasts the coverage of 41 sq.m. What’s more, the unit is hard to beat in terms of cleaning efficiency as well. With the smoke clean air delivery rate of 333 m3/hr and formaldehyde CADR of 200 m3/hr, the Philips outperforms the rivals and will be a great choice for heavily polluted regions, big cities with a lot of traffic, and industrial areas where indoor air cleaning is a must.
Other than that, the unit offers intelligent functionality. The smart AeraSense technology will automatically monitor the air quality on a continuous basis. A built-in sensor will accurately track the finest particles (smaller than PM 2.5) and display real-time measurements. Meanwhile, it will adjust the purifier settings to meet the current air conditions and ensure perfect air purity. In addition, well-thought ergonomic design and aerodynamic architecture maximise the airflow and provide consistently high air circulation to purify the air in your living area more quickly and more efficiently.
Cleaning Technologies at Their Best
High-performing and smart as it is, the Philips AeraSense stands out for the class-leading VitaShield IPS technology that will let you not only get rid of cigarette smoke, exhaust gases, and bad odours but eliminate literally any pollutants from the indoor air you breathe including dander, pollen, TVOC, and pathogenic bacteria. The unit applies a sophisticated filtration system consisting of multiple fine filters, each having its intended purpose. Thus, a pre-filter will capture bigger particles, a multi-care filter will remove finer particles, allergens, bacteria, and viruses, a carbon filter will absorb gases, and a HEPA filter will sweep away ultrafine particles as small as 20 nm. Besides, to help you personalise and optimise the unit operation to your individual needs and specific environment, the model has 3 automatic modes including a general mode, allergen mode, and bacteria and viruses mode. Thanks to special modes available, the Philips is a great choice for allergy sufferers and persons sensitive to respiratory diseases.
To cut a long story short, the Philips AeraSense air purifier provides the best of what cleaning technologies can offer today and will save your peace of mind about the purity and freshness of the air in your house.
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Air Purification in Style
Since air pollution is a real problem for big cities and industrial centres, an air purifier has become one of the must-have home appliances. There is a whole variety of different models to meet any needs and budget. And while the coverage area, air delivery rate, and filtration efficiency are the most important features to consider when choosing an air cleaner, for many people, the unit design also matters a lot. If it sounds like you, the Coway Sleek Pro air purifier will definitely catch your fancy.
At a glance, you’ll notice that this model looks different from many other air purifiers. All designed in white colour and distinguished by streamlined shape, the unit has a very modern and even somewhat futuristic look. It rather reminds a piece of the contemporary decor than a household appliance and will perfectly blend with any high-tech, modern, or minimalistic interior style. Besides, featuring a slim profile and resting on a small base, it won’t take much space and can be easily placed in the corner, near the door, or even near the sofa. A built-in ring light will not only indicate the air quality level but also can function as a mood lamp to create a nice ambient atmosphere in the evening.
Behind an elegant and stylish form is a fully functional and efficient air purifier. With the clean air delivery rate of 303m3/hr, it can effectively cover the area of 33 sq.m that makes it suitable for living rooms, bedrooms, playrooms, and any other medium to large indoor areas. Fitted with an intuitive control panel, the Coway Sleek Pro offers simple and easy unit operation. Thus, using a single touch-button, you can choose between four airflow speed levels, including low, medium, high, and Turbo. To quickly clean the air in the premises, it’s recommended to start with Turbo that will boost the air circulation and once the light indicator turns to blue (which means the air is pure), you can switch to a lower speed level depending on the room size. Besides, there is an auto mode that will automatically detect and further optimise the indoor air quality.
Clean Ever After
One more distinctive merit of the Coway air purifier that sets this model apart from the others is a highly efficient and long-lasting filtration system. The sucked air passes through a kind of filtering sandwich consisting of three filters. A pre-filter will sieve away larger dust particles, human hair, and pet dander. Then goes the patented urethane carbon filter that deodorises the air removing harmful gases and foul odours. Finally, a fine HEPA filter will trap micro dust particles, germs, and viruses.
It’s common knowledge that any filter needs replacement from time to time. Good news is that with the Coway, you can forget about filter replacement literally for years. While a pre-filter needs no replacement and should be only cleaned from time to time, carbon and HEPA filters both feature an extended service life of 8,500 hours. Subject to use for about 12 hours per day on a daily basis, the filtration system will last for almost two years without compromising the air purification performance.
To resume, the Coway Sleek Pro cleverly combines stylish design and excellent functionality to satisfy the most exacting users. Besides, a top-quality filtration system will save you the need for unit maintenance for longer.
