Honeywell Air Genius 5 Air Purifier with Permanent & Washable ifD Filter - 5 Cleaning Levels - Captures up to 99.9% of Microscopic Particles - Dust, Smoke, Mould Spores, Pollen & Pet Dander - HFD323E

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However, this cost savings does come at a price. That price is a higher initial cost and inferior filtration. Again, for a full rundown of why we prefer HEPA filters over permanent filters see our full guide on the subject here. At 99.9% efficiency, it’s not quite as good a performer as a HEPA filter (99.97% cleaning efficiency), but that’s extremely close! Washing and re-using the permanent filter Removing the permanent filter isn’t hard either. Much like the grill, it “hooks” using tabs on the bottom of the filter frame. Pull from the top finger/removal tab and move it out in a downward motion.

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This Swedish design - the Blueair Blue Pure Fan - purifies the air at any time of the year but is especially useful in the summer. The floor-standing design is stylish and, while filtration isn’t as good as dedicated air purifiers, it’s an excellent fan and it does a good job of cleaning the air in the room too. This is a model that’s well worth considering if you need a fan and suffer from hayfever or summer allergies when the doors and windows are open; it’ll clean the air in a 24m² room pretty well. Included with the air cleaner is a sealed bag containing a type K (replacement model HRF-K2) filter. If you need odor and airborne chemical vapor absorption for your home, you’ll need to install it in place of the original one. The Honeywell AirGenius 5’s energy efficiency is a mixed bag. At the highest fan speed, it draws 38 watts of power. This is a fairly good energy efficiency that you can count on to keep your energy bills manageable. Because of this, it has been awarded an energy star rating. There weren’t any issues to mention. Gaps and seams aligned as expected (tightly) with no large spaces or loose body panels. The control panel (on top of the unit) aligns justas it should and looks great.The AirGenius 5 uses a 3-stage air cleaning process to purify the air. Unlike true HEPA air purifiers sold today, it also adds an ionizer field stage to capture additional air contaminants. Ionizers work by using high voltage to charge unwanted airborne particulates and draw them out of the air. This, by nature, creates a very small amount of ozone as a by-product. Don’t confuse this with ozone generators which produce heavy amounts of ozone that are bad for you.

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One complaint I have is that unlike some other models I’ve tested, there’s no brightness dimmer for the controls themselves. I don’t understand why. Like other air purifiers, it is possible to leave your Honeywell air purifier on all day for the best results. The longer you leave it on, the cleaner your air will be. However, you’ll need to ensure you clean the filters frequently. The filters trap heavy amounts of allergens and dust, which can be harmful to sensitive groups if they’re not cleaned regularly. Honeywell air purifiers will be more effective when windows and doors are closed. 4. Does Honeywell AirGenius 5 have a HEPA filter? Additionally, the AirGenius cleaners have an oscillation option that allows circulating the room air even more rapidly. The main air purification filter on the Honeywell AirGenius 5 HFD320 is an ifD filter which is different from the HEPA filtration. However, the difference is not major, as we could still achieve enough air purification power with the ifD filter. One of the major advantages of the IFD filters is that they are permanent filters, meaning they are re-usable as often as you would like because the filters are washable with water. While both the HFD310 and the HDF320 provide a recommended 250 square feet of room coverage, the HFD300 is slightly lower at 225 sq. ft. Additionally, the AirGenius 4 is extremely similar to the top model, although without touch controls, fewer auto-off hour selections, and no germ reduction fan speed setting.

Air Processing Performance

For those who are investing in an air purifier with their health front of mind, the Molekule AirMini + is a safe choice, as this brand uses photoelectrochemical oxidation (PECO) for purifying, by altering airborne pollutants at a chemical level.

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When you receive a notification from your device that it is time to clean the filter, you need to remove it. If the filter is washable, as is the case with our top washable air purifier Honeywell AirGenius 5, then it needs to be washed well. In case it is an ordinary permanent filter, clean it with a dry cloth or with a vacuum cleaner. The Honeywell HPA300 is the very ‘standard, reliable, no-nonsense’ air purifier that most Honeywell buyers want. You get the True HEPA filter that needs to be replaced once a year, and the odor-reducing pre-filter HRF-AP1 needs to be replaced every 3 months. Let’s compare all the costs that customers who use standard air purifiers have with the costs that users of air purifiers with washable filters have. We can clearly conclude that it is much simpler and more convenient to use and maintain air purifiers with washable filters.CADR Or Clean Air Delivery Rate is a performance matric developed by AHAM (Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers) to show the relative performance of a room air cleaner’s ability to pull dust, smoke, and spores out of the air," Tony Abate, a certified indoor environmentalist as designated by the Indoor Air Quality Association and the American Air Quality Council, told us.

Honeywell HFD320 Air Genius 5 Air Purifier with Permanent

Pre-filter – Honeywell AirGenius 5 uses a normal pre-filter. This pre-filter can capture larger particles before they enter the ifD filter. Also, the pre-filter is washable and therefore permanent. Note that the unit doesn’t beep when operated unlike some the nice Honeywell HPA200 and the popular Levoit LV-H132 air purifiers I’ve both owned and reviewed. Fan speeds and airflow Honeywell HPA200 is a magnificent air purifier for medium-sized rooms. It’s appropriate for bedrooms, living rooms, even a kitchen about 310 sq ft in size. The True HEPA filter, coupled with odor-reducing Honeywell A or A+ pre-filter, removes the small as well as large particles and undesirable odors. Fortunately, despite its large size and somewhat heavy weight there’s a convenient feature Honeywell has provided. Just like many of their other air cleaning products, there’s a carrying handle located on the top rear portion of the body.

Ease of Use

In the case of the HFD320 (and the other similar models), it’s an effective filtering solution that allows the cleaner to circulate air in the room much faster than most products can. Additionally, it meets the basic requirement of the HEPA standard: capturing elements down to 0.3 microns in size. A Permanent washable filter where the main filter, the ifD filter, captures 99.9% of allergens which can be as small as 0.3 microns. However, it can not be classified as a true HEPA filter since it may need to catch 99.97% of airborne particles or smoke particles as small as 0.3 microns. Honeywell AirGenius 5 air purifier comes with permanent and washable filters. We used the washable foam pre-filters; therefore, we didn’t need any replacement filters. This makes the air cleaner an excellent option for people who want to keep or lower their maintenance costs. 10. Efficiency So, how did this happen? How did it perform so well in our testing despite its lower quality filter?