Levoit - Vital 200S-P

I just got two Levoit 200s off Amazon, they were on sale for $160 each. They’ve been working great in my 750 sqft apartment, our air quality readings are much better now. Not sure how much it helps with smells though, we didn’t have a huge smell issue but I do feel like everything smells a bit cleaner now. https://a.co/d/epOxzXy Looks like it’s on sale again, $30 coupon brings it down to 159.99

Sorry yeah, I meant the Vital 200s. Forgot there’s also a 200 core

I like the brand Levoit. At first I didn't think it was doing anything until I took out the filter. WOW.

I believe mine is the Levoit Vital 200S-P. I have a few of them throughout the house.

I've found multiple purifiers dispersed throughout the house work better than one large one which is what I had before. Levoit is a good brand, make sure you have the right size for each area and note walls do get in the way of airflow. I have the 200S-P in the larger living area and the Core 300-P in each of the smaller rooms, probably could have sized those up a bit, but they work well and I can feel the difference. I vacuum off the filters when I go around the house vacuuming each week & replace the filters every 3-6 months, judge by how much dust has accumulated inside it that cannot be vacuumed off.

I got a Levoit Vital 200S-P from Amazon about a month ago . Not knowing a whole lot about them and trying to sort thru reviews and specs was confusing to say the least as well as the price points! I didn’t want to throw money away on something I wasn’t sure would make a difference. After living with it for just over a month I gotta say I’m pleasantly surprised! It def helps with dust, I’m not sneezing as much. Kitchen food odors don’t linger around it doesn’t take up a lot of space and isn’t an eyesore, cleans the air in a relatively short period of time. The thing I noticed most and love about is that I no longer have the smell of my upstairs neighbor cooking wafting in. It akso has lights on it that change as it cleans the air. In its highest speed it is loud but tolerable on the lower speeds it takes a little longer to clean the air. The app it uses is easy to navigate as well. Amazon has it listed for $199 with a $30 off coupon . When I got mine it was $50 off so the price can vary. I placed it between my living and dining room about 600 sq ft area. I was skeptical at first but now I’m thinking about getting a second one

Purifiers with a little more sorbent media tend to be really expensive. The [IQAir HealthPro Plus XE](https://www.iqair.com/us/products/air-purifiers/healthpro-plus) has a 5 lbs. gaseous filter, but it's $1,199.99. So in needing two, you would be shelling out over $2,000. The [Alen BreatheSmart 75i with the "Fresh" filter](https://alen.com/products/alen-breathesmart-75i-air-purifier?variant=13172054949955) is $814, but I don't think the activated carbon is impregnated for better removal of VOCs like formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. The good news is that your rooms are relatively small. The main room needs a Smoke CADR of 288 CFM and the bedroom requires a Smoke CADR of 121 CFM. Remember that CADRs are given for the top speed setting only. Lower speeds have lower CADRs; if you need these figures, you should contact each brand. For the main room, a good value would be the **Winix D480**. It's [sold at The Home Depot only for $219](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Winix-D480True-HEPA-3-Stage-Air-Purifier-AHAM-Verified-for-480-sq-ft-1022-0221-02/315963577). Smoke CADR is 310 CFM. For the bedroom: **Levoit Vital 200S Smart Air Purifier**. Smoke CADR of 250 CFM. Price: [$189.99 on Levoit's website](https://levoit.com/products/vital-200s-smart-air-purifier), but available elsewhere. **Winix 5500-2**. Smoke CADR of 232 CFM. Mid-grade quality. Has an on/off ionizer. Price: [$249 on Winix's website](https://www.winixamerica.com/product/5500-2/), but usually much cheaper on Amazon and from other retailers. **Coway Airmega 240**. Smoke CADR of 282 CFM. Brand is considered higher quality than Winix or Levoit. Price: [$299 on Coway's website](https://cowaymega.com/products/airmega-240), but should be cheaper on Amazon. Again, these suggestions are for particulates only. An AC Infinity configuration would be your best bet for DIY sorbent media purifiers targeting VOCs and other gases.

I was gonna get the core 600s for my whole house but then I decided to get the 400s for my bed room and the Vital 200s for my living room. My bedroom air is CRISP, so I think the 400s is enough. I can't tell if anything is different with my living room, I'm unsure if I should keep it or exchange it for the 600s.

I have an air doctor 3500 and it seems to work fine; haven’t tried the ionizing function. I also have my LEVOIT still and it is still working. I contacted them to ask if they are HEPA and they said they do have HEPA grade…so…not sure what that situation is with them but the purifier does work, can see the dust it sucks in on the pre filter. I’m still considering also getting a Wellis to target mold/mildew/viruses but I’m hesitant for the same reason you mentioned. I’m looking for actual customer or really any feedback from anyone but what I have found is very limited and from other countries. How has it been for you? Do you notice any difference at all with it? I did find some info about hydroxyl radical production technology. Not particularly Wellis, but what they claim to use. There were some things that came up saying it is safe, but others saying it can interact with things and create different unsafe vocs, like formaldehyde. That’s what has kept me from trying it so far, but trying to find more information on Wellis and that type of technology.

I’ve had several Levoit 100s and 200s and for particulates there are much better purifiers out there for the same price. The MA-25 does much better. I only recommend the 100 and 200 for pet hair and dander, which I do still use them for.

How is a levoit only better for hair and dander? Hepa is hepa and vital series should be just as effective as the others. Core series is inferior. 

You have a cat - be aware, hair will get in the unit. DO NOT buy a cheap round purifier. They will get fouled very quickly. Levoit VITAL (not Core) is a good choice. As is Winix 5500-2, Coway Mighty or 150. 3 rooms at 300 square feet each shouldn't be an issue, but you may want to size up for the largest space (living room, I'd assume) which could certainly use a Coway 250 instead. If it were me, I'd do Coway 150 or Winix 5500 or Levoit Vital in the bedrooms, and Coway 250 in the living space, unless your master bedroom is bigger. In our house we have Coway 250 in the Master, smaller units in the other bedrooms, and another larger unit in the living area.

We have several LeVoit smart purifiers and they’re outstanding. Our old home is super dusty and these units have made a huge impact on how we feel and no longer see tons of random dust particles in the air.