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Used this product for about 2 weeks and works good for my allergies.

This is an excellent product. It rates the air quality and when set on automatic, adjusts the air filtration level as needed. I highly recommend this product!!!

Extremely easy to put together- within a few minutes it was up and running. I prefer the auto setting, although after just a few minutes it kicks into low and is there pretty much all the time...Best part- my husband's snores have been reduced from freight-train volume, down to faint breathing...hallelujah I can actually sleep through the night!

Excellent price for the features of UV ray antibacterial and a true HEPA filter. The shape is a awkward stumpy trapazoid. Great features including an air quality sensor.

We have had this unit in our bedroom for about three years. Works great and we have had no problems. Cut down on my husbands snoring. I just ordered a second unit.

Most days I turn it off during the day when we are not in the bedroom. It only takes a few minutes to cycle the air in the bedroom, so I figure I 'save' filter time by turning it off. Also, I just dont think its made to be running constantly, so I try to give it a break (regardless of what the instructions may say). That strategy has worked well for us so far. I wonder if some of the people who mentioned it broke quickly ever turned the unit off.

This HEPA air purifier is excellent. We have had it for almost a year, and we have had no problems with it at all. The filters are easy to change, the unit itself is easy to clean, and it works well. My wife's allergies seem to be better since we started using this air filter.

My only complaint is that it is very loud when on the highest setting, but we typically set it on auto (and it very rarely switches to high).

I've been using two of these and the larger one in my bedroom, home office and livingroom for about a week now. The change in me and my son's allergy problems is just short of miraculous! The whisper quiet is just fine -- in fact, I think the sound helps lull me into deep sleep. My allergy problems haven't totally disappeared, but they are sooo much better and my son's have totally disappeared. The cat gets to stay! :-))

I just got this unit today, April 7th, 2005, and was pretty excited about it since i have ashthma. Anyway, it worked for a few hours. At that time, everything was nice and all. The unit isn't bad looking and worked impressively for a good price. However, then i opened the grill to test out the filter detector and the unit turns off as expected. However, the unit refused to turn back on after the grill was replaced... I referred to the manual and made sure everything was set up correctly and it was. Poor quality control.. stay away from this unit.

For as long as I can remember, I've coughed myself to sleep; my allergies act up primarily when I'm lying down, and I haven't found any allergy medication I can really tolerate. I figured I'd give this a shot, although I had no experience with air purifiers before.

The morning after the first night I used it I realized that I had not coughed at all while going to sleep. I no longer cough when I lie down; also I have a fan that I run frequently that used to get caked with dust, and I noticed now that there's almost no dust at all on the blades. I have two cats, and this apartment also seems to collect dust, and I can say for sure that this product has been EXTREMELY helpful.

It is never completely silent; on the lowest setting there' s sort of a "white noise" effect. It took me a couple nights to get used to it; I don't notice it at all anymore. However, at the highest setting it is noisy; but I have it running on automatic and it almost never goes into the highest setting. One thing I thought was funny at first, is that the sensor is so accurate that I can be standing in the bathroom, using some hair spray, and the purifier (located in the living room) will immediately kick into high gear. If you want to be sure that you're not awakened in the middle of the night, I wouldn't suggest leaving it on automatic, since there is the off chance that it could kick into high and the noise might wake you up.

There is a very slight breeze that comes from the front grill; however, this is not a problem for me because I do not have it positioned so it is facing me directly.

All in all, I am extremely satisfied with this product, and it is much better than I expected for the price I paid.

The main reason I got the cleaner was to help clean up the odors in my one bedroom apt. Well, it doesn't seem it does that particularly well, as after leaving it running full blast in my living room over night, I could still detect some of the odor from what I had cooked the night before.

I also got the unit to help me a little with the dust and pollen when spring rolls around, I haven't had much of a chance to test that just yet as I've had it for only a short while, but that seems to be what everyone commends it on, so perhaps it does that particularly well.

Got this for a good price (discount coupon). Also own an IQAir which costs more than three times, so shouldn't really compare them.

Pros:
- A lot of Features for a really good price (UV light, Active carbon odor-eliminating prefilter for under $170.). Big bangs for the bucks!
- True HEPA filter!
- You can place it on the side of the room against a wall and still have the unit work effectively.
- Really like the active air quality monitoring sensor (which shows you the current air quality in realtime).
- Clean a lot more air than the expensive Ionic Breeze for a fraction of the price - please do yourself a favor and do a research on the net.

