Warning: this is not a cheerleading, pat-myself-on-the-back review.
Having owned the highly rated Friedrich C90a, I am not new to air cleaners. Two years ago, I moved to another state by car, and didn't want to take that rather large air cleaner with me. I figured I could use a slimmer air cleaner this time, and thus bought this one.
Ordered one on Monday. Amazon shipped it on Tuesday. Fedex delivered it on Wednesday. Kudos to both Amazon and Fedex for fast shipping and delivery. Unfortunately, the unit itself is a joke compared to my old air cleaner when it comes to cleaning power. The fan has to be on high and the front panel has to come off for it to clean anything at all. There are only four tiny slits along the front cover for the air to move through. There is no way for the fan to suck anything through it on low power. You can test the cleaning power of your air cleaner by holding something really fine such as a small piece of lint/hair a few inches in front of the air filter and drop it down. If it gets sucked in, then your air cleaner is working as it should. If not, then you have a gloried fan. The odor sensor does work though.
Now let's look at the cost of operating this thing. On Amazon, a carbon filter cost $11.99 and it needs changing every 3 months. The main filter costs $59.99 and needs changing once a year. That's over $100 a year to operate this glorified fan.
Dear readers, just because it blows air out doesn't mean it works well as an air cleaner. All that means is it just blows air out like a fan.Get more detail about Electrolux EL490A Oxygen3 PlasmaWave HEPA Air Purifier, Black.
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