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I’d say, after going through 3 of them and sending them all back inoperable, I’d recommend spending one third the money on a good humidifier, either warm or cool mist,made by a reputable brand like Levoit or Honeywell or a number of others. I always used r/o water (we have great water). Ironically, it was the fan part of my units that reliably malfunctioned. The fan “blades” or turrets would lock up during breeze mode, then make a grinding sound trying to reposition themselves correctly, then locking up and throwing the exclamation mark code on the display, at which point they were inoperable even after a reset. I spent almost a year babying these devices to get them to work properly. That said, maybe they have fixed the issues. I guess you’re about to find out! Keep us posted.
It was during 2022/23. It’s possible they have solved the issues by now. But judging from comments, it doesn’t seem like they have. I really wanted the PH02 to work since it seems to solve 2 problems at once. I sincerely hope your experience will be a good one.
I have been using the Dyson Pure Humidify+Cool for a while now as my air and purifier and it has been great for my similar-sized space. It effectively removes fine dust and controls humidity. Filter replacements are a necessity every 6-12 months and electricity costs are at a reasonable rate
We use the Dyson air purifier/humidifier and no joke - it's so good we bought two more and sent them to our adult kids!
As someone who is strongly allergic to cats and moved in with my now-wife, who has cats, I can tell you there’s plenty you can do! How strong is the allergy? If it’s mild, there isn’t much to worry about - clean the house regularly, make sure he keeps taking antihistamines, and that’s basically it. If the allergy is strong (like in my case), then you’ll have a real battle on your hands, but it’s doable. First, cleaning needs to become regular and in-depth: moving furniture, cleaning every corner, and routinely washing anything the cats touch. This includes mattresses, sofa covers, blankets, pillows, and other items you may have washed only semi-regularly in the past. Now it needs to be done every week, or more often. Get a HEPA vacuum cleaner; with two cats, you’ll be vacuuming a lot. Get a good air purifier/humidifier. The cheap ones didn’t work for me, but once we invested in a Dyson, it made a huge difference. It also helped to get a bigger flat so I have my own room that has no cats policy so I have my safe haven. Last but not least, my personal *hail mary,* sometimes the allergy is so strong that the only way to calm it down is to either leave the house for a few hours or use a face sauna. You can make your own with a pot, salt, hot water, and a towel over your head, or you can buy a commercial one. Regarding the comment "It's either me or the cats". I totally understand this comment as I had the same one when I was dating my wife. If he's strongly allergic, it's kinda natural he wants to prioritize his own health resulting in these extreme overexagarations. I was the same. So I'd say just try to live together a bit, fix what you can fix. If it still doesn't work, or he refuses to collaborate and can't accept the cats, then ditch him! :)
I got one of the Dyson ones that oscillates. It's amazing.
Why Dyson, they are literally the worst AP on the market
Low quality parts. They market well using fancy CGI but the reality is constant maintenance and very expensive cheap parts that fail even after 1-3months Dyson is the most talked about vacuum when it comes to failure and shoddy workmanship
My dad has one and like many customers he's never changed the filter or cleaned the pre filtration system.......it now blows meat flavoured air hahahaha
Same one I have, and I paid less than that for it new!
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