Cons:
- Somewhat NOISY for its rated cleaning air flow.
- Huge in size for its rated cleaning capability (don't be fooled by the tiny picture).
- Although my wife did not complain about the noise at night, she hated the constant cold breeze reaching her face while sleeping, no matter which location or how we positioned the air cleaner. So, I swapped it with the "breeze-less" IQAir for the bed room.

The smaller clean air outlet(actually nozzle) of this Hamilton Beach air purifier causes higher airspeed and noice level even at the lowest speed setting.

This is a really great product. We have two cats. We also have several birds that put off tons of dust/dander. My wife is alergic to pet dander and the dust was causing what would have been $1,000 a year in medical drug expenses - and that's WITH insurance ugh!

We purchased this in hopes of offsetting that 1K expense. Sure enough, it caused 3/4 of the sniffling and most all of the sneezing to go away.

It really works! The pre-filter was packed full of bird dust in a month or so. We have to replace the pre-filter often.. but that's because of the birds. We tried the same unit in another room with normal usage of just the cats and the pre-filter actually didn't get filled up until about 4 months or so. We were so happy, we also purchased hamilton beach products similar to this but with the ionizing feature instead of the germicidal for the rest of the house.

We're still confused after reading about ionizers and ozone products and how they can or can't help and how some can actually be bad for you... we're sticking with the cost of filters for now.

We then ripped up the carpet throughout our entire brand new house and put in laminate hardwood type flooring. No sneezing, no pills, fresh, clean - it's wonderful.

Throughout our entire house, the pre-filter and regular filters cost us about $100 a year. Our air is actually clean for once, plus we don't have the outrageous medical costs any more - or the endless nights of sleeplessness for the both of us!

I received this item yesterday and while it seemed to work fine at first, when I unplugged it and moved it, the UV light wouldn't go on. I called customer service this morning, and was first told to take the bulb out and put it back in, which did nothing. I suggested to the rep that the problem might be the starter, and she said they would send me a replacement starter. However, they needed the series number. When I told her that they had not put one on the item (the back says "Series:" and that is followed by nothing), she kept insisting that I just wasn't looking carefully enough or that I was having a bad day. I had no problem reading the model number, but they had obviously not put a series number on this particular item. She kept telling me that they couldn't ship the replacement without a series number, and I kept telling her they hadn't put one on the item. (Don't tell me that it's imprinted in white and hard to see -- the model number is imprinted in white, as is the word "series", but the series number just isn't there.) Finally I insisted on talking with her supervisor, at which point she put me on hold, came back, and started asking me for my address. Lo and behold, they CAN send the starter without a series number. Of course, I don't know if that will actually cure the problem.

I had heard about HEPA air purifiers before but hadn't found one that fit my budget or my needs exactly. I recently moved into a corner apartment in a high-rise building. Apparently, my next door neighbor smokes in his apartment, and everytime he "lights up," I could smell his cigarette smoke in our bedroom. Plus, this apartment had wall-to-wall carpeting which seemed to be worsening my severe allergies and asthma. So after doing some extensive research, I decided on this model. I bought two units, one for our bedroom and the other for our living room - and overnight - no more second-hand smoke! My wheezing and other allergic symptoms practically disappeared as well. The automatic sensor mode is very good - it is very sensitive. When I make our bed in the morning, it actually "kicks into" higher mode due to all the dust the bed-making is causing. I've been so happy with these that I bought 2 for my parents' apartment as well. They had moved into an apartment that had recently been painted and ever since they started to use the air filters, they don't smell the new paint smell anymore. Overall, I have absolutely loved these filters.

I hesitated on purchasing this because of other reviews regarding noise and possibility of break down. I am VERY happy I went for it. This has got to be one of the best air purifiers I have ever owned. It IS quiet (especially on whisper mode, much quieter than my Honeywells. I keep it on 'auto' until bed time). It is only noisey when the air quality changes, and quickly cleans the air to a quiet humm again. The only thing I was kind of bummed about is the size, but it is not an eye sore to look at and goes nicely against a wall. Other reviewers complained of it breaking down after a few months. I noticed in the manual, it mentions do not use in kitchen, to clean oil type smells, etc. These reviewers did exactly that. Also, do not touch the UV light on the glass, it will take life off the bulb, because of the oils on the skin.
I did notice a slight smell in the air the first day, but, hours later, the room smelled normal again. I do notice a clean air feel when I breathe in my son's room, we both have allergies (dust mite/pet dander, which is why I purchased this). Lastly, the UV light is not bright at all, the only way you notice it is if you look behind the air purifier, which is not necessary unless you have dropped something behind it. The little glow on the top just lets you know that the bulb is working.
So, with that, I sure hope mine doesn't break down, works perfectly in my son's bedroom and I plan on making a few more purchases of these as Christmas presents (friends and family love the unit).