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Affordable and Functional Cleaner
Want to maintain a healthy and clean environment in your home, yet, are reluctant to pay more for more expensive premium air purifiers? If so, turn your eyes to the Honeywell air cleaner. At a fairly affordable price tag, this model will provide the performance and efficiency you’d normally expect from a quality appliance of this kind. See for yourself.
First and foremost, the purifier cleaning performance is determined by the clean air delivery rate and this model doesn’t trail much behind the top sellers. Within an hour, it will process 250 m3 of air that is enough to effectively maintain the air cleanliness in the area of up to 30 sq.m. Hence, it can be conveniently used in a mid-sized living room, bedroom, nursery, playroom, den or in a guest room.
To ensure maximum air cleaning efficiency, the Honeywell comes complete with a triple filtration system that will remove 99% of all pollutants. A mesh pre-filter for coarse filtering is followed by a fine HEPA filter and a honeycomb deodorisation filter. It’s notable that the pre-filter is washable and doesn’t need replacement through the unit’s service life. Capturing large-sized pollutants like dander, soil particles, dust, and hair, it prolongs the service life of fine filters that take away allergens, bacteria, viruses, gases, and bad odours. Overall, the filter life is about 3,000 hours that will suffice for up to 9 months of regular use, provided that you operate the unit 8 hours a day. Though it is not the longest service life available, it is a decent characteristic for the purifier within this price range.
Safety Comes First
Functional and efficient, the Honeywell air purifier is also designed with the ultimate user safety in mind. Those who have small kids and pets know firsthand that they are prone to scampering around and skidding chairs, floor standing light fixtures, appliances and other items. To avoid that, the Honeywell comes packed in an anti-fall design. Thanks to a cylindrical shape and pretty wide base, it will stand stable and won’t tip over even if a toddler or your four-legged companion accidentally run into it. Moreover, a child’s lock function will prevent inquisitive kiddies from experimenting with the unit controls.
Further on, to make sure you always breathe in the clean and fresh air, the unit will signalise when it’s time to change filters and while filtering the polluted air, it won’t emit ozone or any other harmful byproduct and gases. You can even safely leave it operating through the whole night to promote better sleeping quality.
To put it in a nutshell, the Honeywell air cleaner offers great value for money and will be a reasonable choice for thrifty users who seek a quality indoor air cleaning solution without hitting their budget too much.
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It Won't Disturb Your Restful Sleep
Want to wake up feeling refreshed and ready for whatever adventures a day has in store? Fresh air and silence are essential for that! The Panasonic air purifier can clean the air in your home not only efficiently but also noiselessly. Compared to its rivals, this appliance emits the sound of just 21 dB (A), which makes it one of the quietest devices in its class. During operation, it will produce just kind of white noise that will rather promote a sound sleep than disturb your night rest. Hence, the model is a perfect match for bedrooms and even nurseries where clean and fresh air is of utmost importance.
Consuming only 9 watts of power, the Panasonic air cleaner is also energy efficient and won’t increase your electricity bills too much. With that said, it still offers fairly decent coverage and can effectively purify the air in a room up to 26 sq.m in size. Besides, with the height of about 60 centimetres and the weight of 4.8 kg, it is pretty compact, lightweight, and portable and can be moved around the house almost effortlessly.
The unit cleaning performance is up to snuff as well. Two combined filters not only catch even the smallest particles of dirt and dust but also remove foul odours and refresh the air, improving the overall atmosphere in your home. Even the particle as small as PM 2.5, including pollen, pet dander, and other allergens, pathogenic bacteria, and viruses have no chances to get through the filter shield and will be eliminated from the air you breathe, saving your peace of mind about the quality of the environment in your living area.
A special sensor on the control panel will monitor the air composition and quality and signalise if the air pollution level in the room is high and you need to switch to a higher airflow speed to purify the air faster. In addition, a filter indicator will notify when it is time to replace a filter.
Reap the Benefits of 3D Purification
Though pretty compact, you’ll be surprised how fast the Panasonic will clean the air in the room you’ll put it. In fact, it will cope with the task in mere minutes and then will simply maintain the cleanliness and quickly remove any pollutants that might get in through open doors and windows. The high cleaning efficiency is determined by a so-called 3D purification system. Unlike many other air cleaner models, sucking the air from the bottom and emitting it via the vents on the top, the Panasonic has also suction vents on both sides. Thus, it will provide much better and more intense suction of the polluted air and, as a result, ensure more intense and efficient air circulation. Besides, plain design with a blue rim and a floral pattern on the front looks exquisite and stylish and has no excess details.
All in all, this air purifier from Panasonic is an ideal solution for those who live in a flat or mid-sized house and need a functional and portable purifier that can be easily moved from one room to another.
