Blueair - Classic 605

BlueAir. I have both the ones that use fabric as a pre-filter, and the old classic Model 600 ones that were on sale hundreds off. Check their website for sales. With the fabric ones, you simply slip off the fabric and wash in the washing machine.

I have one and think it is worth $50. I got it at Blueair and it was on sale for $300 or so off. It's a very expensive air purifier and three filters are need. If you want odor control, too, you must get the [Classic 500/600 Series DualProtection Filter](https://www.blueair.com/products/500-600-series-dualprotection), as opposed to the filters that just clean the room. They range from $120-150 for three, depending on where you buy them online. The Blueair website even has a subscription plan where you get a discount for subscribing. I'm using it in a foyer which is connected to a living room and dining room, and it works fine. The foyer is right off the breakfast nook and kitchen, and it does an excellent job eliminating cooking smells that drift into the foyer and can travel upstairs. The first two speeds are quiet, but the third highest speed is very, very loud. I also have the Blueair 211+ and 211 Auto in other rooms and really like them, too. If I need air purifiers in the future, I will always buy Blueair.

I have the Blueair 211 and Classic 605. Both are great air purifiers and make great noise on high, but they appear to be older models, so may not be easy to find. If you end up buying an air purifier that is too quiet, consider also getting LectroFan Classic White Noise Machine. It has lots of fan sound choices and is the only sound machine I have ever used that is loud enough for me.

Multi level approach works well. - Decent filter you change more regularly for your HVAC (agree with others that MERV shouldn't be too high) - Clean floors, if you have carpet get a deep carpet cleaning annually - Room air filters. I've had luck with Blue Air. Have one jig one for living room and some small ones for the bedrooms. - Have you tried using regular saline rinses for your nose? I use the powder saline mixes with the plastic applicator from NeilMed, but there are others out there. While my allergies are pretty mild, I haven't needed to take any allergy medicine at all since using these.

I love my Blueair. It’s either a 500 or 600 model and I usually get the smoke filters because they have carbon in them and it helps with pet odors. I really like it.

Used purifiers can be a good deal, but a new filter for this model is well over $100 so your cost of ownership is going to be expensive going forward. Need to make sure you’re ok with those costs BlueAir has almost exclusively switched to circular filters, so there’s always a chance they will stop producing replacement filters for this model at some point. Also, purifiers are not designed to eliminate odors even though they market them that way. They can help, but it’s not going to make a huge difference. Also you have a very large space at 800sq ft, so you will most likely need multiple units to properly clean your air

In practice they all work fine, usually getting more units is better than getting a higher end one. In my opinion: The best air filters are installed into a new air system such as Daikin, that allows net positive pressure to be inside as it pulls filtered air outside, preventing a leaky home from pollutants entering. But given it needs to pull outside air to get positive pressure inside, it can bring other pollutants unless you get the more expensive charcoal based filters. Most folks don’t have this unless they remodel their homes or it came with it. The second best I prefer is the largest blue air with their charcoal based smoke stop filter that can help clean up VOCs. They have good airflow with low sound, and their filters are quite effective at removing pollutants.

Our home is 1200 sq ft with two dogs. We have an Alen Breathesmqrt Classic Purifier in the main living space. We have a Blue Air 311+ in the bedroom and another BlueAir Classic in the master bedroom with an air quality monitor built in. You can notice a huge difference in our home, as we can create a clean room when needed during forest fires. We didn’t have these when the worst one came through Oregon. We love them and our allergies are so much better. We change the HEPA filters every 6 months or sooner. Our favorite is the air quality monitor to be sure everything is getting filtered properly.

Blueair. Super quiet, super effective and moderately costly. They have good special running right now! Consumer reports has them as the highest rated.

Winix aren’t bad, blueair is one of the best performing. In my opinion, it’s worth the cost. I’d rather have a product that works AND fast, versus a mid product that was on the cheaper side.

I love Dyson too but the cost is wild and their filter’s are also costly. Blueair is a sweet spot, in my opinion. Not too much up front and filters aren’t terrible.

Blueair’s Mac series are quite nice. Their blue line is good as well, just a little bit louder. They will perform well, overall. Consumer Reports shows the numbers, they speak for themselves. The 211i Max is $250, here in the US. Hitachi was even on their lists and only the Dyson Big+Quiet was ranked, right in the same range as the Blueair at twice the price. You won’t regret a blue air. I have 3, classic, blue and max series.

I have a giant blue air and I love it. Before we didn't have one in a smaller space and I feel some days I was dying. The cost of the filters is kind of pricy though.

Coway and BlueAir are great. Make sure it says "True HEPA," unless you build a corsi-rosenthal box Levoit ones aren't always true hepa.

I bought a BlueAir whole room air purifier when I lived in NYC after college in like 2006, and Loard bless it, that thing is still crushing it for the same Palisades fire right this very minute. Highly recommend. The filters are pricey, but being able to get one with carbon is extra handy for apartment life smells too.