I bought this machine to help me with my allergies. It has worked tremendously and I highly recommend it. Running the purifier in the bedroom overnight has allowed me to sleep peacefully. The purifier is also excellent in the kitchen at removing any odors from cooking. The machine is louder than I would like. On the lowest setting it can still be heard but is tolerable, and after a while you don't notice it. On the highest setting the noise is deafening and forces me to turn it to a lower setting. However, on the highest setting it is very fast and effective at cleaning the air in an entire room.

This air cleaner has to be one of the coolest air cleaners out there. So far, I have not seen any in this price range that automatically adjust to the air quality. I like that it comes with a guage to let me know when I need to change the hepa filter. The gauge and a cleaner for the air sensor each have a special storage spot, so they don't get lost.The one I have now is the second one I have bought, but the third one that I have had. The first one worked for about 9 months, then the motor started to squeak. I called Hamilton Beach, and they asked me to send it in for warranty service. I got a brand new one back. I was about to have to change the filter in mine, so it worked out kinda nice. The new unit lasted about a year, then the motor just stopped. It was out of warranty by this point, so I went out and bought another.Now I have had my third unit for about 6 months, and the motor died again, so I am going to have to call Hamilton Beach again, and probably ship it out. I would think the motors should outlast the HEPA filter, but it hasn't been the case. I am a smoker, so it cycles from low to high quite often, but I wouldn't think that should be a problem.When this filter works, it works great.... It helps keep my place from stinking from the smoke, and helps my allergies. The customer service has been great so far too. I just wish the unit would last.

This air filter is designed amazingly well. It can even be placed against a wall. The air enters through the front passing through a carbon and hepa filter, then the air exits through the top on its way back out into the room. Before the air exits, it passes by an ultraviolet light which kills mold spores, bacteria & viruses (a must for the au courant hypochondriac). It is very quiet & has a sensor which automatically & temporarily increases the fan speed to clean the excess pollution from the room. It even has a digital display to let you know it's working. This air purifier has everything you need and all for under $150. After owning it for two weeks, I bought a second one. If you have allergies (and even if you don't), buy one and your nose and lungs will most definitely thank you.

It works hard for the money. It takes out odors, cleans the air well. Filters easy to change. Negative - The germicidal light has never worked. I bought a replacement and that never worked as well.

I love this product! I have had it running continuously in my home for about a month and a half, and you can't tell I have 2 cats and a dog. My allergies seem to have improved greatly, much better sleep because of that. I bought a more inexpensive Hamilton Beach purifier for my bedroom (basically doesn't have the digital readout of air quality and the "time to change the filter" light, plus germicidal light), it is also great. The germicidal light, surprisingly seemed to help when my husband had a severe cold/flu for about a week - I didn't get sick! :) Easy to set up, not a bad price.

I am SO disappointed! I just returned from Target with the last Hamilton Beach HEPA UV Air Purifier they had (had to drive to 3 stores to get it too!) Unpacked it and the UV light does not work! Grrrr...I hope it's only the bulb and not the starter too. I've been all over town today looking for one of these and Target was the only store that had ONE.