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Compact But Extremely Usable
The Eureka air purifier is designed specifically for small rooms. With the coverage area of 18.6 sq.m, it will make a perfect addition to any relatively small bedroom, a den, nursery, office or dormitory room. Thanks to its compact size, you can easily move the device around the house or even put it somewhere on a window sill, bedside table or coffee table. Yet, do not let the small size fool you since you’ll get a fully functional air purifier that has all the basic features typical for this kind of appliance and even more.
First off, the model stands out for the branded 5-stage filtration system with the patented Activeshield technology to ensure ultra-precise air purification. The Active 10 X pre-filter removes dust, dirt, and dead skin cells. The Active Nano silver filter kills up to 99.9% of airborne germs and bacteria delivering some kind of sterilisation effect.
The advanced HEPA filter catches the smallest particles of up to 0.3 microns, trapping pollen, mould, and other allergens. The active carbon filter eliminates unpleasant smells, toxic gases, and harmful VOCs. Besides, a sophisticated filtration system is enhanced by a 360º air intake system ensuring fast and efficient polluted air suction and clean air delivery.
Speaking of operation control and safety functions, the unit is very simple to operate and offers smart functionality. A single touch control button will enable you to easily switch between different airflow settings to meet your preferences and environment conditions. Meanwhile, a specific sensor will analyse the air quality and automatically adjust the unit operation to optimise the cleaning process. Plus, a mood light option will let you use the unit as a portable night light producing a soft and relaxing glow.
Get the Positive Effect of Negative Ions
A cherry on the top that accomplishes a bundle of the above-mentioned benefits and that you won’t find even in premium models is the ionisation function. Complete with an anion generator, the device saturates the air with negative ions that attach to airborne allergens making them too heavy for floating in the air and preventing them from getting into your respiratory tract. The benefits of negative ions are numerous. Just to name a few, they boost our immunity, clean the blood, and neutralise free radicals. Present in the air, they not only purify the air but also increase the amount of oxygen.
What’s more, the anion generator features a fragrance diffuser that allows filling the room with a mild lingering aroma by using a fragrance of your choice.
Summing it all up, the Eureka is a nice little air purifier for smaller areas that will leave you rest assured you live in a healthy and clean environment with no impurity zones.
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What Is an Air Purifier?
The problem of air pollution is very acute nowadays because human health is influenced by street dust, car exhaust gas and other harmful contaminants. Such devices as air purifiers were invented to protect people not only from the negative impact of the above components but also from pet dander, harmful bacteria, pollen, fungi and various residential odours. The air purifier systems operate in a simple way - they consist of a set of filters that provide various degrees of cleaning and a fan which pulls in air for cleaning.
Consumers should keep in mind that residential air purifiers neither drain nor humidify the air. For these purposes, it is advisable to consider an air humidifier or air washer.
What Features to Compare
Filters and Filtering Technologies
If you’ve made up your mind to buy an air purifier, it’s important to consider filters and filtered substances and find out if the chosen unit is going to be effective for your place. Most expensive, high-quality air purifiers feature a 3-stage filtration system with three layers of filters.
HEPA-filter is a special filter allowing to remove up to 99.97% of particles and pet dander from the air. These air filters will cater to the needs of allergy customers. They are extremely efficient and cost-effective. HEPA filters are usually washable and replaceable that not only reduces replacement costs but also significantly extends the lifetime of a filter itself.
Filters of activated carbon are produced for those who can’t stand foreign smells in their houses. These filters will not only purify the air but also absorb tobacco, food and pet odours with ease. You can also consider air filters of activated carbon and baking soda, allowing for even more effective purification.
Besides, there are air purifiers with UV lights, which are extremely effective at killing harmful germs, allergens, viruses and bacteria. Such air purifier can become the best disinfector in your place. It does effective cleaning and it’s very durable.
A lot of consumers give preference to air purifiers with the functionality of a humidifier. They are designed to maintain the right humidity level in the room as well as purify the air from polluting particles and absorb unpleasant smells.
Coverage Area and Noise Level
Each air purifier has got its own coverage area. You can’t expect a device with a small coverage area to be effective in a big living-room, so, be aware. However, if your room is of moderate size, you can opt for a more compact, portable purifier.
Another aspect to take into account is the noise level each air purifier creates during operation. A lot of consumers use air purifiers in their bedrooms to relax and have good sleep at night, thus quiet operation at high speeds is required. The noise range of 15-30 bD is optimal and amounts to the sound of falling leaves. 35-45 dB is equal to the sounding of normal conversation. The units that create over 50 dB of noise are not recommended for use in the nighttime.
Control and Functionality
All air purifiers feature their own functionality and controls. Several speed settings allow consumers to set the right one for their needs. Most air purifiers have also got timers, indicators to alert on filter replacement, automatic air purification system control and so on. The choice is vast so that everyone can find the best pick.
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