Honeywell 17000 HEPA QuietCare Air Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell 17000 HEPA QuietCare Air Cleaner
Customer Review: Decent Unit, But Loud and Not Extremely Long-Lived
Summary: 3 Stars
We got this filter to supplement one of the old round style ones. It works better than that one because of the three speeds as opposed to two and the better airflow pattern, but while the old round filter is still working fine, this one seems to have burned a wire in the motor after about 5 years. It still works, but the burned wiring smell defeats the purpose. Yes, we replaced the filters on schedule. We do have lots of dust, but that hasn't killed the old one. Certainly not bad, but not Five Star performance. It is easier to remove and replace the filter on this one.Customer Review: Easy to set-up
Summary: 5 Stars
I depended on reviews written by others for this online purchase. I knew I would buy a Honeywell (suggested by my ENT), but which model was important. Several reviews called this model 'quiet' or the other models 'noisy'. I opted for this model and am pleased with everything: it arrived the second day, was easy as pie to set-up, instructions were written in "English" and the performance is excellent.
It's been ON since I set it up over a month ago. Today I checked the outer (pre) filter and dusted it off outside and reinstalled it. Manual suggests No Washing! It's a dream so far!!!
Customer Review: Excellent Air Cleaner
Summary: 5 Stars
We've been using the Honeywell 17000 HEPA Air Cleaner for over a week now and my husband said he notices a difference when he wakes up in the morning (not stuffy). I purchased it because I have severe dust mite allergies, etc.
I keep the machine on high during the day (yes it's loud), but on low at night. I think it is very quiet on the low setting and does not bother me for sleeping. What was bothering me was the little blue power light, so I covered that with paper and tape (I need darkness for sleeping).
Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and feel that it meets the needs of cleaning the air of my bedroom.
I would recommend it to anyone with the correct bedroom size listed, or smaller.
Customer Review: Excellent air cleaner at a good price
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a board certified allergist. I have this in my office and home. It is a great little air cleaner. It has a very good fan/air flow. The air filter is very easy to clean. I even clean the "disposable" prefilter by simply using the wand on my vacumn cleaner or a shop vac. The main hepa is rated permanent, I doubt that, I would suggest replacing it every 3 -4 years. I think the fan is noisy, but some people find the sound soothing at night. I run this 24/7. Over all it is hard to beat the quality of this and the reasonable price.Customer Review: Fast, Great Results
Summary: 5 Stars
Usually I don't write reviews for products I've only had for 45 minutes. I don't know how well this HEPA purifier will hold up, but it's working right now and it's a life-saver (almost literally). I have mild-moderate asthma, and live in Seattle which has been having serious air quality problems over the past week. The result being that my lung capacity while literally not going outside was 90% according to my peak flow meter, and immediately after a short, non-strenuous trip (to buy an air purifier) was 80% - shakey & light-headed.
The air started feeling (and tasting) fresher within a few minutes of turning it on, and after 45 minutes of this purifier on the "high" setting, my lungs are up to 95% of their capacity!
I overpaid for it at $150 at my local Bartell's, but it was totally worth it to get such fast results. It's pretty loud on high, but the low setting is perfect for use as a noise blocker at night in a fairly quiet big city neighborhood. It's never whisper quiet. I love it anyhow!
PS: In the 15 minutes while writing this, lungs improved to 100%, 60 minutes after plugging it in.
UPDATE: 14 December 2009
I've had it for a year and still love it. I run it every night, all night, and it seems to help versus when I stay at my parents' house without it for a few days. It also helped a LOT over the summer when there was a house fire down the street and smoke and all sorts of nasty smells drifted into our house. After I started having problems, I locked myself in my room with it and things got better pretty quickly.