IKEA - STARKVIND

I have two IKEA starkvind tables. They’re automated to ramp up when their air quality sensors detect poor air quality, which is only under one situation. Otherwise the electrostatic filter system and the UV lamp in my air handler take care of my whole house without me giving it any thought.

I guess it depends on the size of the air purifier you need or how often you need to change the air in the entire space. I have a couple of the [IKEA Starkvind tables](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/starkvind-table-with-air-purifier-stained-oak-veneer-dark-brown-smart-30501958/#content) and a [Winix C545](https://www.winixamerica.com/product/certified-refurbished-c545-air-purifier/). I linked to a refurbished Winix because that's what I bought. I think the Winix is too expensive at the regular price for its size and the IKEA tables are priced decently considering they're functional furniture. In both cases they clean smaller areas, but will eventually change the air in a large space with the Winix doing I think 1700 sq ft in an hour. The Winix integration is cloud based which isn't for everyone but the integration works well. the IKEA models are Zigbee and can work with the IKEA integration if you have their hub or with a generic Zigbee dongle. The filters for the Winix model are inexpensive enough with multiple choices on Amazon, the IKEA filters don't have a generic and you have to get them from IKEA. I think they're about $60 a set delivered, a few bucks less if you have an IKEA nearby.

The Ikea Starkvind is zigbee-connected.

And that's a pro. A big one compared to all wifi/bt-connected with custom integrations. I dropped Xiaomi shit because it didn't stop disconnecting from the wifi network. Also i've had enough of seeing their app on my mobile just for 1 product.

Ikea, several sizes and cheap replacement filters.

Yes, bur not expensive

In fact, Ikea delivers quite decent quality air purifiers (Starkvind), in April this year they have been professionally tested by Dutch nonprofit orginazation Consumentenbond and rated as best choice. They are reasonably priced and also support HomeKit.

I have one, cheap replacement filters make them good option. Starkvind is cheaper that other devices on market, but doesn't have user readable particle sensor. You can buy sensor in ikea separately though, I have both devices at home and am quite happy with it. Sometimes, I just wish it would kick into speed faster, but that's problem with other air purifiers as well - they prefer to stay quieter for user comfort

I’m loving our IKEA starkvind. Seems to work great and the automode picks up when we are cooking

Yeah you definitely want carbon. HEPA is not necessary in your case and not in almost any purifier. It's usually "good enough" but not as good as non hepa almost always. My vote would be on the starkvind purely from a cost to space standpoint as effectively it takes up "no" space. But if the smell is that bad you may want to consider something like the Oransi Truecarbon Of course if you can ventilate, blow the air away, remove/cover the flooring, or bake out the VOCs(or some combo of those) that's much preferred

here to confirm, have a couple ikea ones and they pair well over zigbee

Not very loud, you can leave in auto and unless you are cooking you won't notice (I don't in my home office). Change once a year on my area.

I got air purifiers when I moved into my latest place during COVID and omg the difference is insane. I’ve always had seasonal and dust allergies but they’re minimal since then. I have the ikea ones (yes I know they’re not the best) but they run on a schedule and fit in with my smart home. Mine constantly sample the air and if they pick up a problem they turn on on their own, otherwise they follow a schedule.

I have the side table and two of the larger starkvind. Noise isn’t too bad, it can turn on lower or higher and it’s just a fan running. Tbh they’re probably a bit overkill for the 1000 sq ft apt I have, but I have 3 larger rooms and each one gets a purifier. I originally had automations to turn off AC when I opened windows then I realized I rarely open windows so no real point lol but I could, I’d just have to go through apple HomeKit since I have them connected to tradfri instead of my SmartThings hub. They pair well with the ikea sonos speakers I have though, so the remote controls audio and air!

I have the side table and two of the larger starkvind. Noise isn’t too bad, it can turn on lower or higher and it’s just a fan running. Tbh they’re probably a bit overkill for the 1000 sq ft apt I have, but I have 3 larger rooms and each one gets a purifier. I originally had automations to turn off AC when I opened windows then I realized I rarely open windows so no real point lol but I could, I’d just have to go through apple HomeKit since I have them connected to tradfri instead of my SmartThings hub. They pair well with the ikea sonos speakers I have though, so the remote controls audio and air!