I haven’t read through this subreddit in a while so I’m not sure how others feel about this one but I am a huge fan of the Honeywell doctors choice line. We just picked up a bunch more on clearance at Walmart. I’ve had two of mine since early 2020 and they work without issue. I like that the different size purifiers all take the same size filter and the filters have not changed in quality or been discontinued since 2020. I can consistently find the filter replacements in store at my local Walmart or Home Depot (since I’m not a fan of buying off Amazon) which is also a huge positive for me. We live in the desert and my husband is very allergic to the desert so having these filters work very well for his allergies. I also keep a small one in the kitchen to get the smell of food out of the room.
They're not the quietest* of all available options nor the cheapest but every one of my Honeywell devices has worked very well with daily use for 5+ years. I bought them on sale, watch for filter sales online (I buy the Honeywell brand as I haven't found good testing data for knock offs) and I have no regrets. Models I use: Honeywell Insight in Medium-Large (x2) and Large-Extra Large (x1).
* They do run quietly on lower settings but I generally use the higher two settings.
They're not the quietest* of all available options nor the cheapest but every one of my Honeywell devices has worked very well with daily use for 5+ years. I bought them on sale, watch for filter sales online (I buy the Honeywell brand as I haven't found good testing data for knock offs) and I have no regrets. Models I use: Honeywell Insight in Medium-Large (x2) and Large-Extra Large (x1).
* They do run quietly on lower settings but I generally use the higher two settings.
I’ve tried a few and the germ guardians are the best bang/buck. The big Honeywell ones if you have to do a BIG space. We have a Dyson and I don’t love it.
Mine is a Honeywell. Because I know I'll be able to continue to get filters (even if I do buy off brand ones, bc theirs are SO expensive). Standard filters is the way. The A+ prefilter is better than the standard softer A style, but both are good at catching cat hair (I vacuum it off regularly)
Honeywell makes standard styles/sizes (mine uses two R filters) and other companies use the same system so it's easy. You can also search by model number (ex hpa 200)
These are what I bought last time: https://ebay.io/m/JRqZjg
For reasonable VOC removal there are only 4 players I know in the market which offer products which have the minimum 10 pounds of sorbent media: Airpura, Allerair, Austin, IQAir.
Wildfires product a huge mix of chemicals - from the vegetation, contents of burned buildings, etc. There is no consumer solution that removes all VOCs. Each type of media is better at some chemicals, not so good or not effective at all with others. For the same reason there is no sensor that I know that will give you the level of all VOCs.
These machines and filters tend to be expensive. I just upgraded my Austin units with Immunity Machine filters which cost \~$700 each. We were spared wildfire smoke this season but with AQI numbers breaking 100 I was able to keep my indoor values close to 0.
I use Austin and IQAir VOC machines along with Honeywell and Whirlpool HEPA units, 3 filters per room.
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