Blueair - Pro XL
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Based on 1 year's data from Feb 24, 2026 How it works
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"it's fantastic in keeping the farm smell to a minimum."
"it’s majorly helped w allergies and dog smell"
"happy to hear from guests our house doesn’t have a dog smell."
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"it’s majorly helped w allergies and dog smell"
"has substantially lessened my seasonal allergy symptoms while in the house"
"It's amazing the difference it makes. ... Also the filters are a wildly different color when I replace them."
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"They're incredible and the best thing is that they have this washable cloth sleeve (pre filter) that goes over the entire intake which happens to wrap all the way around. ... It does such a good job that the actual internal filter stays significantly cleaner and doesn't need to be cleaned or changed as often. ... It's a game changer."
"Blueair imo because they have washable prefilters, and pet hair and dander is large and honestly doesn't need HEPA filters to clear it out the way, say, smoke does."
"Blue air. The prefilter is washable."
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"Super noticeable difference ... even just the fabric pre-filters catch a lot and their appearance varies from room to room (ex. dust in the bedroom, cooking oils in the kitchen) which leads me to believe they’re working!"
"I have a Blue Air and it works great. It definitely cut down on the dust in our bedroom."
"the filters bring the house to below 1ppm within an hour or so."
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"the only ones whose fans have stayed smooth and quiet. ... i have owned 8 over 5-6 years at least without one single issue."
"the BlueAirs are the only ones whose fans have stayed smooth and quiet."
"Dead silent on the first setting"
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"OTOH, the two Blueair purifiers are on all the time and we have ***not*** noticed a decrease in the rate at which dust accumulates on the woodwork in the house."
"Maalikabok pa rin kahit super sealed yung unit."
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"Years ago, I bought (an awesome) BlueAir HEPA air purifier from Costco and they no longer sell the replacement filters."
"the larger sizes have significantly more expensive filters"
"Those filters are crazy expensive, so that purchase turned into quite the "investment"."
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"I don’t like they have an ionizer that you can’t disable. ... Ionizers create ozone, and when ozone reacts with different molecules it creates all kinds of new compounds that can’t be predicted."
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"Blue air is the best of the three, also isn’t HEPA but has a static generator which bothers some people."
"Although you'll find complaints it doesn't use a "real" HEPA filter"
"Blue air is the best of the three, also isn’t HEPA but has a static generator which bothers some people."
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"Their sensors suck"
"the auto setting barely did anything unless I literally blew smoke at them"
jfgbaker 1.0I have been using air purifiers, larger units like the Blueair pro xl as the room has no forced air, just circulating ac. Seems to work fine. Also no carpet. I used to get the 19”x1” furnace filters and strap them to the front of the rack doors - that worked ok while I was using house ac and forced air.
Quiet_Remote_5898 1.0Blue Air Pro XL. We use it at home and we use it at work.
ekdubbs 0.3In 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.
fudruckinfun 0.2I 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.
MysterySkanker 0.0I have tried and gotten rid of Bluair and levoit- just inadequate performance and louder than I like. I replaced them with Medify and have been very happy with the switch. If memory serves I have an ma-50 in the living room and ma-40 is each bedroom.
9ine6ix5ive 0.0I have BlueAir in all my rooms. Makes a significant difference for me.
Acceptable-Basil4377 0.0It 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.
accountaholic26 0.0We love our blueair also. Got a dog a month ago and happy to hear from guests our house doesn’t have a dog smell.
Adorable_Dust3799 0.0I 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.
Affectionate_Bus_884 0.0I’ve been using blueair purifier. I have 5 of them a few I’ve owned for over 4 years and I love them.
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