Product DescriptionThe Honeywell 50250 HEPA Air Purifier is a quiet, surprisingly compact device that can make everyday household life a little healthier, and a shade or two more pleasant. A special activated charcoal pre filter reduces odors from tobacco smoke, cooking, nursery, pet and plant odors. Neutral white color for background blending Dedicated lights warn when HEPA Filter and Pre Filter require changing Uses #38002 Charcoal and #24000 HEPA replacement filters, available separately
What Others Say
Expensive, loud, and dirty.
I have done extensive research on indoor air purifier and the thing is, you do not want the one that is 1) heavy and ugly 2) Nosy 3) expensive to run it 4) expensive to maintain 5) Does not function as well for the money. I came up with THE BEST air purifier there is on the market AIR SOURCE 3000 by Shaklee. One SMALL unit covers up to 3000 Sq feet, no filter to chance, they look like an art, quite and energy saving, kills bacteria and virus, and DOES the job it is supposed to. I will think twice before you buy one of these ugly heavy bulky expensive appliance.
Excellent
This item is a little noisy, but has made all the difference in the world to my husband and daughter.
THROW OUT THE PILLS !
After receiving my Honeywell 50250 (which DOES come with the PERMANENT HEPA filter), I put it on "High" and let it run, in my carpeted 266 sq. ft. bedroom, with the door shut. I slept that night on the sofa in my tiled-floor living room, downstairs. The next evening I noticed a significant change in the air quality in the bedroom. I changed the setting from "High" to "Low" (less noise) and slept in the bedroom.
Results: no more cervical pillow and/or nasal strips needed to help keep my airway open when I sleep. No more need for Singulair,Zyrtek,Wal-Dryl and Vick's nasal inhaler. I simnply did not experience the hacking cough
that didn't allow me to sleep at night.
Summary: Item works great, best bang for the ... Read More
Allergy Relief for me
The Honeywell 50250 I recently purchased replaces my (10 years already?) old Honeywell 52500. I run it daily when I'm home (and over night) and it makes a considerable difference in my allergies. I have a cat and a dog and our house does not have that "dog smell" because of this machine.
The only reason I had to buy a new one was because my 10 year old HEPA filter began getting an intermittent noise. - sounds like the motor bearings are finally going out. How many appliances motors last 10 years with a duty cycle like this!?
If I could find bearings, or figure out how to lubricate the existing bearings I'd do that instead and keep the old one. At least the filters are the same part, so my spare pre-filters won't go to waste.
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I expected better!
If you're wanting to use this in a bedroom, "THIS IS NOT FOR YOU!"
Let me list the cons on this purifier first:
1. It's huge. Too big for a night stand. Just right for the floor.
2. It's loud. Even on low sounds like a 747 warming up.
3. The blue power light is really bright. It's like being in a gay bar. Not that I have ever been in one. Had to put 2 layers of Duct tape over mine just so I could get to sleep.
4. The carbon pre-filter emits a funky oder even after running for 5 days.
The company recommends you place the cleaner outside or in a garage. I put mine in the garage since only a fool, or some nitwit that would suggest to you to do this, would place an electric appliance outside ... Read More
