*TWO* 3Q ELECTROSTATIC AIR PURIFIER WITH UV LAMP & CHARCOAL FILTER Review

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(More customer reviews)These units were a huge disappointment for me. I purchased 4 of them (2 were for myself and the others were for a family member). I had high hopes and expectations due to the other glowing reviews. Here's why these "air purifiers" get 1 star from me:
1) I've had these units for a little over 3 weeks and one of them has already quit working!! It will not turn on at all. I've checked everything there is to check and it's definitely the unit that has broken. ***Update: ALL 4 of these units have quit working entirely! The first 3 died within the first few weeks/months of being "new" and the other died about one year in. Sad thing is, even after running for that entire year 24/7, the plate rod you're supposed to clean still hadn't picked up hardly anything. They are absolutely worthless pieces of junk. It's not the power cables or anything simple that could be fixed - they just died and it certainly isn't worth having them repaired because they never *really* worked to begin with!***
2) Granted I am someone who keeps up with cleaning the house, you practically have to have a magnifying glass just to see one speck of dirt on the electrostatic plate after having the unit running continuously this whole time (almost 3 weeks). With most air purifiers, you have to clean the rod once every 7-10 days maximum because it should collect so much debris, germs, etc. from the air you breathe. I thought maybe I just got unlucky and received a couple of bad units but it turns out my family member's purifiers are behaving the exact same way. On top of that, hers actually interferes with the television signal so she can't use it in the living room regardless of where she places it.
3) Air purifiers are supposed to help people with allergies breathe easier, right? Apparently not with the 3Q Air Purifiers. This is the main reason I bought these. I suffer from asthma/allergies pretty badly and the doctors recommended purifying the air. It hasn't helped one single bit. In fact, I performed a test just to see what this unit was "sucking in" from the air. I have friends/family that come over and smoke occasionally in my home and I had them blow that smoke directly at the vents on this unit. It didn't even pick up/pull in the smoke! It just continued to drift in the air as if there were no purifiers to be found.
4) The unit feels cheap. It's extremely lightweight plastic that it's made of so it doesn't feel durable at all. It's nice to have a purifier that doesn't weigh a ton for people who can't lift heavy objects but this just feels like you purchased it from the dollar store.
5) They're very small - way too small in my honest opinion. Being compact is one thing but I don't feel a unit of this size could perform well (if at all) in a room that is of average size or bigger. The rooms I had them in were average to large and perhaps that's part of the problem. But nowhere on their product description does it list room size limitations, at least not at the time I purchased my sets.
**A side note regarding another con is that it took a while for the package to arrive. I don't know if it was just delayed shipping from 3Q's facility or UPS' mistake but it was about 2 weeks + getting here. Also, from my personal experience, so called "customer service" from this company leaves a LOT to be desired. They are very unhelpful.
I don't know how effective the UV light really is but it's a nice thought. Its fans are also pretty quiet. Compared to other air purifiers, these are much more inexpensive. However, I think the saying is true often enough: "You get what you pay for." And when something doesn't work - even if you paid much less in comparison, it still seems like an awful lot when you don't have anything to show for it.
So, I don't know what caused the other reviewers' units to work but what I do know is that neither mine or my family member's did. I'm extremely disappointed with both this company and their product. I hope this review helps someone. I wish I had better things to say.


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3Q Electrostatic Ionic Air Purifier Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought one of these about a year and 1/2 ago b/c it was cheaper then Sharper Images but was doubtful it would work well or for very long b/c it was cheaper.
I placed it in my bedroom when I got home from work and let it work it's magic, SILENT magic...it is really quiet!, while I sat in the living room. About 45 minutes later I decided to go check and make sure everything was going as it should. I turned the corner and the smell of fresh cool air hit me. It was SO nice! The only way I could describe the air is to say is smelled like mountain top air with a water fall near by. That's how fresh and clean it smelled.
Now, I'm thinking, "OK, it smells good, but is it really working?" I push a button and pull out the filter, yes, it's THAT easy, and I can see little fuzzies of cat hair (I have two) and dust (I have a lot) clinging to the filter! WOW! It actually was cleaning the air!
I promptly went out and bought them for every room in my house and I couldn't be happier.
There is one thing it does that some my consider bad but I like it. When the metal, re-usable filter is dirty and can't hold anymore, the unit tends to make a rattling sound when you turn it on. Nothing loud but once you wipe off the filter, and it really is easy to clean, it doesn't make the noise anymore.
I will always have these, or this brand, in my house. I run all four of my every night when I go to bed and I've had them for about a year and 1/2 and and they are still going strong! I love them!!!


