Portable Air Purifiers

[countryguy]

I decided I am going to return the Oreck.  I went to Canadian Tire at lunch today and got the Honeywell (the same as you described Pete), which is one of the purifiers I was mulling over with the Oreck.  The only thing I don't like about it is the size and that's what stopped me from getting it originally.  I really won't have much choice as to where to place it. 

 

Gary

 

[whirlcool]

Sorry you didn't like yours.
We put ours on the end table next to the table lamp in our den. It's kind of in the middle of the room. I think that may make a difference.

I reread that review I wrote for eopinions.com. That was a long time ago! We no longer allow people to smoke in the house. But we only know a very few people who still smoke anyway, and they don't visit that often.

 

[henry200]

Gary, I hope the Honeywell comes closer to meeting your expectations.  I can definitely notice the air in the house smells fresher with mine.  The high cfm, 360 degree intake and exhaust directed upward create excellent air circulation in the room, much like a good ceiling fan.  It's not exactly quiet though!  I run mine when I'm out of the house and turn it down to low when I come home, and off at night.   I replace the charcoal filter material 3 or 4 times a year, or whenever I notice it is plugged with dust and not capturing odors as well anymore.  The HEPA filters last a long time.  I have gone five years between changes with no decline in performance.

 

[whirlcool]

Aren't the charcoal filters for those Honeywell units quite pricey? We considered the Honeywell before the Oreck and the replacement filter cost made our decision for us.

 

[henry200]

I usually pick up several packages of the charcoal filters when I see them on sale at Menard's and once found them on clearance at Target and bought all they had.   It's been a couple years since I've needed to buy any but I don't think a double-pack of the filters was any more expensive than a package of vacuum cleaner bags.  It's definitely less expensive than the $16-$18 for the TOL Filtrete furnace filter I use.

 

[countryguy]

The charcoal filter for the Honeywell is $16.95 here which is a lot less expensive than most of the filters that are used in the various other air purifiers. The instructions say it only needs to be changed about once a year. The Hepa filter never needs to be replaced - it can be vacuumed clean. I have to agree that the unit is noisy but no more so than the Oreck - high and medium speeds are comparable but low speed on the Oreck is quieter than on the Honeywell. There does seem to be a lot more air movement on the Honeywell.

Gary

 

[petek]

I don't even bother with replacing the Honeywell wrap around charcoal filter because I don't think it really does anything for odors.. I just keep it there as a pre-filter and vacuum it off every couple of weeks.