Blueair 311 Auto

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Last updated: Apr 26, 2026

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Reddit IconMassive-Arm-4146
10 months ago

I own a Coway Airmega, BlueAir 311 Auto, and a Dyson PureCool. Coway is for the main living room/kitchen, BlueAir for kids rom, and Dyson for our bedroom. Overall the Coway is my favorite. It’s a beast and has a low cost of annual maintenance. Strongly recommend.

Reddit Iconeccochild
6 months ago

I have a feeling that only the largest, most expensive purifiers will help and you will need more than one for 1500sqft. And they won't clear the stench immediately. Marijuana nowadays is very intensely stinky and seems to stick and linger. I'm reading a lot of posts about this problem and everyone is in apartments. I'm in a house with a backyard separating my two open windows from any neighbors and that stuff STILL gets trapped inside my house. I am woken early in the morning by it, like a skunk just sprayed in my backyard. And it lingers for hours. I don't know how that's even possible. I'm not even sure which neighbor is doing it. I can't hear or see anything. That's how far away they are. Since I'm in a house I can prevent the problem by closing my windows quickly at the first whiff of skunkiness. I would lose my mind if I could still smell it with all the windows closed. I have a BlueAir 311 and it does nothing at all for odors. Not sure if it does anything helpful. I would like to see laws banning outdoor smoking. That's the solution. And laws banning scented dryer sheets. Those smell like poison and engulf entire neighborhoods.

Reddit IconGrreggWithTwoRs
10 months ago

I have a Blueair 311 and really like it. Very quiet than other brands ive had, including Levoit 

Reddit IconInspectionNo9124
5 months ago

It’s honestly so good! I initially started with the 511, 5 years ago and recently just upgraded to the blue signature (during Black Friday) which is the prettiest out of the bunch! lol I’d absolutely get the 311 for our other rooms— gotta wait for another sale tho lol

Reddit IconAcceptable-Basil4377
9 months ago

It helps a lot. I bought it due to smoke but I’m happy to get rid of cooking and dog smells. I have one from Blueair.

Reddit Iconaccountaholic26
9 months ago

We love our blueair also. Got a dog a month ago and happy to hear from guests our house doesn’t have a dog smell.

Reddit IconAdmirable-Oil-1285
2 months ago

Seconding Blueair! We have a Levoit and a Blueair; while I have nothing bad to say about the Levoit, I personally prefer the Blueair (granted, it was about twice as expensive). We've got two medium-sized dogs, and - aside from the clumps of dog hair under the baseboards - you wouldn't know that we had any pets!

Reddit IconAdorable_Dust3799
3 months ago

I love my blueair. It's highly rated for the price, and has a cloth sleeve you wrap around the outside and toss in the wash that prefilters out the husky fluff. If your pup is smelly it's probably oily, and needs either more roll in leaves and dirt time or more frequent bathing. A simple rub with a damp cloth frequently, like daily if you're not using soap, will work wonders.

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