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Ionic Pro 90IP01RF01 Turbo Ionic Room Air Purifier Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my second try at using an ionic air cleansing system. The Ionic Pro is modestly priced and the technology has come a long way since the first high cost electronic air cleaners. When compared to more traditional electric motor and multi filter HEPA units, the Ionic Pro uses less electriciy and runs quietly.
Ionic blade technology has long been used by NASA and in commercial aircraft. It began finding its way into homes initally as add-on units to newly installed furnaces. The current stand-alone towers evolved as separate appliances.
Like the other "Ionic" air cleaning systems, this unit still emits ozone. Though billed in the owner's guide as a "clean scent," the ozone aroma can be overpowering to some people. If you have ever been in a room where power tools have been in use, an electric train set has been running, or a new computer monitor was turned on for the first time you have encountered ozone. In all fairness, the Ionic Pro has come a long way from its predecessors in terms of filtering, basically breaking up 03 ozone into 02 oxygen, the electric arc scent. When I bought my first ionic air cleansers several years ago I ended up returning them because of the annoying ozone scent -- even though I was the only person in my household who seemed to notice the ozone smell. There are ionic air cleaners that have just about licked this problem with the addition of three filters. Unfortunately these brands are commensurately more expensive. The Ionic Pro is equipped with a solitary filter. Thus far during my use of the product the scent is bearable. However, for those who are intolerant of even a hint of ozone I recommend you opt for a more expensive multi-filter brand.
As other reviewers have noted, the Ionic Pro is hardly maintenance free. This is the price you pay for not having to buy expensive HEPA replacement filters and using less electricity. The collection blades must be cleaned at least every week. The downside to this is that the manufacturer recommends that the blades be allowed to dry 24 hours before reinstalling them in the unit. The booklet recommends that you order an additional set of blades. Although I am not yet at the point of ordering a second set of blades I did notice that they are now hard to find for this particular unit.
The other challenge with this unit is that it is not designed to handle larger airborne debris such as pet hair. Unlike a true HEPA filter that simply screens out the hair, any hair entering the Ionic Pro will cause it snap and crackle until you vacuum it out. In reading other reviews on the Ionic Pro I want to point out that most of the debris causing the crackling will not be found on the collection blades. There is a thin wire filament toward the rear of the unit. It has its own cleaning swipe that can be accessed at the top of the tower, but that will usually not stop the crackle. I use a long thin bristle brush, the type you use to clean the coils under a refrigerator, and brush off the outside and inside of the rear air inlets behind the wire. This does the trick.
Prior to buying the Ionic Pro I had two Honeywell circular HEPA air cleaners. With a child in the family with allergies it is a fact of life that you change your furnace filters regularly and own one or more air cleaning systems. Mind you, I have no immediate plans to dispose of the hard working Honeywell units. Even my son's allergist recommended that we stick to using true HEPA air cleaning systems versus ionizing tower units. Still I noticed an ever increasing number of offices, including medical office waiting rooms, using ionic air cleaners. More challenging was the fact that my HEPA unit uses expensive filters that can no longer be found on store shelves. Although you can buy the charcoal pre-filter (designed to fit any number of air cleaning systems) in stores like WalMart, the large cylandrical filters are only available through mail order -- and they are not cheap. As an added note, the original filters for my unit are no longer available. I recently ordered two 2-pack "permanent" replacement filters complete with spacers and two additional charcoal pre-filters. The replacement cost, admittedly to change the filters in two Honeywell units, came to $179.00.
Another selling point for the Ionic Pro is that it is much quieter than the Honeywell. My teenagers keep shutting off the old reliable HEPA units while watching television because it is too noisy. As there is no benefit to an air cleaner unless it is running I decided to add the Ionic Pro as a second line of allergin defense.
There are a lot of varied opinions on the usefulness of Ionic Pro. The product works well, but you should not view it as a solitary cure filtering the air in your home.
Postscript: In April 2011 our Ionic Pro Turbo finally gave up the ghost. The thin wire filament, in the rear of the unit, parted sometime during the night. It does not appear repairable. The unit will no longer turn on. Time to search for a new model.

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Improve indoor air quality while removing unpleasant odors and allergens with this turbo-powered air purifier from Ionic Pro. The air purifier captures room impurities as small as 1 micron in size, varying from dust, dust mite debris, pet dander, pollen, and tobacco smoke. The quiet purifier quietly circulates air in, collects undesirable particles, and then releases clean air back into the environment.
Small enough for desktop placement, the air purifier suits large rooms or offices up to 500 square feet in area. The appliance emits a positive charge into the room's environment to positively charge particles in the air. As air circulates back into the air purifier, the charged particles naturally gravitate and cling to the purifier's negatively charged metal collection blades. The front-loaded collection blades allow for easy removal and cleaning. The air purifier features a grounded plug for use in grounded-style outlets. With one-push button settings, the purifier offers multiple speed options. An LED display indicates the selected power level. As with any electric appliance, read the manual and all enclosed instructions prior to use. Ionic Pro offers a limited warranty for this item. Manufactured in China, the air purifier measures 30 by 10 by 11-1/2 inches and weighs 13 pounds upon shipping.