MAGNIFICENT ! *****I bought this unit as well as the 04163 and they have both been in use for the past 7 months. This model is at homeand the 04163 is at the office. I came across this filter by ACCIDENT. It was actually a Gold box offering from Amazon and funny enough my entire household was blocked up with the dust. Vacuuming and dusting did not seem to help such that my wife had a terrible cough that would not go away despite several different meds. I had a blocked nose every morning and was constantly sneezing.AT home it was amazing. My wife stopped coughing within 2 days of installing the 04161 in the bedroom. Installation took about 5 minutes. 5 mins to get the danged things out of the box and all that wrapping and another 5 to set it up. That was 7 months ago and she has not coughed since! The units have performed magnificently auto sensing and adjusting fan speeds to cope with any detected impurity. One note of warning..it may be a little embarrassing when some persons who get too close and the unit auto senses the ahh...disturbance to the environment due to personal hygiene and REVS up full blast! Care at the office! You have been warned! At home, if the bathroom is adjacent to the bedroom, then at those personal moments it also auto senses the "disturbance" and revs up!I have just changed the carbon filters and expect to be changing the HEPA filter as well. The UV lights still work and I have had NO problems with the units.Some reviewers stated that the units are noisy especially on high. This is true but I bought them to get rid of my allergies and that disgusting cough that the wife had. It did! Who cares about a noisy fan! And it really is only noisy on HIGH but most of the time it hums along on low speed with the display showing the air quality.Buy it. You will be well pleased!

I recently purchased this unit with hopes of reducing dust and other particulates in my bedroom. For reference, I live in Manhattan where the air quality is sometimes not the greatest.Summary: Great unit for the price. Super ergonomics and clear displays make this unit a winner!Positive aspects1. Inexpensive price. Good value for the buck compared with many other filters on the market.2. Good ergonomics. I actually liked the fact that you can monitor filter lifespan and air quality on a clear to read LCD. You can also see if the anti-germ UV bulb is working by seeing a glow out of a darkly tinted (for safety!) window on top. 3. Easy to set up! I had this puppy up and running in under 10 minutes. Pretty foolproof installation makes this one a keeper.4. Great filtering technology. The unit can automatically adjust to the air quality in your room. Very nice! Also, I noticed a change in the air quality within 1 hour of operation. 5. Small form factor. After all, no one wants a huge unit in their bedroom!Some minor complaints:1. Power cord. I wish the power cord were a bit longer so that I could have greater placement flexability. Not a big deal.2. UV bulb. Replacing the UV germicidal bulb is tad bit expensive. Again, not a big deal.

The unit is noisy at highest speed, but it creates a nice breeze and really collects dust. But the motor konked out after just 4 months. Avoid!

Over the years, I've owned several air purifiers and I have to say that this one has been the best purchase yet. It's a larger unit, but is very sleek in it's design. I especially like the Germicidal Light. It also has a "Quick Clean" setting, as well as "Silent" settings. Another nice added feature is the display bar showing the quality of the filter inside.

i was originally interested in getting the ionic breeze from sharper image. but after doing some research that it produces some ozone, i decided to try the hamilton beach purifier after getting a special offer from amazon. we recently did a lot of remodling in our house and there was a lot of dust from scraping off the popcorn off our ceiling. my parents have been coughing quite a bit the last few months so i decided to go ahead and purchase the purifier. it has worked great so far. my parents have stopped coughing. the unit is a bit noisy as people mention. i liken the noise to that of an electric fan. it has different settings; when you put it on high it is pretty loud, but the whisper mode is hardly noticeable unless you're really sensitive to noise. my parents don't really care as they sleep through almost anything. :) all in all i would recommend the unit for a bedroom unless you need a real quiet device.

I looked everywhere for the best HEPA filter at a reasonable price, and after comparing models that range from $50.00 to $500.00 I selected the Hamilton Beach TrueAir.I live in a new home, yet even with a central filtration system I noticed a lot of dust on the furniture in certain rooms. My youngest son just turned two and seemed to wake up with a lot of nasal congestion each morning no matter how often we cleaned his room.This filter did the trick; the air must be better in his room because his nasal congestion was reduced tremendously, and on some mornings he has absolutely none at all. I immediately bought a second unit for my other son.Many reviews here mention that the unit is noisy, but I want to clarify that it's only loud when the air quality is poor. Once the room's air is clean it quiets down automatically and stays that way as it maintains circulation of clean air. It does all of this automatically and sports a digital readout on the front that shows you the air quality in the room.The "UV light" on the top is just an indicator (you want this feature as it shows you if the bulb is working or needs replacement). The indicator doesn't bother anyone in my family in the least at night. It really doesn't put off any more light than a digital clock radio, and even then the light is on top of the unit pointing upwards. I don't notice it at all.I suppose if the goal was absolute pitch blackness one could easily put a small piece of masking tape across the indicator.In any case I highly recommend the unit. I liked it enough that I bought two of them from Amazon; setup is a snap, they're lightweight but sturdy, and they've proven to me that they work by alleviating my son's nasal congestion in just one day. Not bad. :)

