Classic 605

I also have a couple of BlueAir and the scheduling feature for smart purifiers is very nice to have. I have it set to run on the lowest fan setting all the time which is so quiet it's undetectable, and ramp it up for a few hours in the afternoon right before we get home from work.

The Classic Blueair models with carbon filters work fabulously, yet I have only seen them priced as low as $300 when on clearance. You can still easily get filters for clearance models, though.

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.

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.

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 two Blueair purifiers that can get very loud on the highest setting--the 211+ Auto and the Classic 500/600. The latter one was discontinued and the 211+ can still be bought at Amazon, but not at Blueair. Finding OEM filters is no problem for either. You might also consider a sound machine that has fan noises and can get very loud. The loudest and best one I have found is the one below. It has 10 fan sounds and 10 white noise sounds, and the only machine loud enough for me. [https://www.lectrofan.com/collections/lectrofan](https://www.lectrofan.com/collections/lectrofan)

The BlueAir Classics have plastic tops and the flip up control panels are plastic…of and so are the panels themselves at least. Nice units though.

My experience is with the Blueair Classic 605 model. Not sure if that is before or after the 400.

We use BlueAir Classic, they’re quite effective and are WiFi enabled. The companion app is sometimes frustrating to use but it’s outweighed by the fact that they have an API and can be automated. So I have the purifiers run a different speeds based on the values of our IKEA Vindstyrka.

Every house has a smell, coming home from travel you will notice your own. During Covid purchased an oversized for my space hepa air cleaner (blue air) with charcoal oder eliminator and since my house has no smell. Zero. Even when I run a scent diffuser it doesn’t smell beyond the room it’s in. I recommend all the cleaning suggestions, this is more long term. Mine runs 24x7 even when gone for a week or more. Some may be uncomfortable with that, but that’s for the insurance subreddit :-).

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

Blueair has a small one that would fit that space for $99 on Amzn or other retailers. I have next size up and so far so good and noticeable decrease in dust. I like being able to control it and monitor its cleaning via the app. Not advocating for the company other than after doing some research I settled on them and so far am happy.

I have a Blueair for small room and can really sense a difference. I like the app as well to track purity and change settings. So many options out there though.