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Ionic Pro Turbo Ionic Room Air Purifier (Black) (29.00H x 9.00W x 11.00D) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have an Ionic Pro Turbo and it will not stay on for more than a couple of hours before it shuts itself off. It is 2 months old and should be under warranty. I have called 1-800-875-8577 and they ask me to call that same number back but select option 1 for "retail purchase". I tried numerous times but no answer. I emailed and they gave me another number 1-800-554-6051 and they too told me I had to call 1-800-875-8577 and select option 1. After much persistance, I have now reached a live person twice, but both times, they disconnected me after I explained my problem.There is no doubt that they have no intention of honoring their warranty and it is too late to return to the store. Beware this product! Every time I have talked to someone, it has obviously been a call center in India. As an added comment, the blue light is so bright that it is distracting in the bedroom. You'll have to cover it up.

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FreshAir Surround High-Volume Ionic Air Purifier Review

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(More customer reviews)Before I bought my FreshAir Surround, I did not think I needed an air purifier. I bought the FreshAir Surround to see if it could improve a sort of dead staleness to the air that seemed worse when the AC was running (which in FL is almost always). I placed my FreshAir Surround in my kitchen on top of the fridge. It is sturdy, compact, and seems well-constructed, and comes with an extra purifier plate and a remote control with the batteries already installed. Right away I noticed that the dead musty smell was completely gone. The first time I unplugged my purifier for its monthly cleaning, I went out and forgot to plug it back in before I left. I was shocked to smell that old unpleasant mustiness again, which by then was very noticeable to me. As soon as I turned my FreshAir Surround back on, the mustiness went away. During the first week I noticed that there was much less dust in the house. Also the air smelled really great and it the whole house seemed cleaner. My guests even commented on the fresh smell of my house and 3 of them separately commended me on my housekeeping skills (now THAT was a first and alone worth the price of the unit). Then I noticed that my chronic problem of dry, scratchy-feeling eyes which I had always attributed to wearing contacts completely vanished within the first week. My dog's eyes too are much clearer and the occasional eye discharge common in all breeds has gone away completely. But perhaps the most dramatic discovery was that any cooking smells vanished almost immediately. I don't know about you but I am not a big fan of the lingering aroma of sauteed onions. With the FreshAir Surround in operation, cooking smells completely vanish in minutes. As I am admittedly not the world's greatest cook, and easily distracted when cooking, things often end up getting burned. Usually the burning smell will alert me to the impending disaster before it is too late, but since I installed the FreshAir Surround, the burning food smells disappear so fast that I don't even have a chance to notice before the damage is done. In fact, you can cut up an onion a few inches away from your face and your eyes do not burn or water a single bit. Here is a great story: One night I was watching TV and talking on the phone, when I decided to make a cup of tea. I turned the burner on high for the teakettle and went back into the TV room to resume my phone conversation. I became immersed in the phone call and completely forgot about the teakettle on the stove. About half an hour later I started hearing a strange metallic pinging noise coming from the kitchen. When I went to investigate I was astounded to see that the tea kettle was so hot it resembled molten lava, and the hard melamine handle had completely liquefied and puddled all over the cooktop. But there was absolutely NO ODOR. My kitchen smelled as fresh as a daisy! So, here's the deal: no more cooking odors but, if you're like me, expect a lot more burnt dinners until you get used to it.
It is important to clean the purifier every month, as recommended. I just take it down (I like that you can disconnect the power cord from the base of the purifier so you don't have to move the fridge to unplug it at the outlet), and then just vacuum the dust off the back and pop the filter cover off to vacuum the inside. There is a message to clean the unit that shows up on the LED screen so you don't forget. I usually run my FreshAir Surround at a fairly low setting (1000) and it takes care of the entire house (2,900 SF). There are about 7 or 8 different levels to choose from and 5 or 6 fan speeds, and I like being able to change the settings of the ionization and fan levels using either the remote control or the control panel on the front of the unit according to my particular needs at the moment. Sometimes, if it's a very muggy day or I have had someone smoking in the house, I use the 1250 setting for half and hour or so until the air becomes fresh again. I have never tried the Away Mode, which is a temporary setting on a timer designed for short-term, intense oxygenation output in severe pollution cases requiring the premises to be unoccupied (people and pets) while this function is in effect. In 11 months of constant use I have never had to replace any filters or bulbs. I am always amazed at how much debris accumulates inside when I clean the purifier every month, and happy that it is in the purifier and not in my lungs.
I have heard people say that it is expensive, but I think that, considering how hard it works and how much area it covers (up to 3,000 SF), this purchase is one of the best investments I have ever made.

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