I live in Colorado and am afflicted every spring and summer by seasonal allergies, mostly due to airborne dust (we have very dry air) and pollen. My apartment has substandard air conditioning, which forces me to sleep with my window open. In the mornings, I feel as though I've contracted the world's most powerful cold, and it takes a good hour or two for my breathing to return to normal.Then my Gold Box pops up this little gem of an offer and I buy it, figuring I'll give it a shot. And by golly, it works better than I had expected.I leave it on all night in my bedroom (which falls within the recommended 200 square foot capability of this unit) with the door closed, and when I wake up in the morning, I am simply amazed at how freely I'm breathing. The air quality in my room is measurably better.I suppose it could be a little quieter. Normally I sleep with a fan running in order to provide white noise to prevent my raucous neighbors from disturbing me, so I was already used to falling asleep to the sound of a fan in the background. Still, I usually have to run it at the "whisper" level, because the "medium" level can be a bit loud.It is a fine product that does what it advertises.

I have had severe allergies for the past 3 years, partially to dust and other environmental factors. I was almost ready to move out of my house because I felt like I had a cold about half the year. I had tried a very cheap small air purifier with no luck. After much research on-line the 4161 with germicidal light seemed to have the best customer reviews overall. Amazingly enough (and I'm the last person to believe in "miracle" type cures), I have had no allergies for the 3-weeks since I've been using it. The noise level is no big deal, the whisper mode is fine to have on all day. I also like the cool feel of the air circulating throughout the room all day. This is definitely worth the price and in the long run will save me significantly on allergy medications I would otherwise have to buy. I absolutely recommend it!!

I bought three of these air purifiers. The features are excellent, when they work. Two of the machines completely stopped working, one in six months, the other in less than two weeks. The manufacturer will repair or replace purifiers with warrantable repairs, but the problems were likely caused by the starters; starters must frequently break because they are excluded from their warranty. The manufacturer requires that these bulky units be shipped at customer expense for repair work. Fortunately, Amazon was one of the retailers, and it provided the customer service for which it is famous and replaced the unit at its expense.

you think if you pay top dollar you get top quality right? i bought 2 of these units for my condo. one of them is dead after about 2 months of use. what a waste. the retailer where i bought the unit... stopped carrying them and the filters. now i have no where to buy filter replacements except at some online rip off outlets. i was happy with the unit before it died.

I bought my HB 04161 air cleaner for my office cubicle and it works great. The item was packaged very nicely with easy instructions for setup.The Auto setting works quite well with the air quality sensor. This is a feature I highly recommend. Scrape your feet on the carpet in front of the unit and the sensor detects the lowered air quality and increases the fan to a higher setting. It even works for food smells and local foot traffic. On the lowest setting the unit is very quiet. I leave mine on Auto and turn it off when I go home at night. I also own a Honeywell air cleaner which works well and moves a lot of air but doesn't have all the nice features of the HB unit. I have the 04161 positioned to blow the clean air across the front of my chair where I sit. Summary: Good value, great features, nice styling, small footprint. One of the few low-end units to offer a UV germicidal light.

We live in Hawaii and like many people here suffer terribly from allergies, especially when the Kona winds are blowing from the big island, bringing the dreaded "vog" (volcano smog) with them. On top of that, my husband is allergic to our two beloved cats (the cats and I decided to keep him anyway) and I was allergic to his subsequent noisy snoring, so I purchased this item. I must admit I thought it might wind up just being another gadget lying around the house, but I am very pleased to report that it is an extremely useful device that has made our sleep significantly more peaceful and restful. We keep it on automatic most of the time; it's a tad noisy at night if it kicks into high gear, so occasionally we switch it onto whisper quiet before we sleep. I'm so glad we bought it, and I'd recommend it to anyone who suffers from allergies or has pets that they don't want to banish from the house. I also like the streamlined design of the Hamilton Beach model, the others looked too heavy and obtrusive.

This is the perfect air purifier for ANYONE who has allergies. We keep it in our bedroom and you can tell a difference in the air the minute you walk in. This air purifier is so different than all the other models we researched. It has a display that tells me the air quality in my room - I love that! This is the second air purifier I have purchased, and I would recommend this one over the other I have owned.We have several family members with allergies. I am definitely going to buy one for my baby's room. This would also be a perfect baby shower gift!!