Honeywell Air Genius 5 Air Purifier with Permanent & Washable ifD Filter - 5 Cleaning Levels - Captures up to 99.9% of Microscopic Particles - Dust, Smoke, Mould Spores, Pollen & Pet Dander - HFD323E

Product Information

Compared to most top-rated units, the AirGenius 5 has similar build quality with higher-quality parts. This unit will work well as long as you keep it in good condition. You can wash the pre-filter many times, and because there are no replacements to make, you can end up saving more money as opposed to when you use Honeywell models that will require you to replace the HEPA filters. AirGenius 5 also comes with a 5-year warranty.

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In short, Honeywell is pretty much the biggest overall company that makes air purifiers. They are big for a reason: CADR - The appliance has a CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate) of up to 273 cubic metres per hour. It achieves up to 5 air changes per hour in rooms 112 square metres in size. The process of maintaining these filters is truly trivial. The air purifier will, in most cases, notify you when it is time to clean the filter because today, almost all models on the market have a filter reset indicator.

Editor's Score

When washing filters, be careful not to damage or puncture them! A damaged filter will not be effective, and there is no point in using it. Therefore, I recommend replacing the damaged filter with a new one immediately. Honeywell HFD-120-Q uses 3 stage filtration system. The first stage of filtration is a washable pre-filter. The second stage of filtration is a permanent washable ifD filter. The third stage of filtration is an ionizer. There’s no getting around the fact that the Philips AC3033/30 Air Purifier Series 3000i is both large and pricey but, that being said, it looks great and the filter should last for years.

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However, keep in mind that it will only be able to properly reduce particle concentration in such a room (250 sq. ft.) when the filter is brand new. After repeated use, filtration quality will be diminished. This won’t impact the area of coverage but it will impact Multiple operation modes depending on the level of filtration, including allergen, sleep, germ, general, and max. The sleep mode is for the night, and we got the most silence in this setting. It enables you to sleep comfortably, knowing your room is continuously getting purified. Dust, pollen, smoke removal is how well a model cleared air of fine clay dust and cigarette smoke when operating at a low speed that was typically one setting above the lowest speed. Many models have multiple speeds and the lowest is not as effective at cleaning the air. A model that scores well for dust removal should perform comparably for pollen.

Value

True HEPA filters last for 12 months. These are the important ones, and it’s important to change them once a year. Note that the unit doesn’t beep when operated unlike some the nice Honeywell HPA200 and the popular Levoit LV-H132 air purifiers I’ve both owned and reviewed. Fan speeds and airflow