I've had this for a few months now and it does work well at removing odors.

It came in very handy when out neighbor was having their septic tank pumped out.
Within a few minutes of turning it on high the smell was reduced significantly in the area where it was running.

This little unit works well. I had a cat "accident" in a very cramped area in my basement that ended up causing a very nasty smell in our basement and part of our house upstairs. We put it near the location of the "accident" and ran it on the "quick clean" mode for a few hours and then in standard mode the rest of that day and the following day. The smell diminished substantially over that time. Operates fairly quietly. Only complaint is cost of filter refills (are they really worth 8 bucks?).

I just recently received this odor eliminator. It was much bigger than I expected but very easy to setup and use. The filters are relatively cheap and only need to be purchased every 2 months.

On whisper quiet mode well the unit is just about whisper quiet. If you are trying to get rid of a particularly bad smell you can turn it on high speed which is a moderately noisy fan noise.

Living in a dorm sometimes things can get a bit smelly (if you know what I mean).This device always has your back whether it's your garbage you don't want to take out or your room mate's pile of smelly clothes. In this modern age we don't always have time to take care of these things and most sprays simply mask odors. This great Hamilton Beach product ELIMINATES odors and sends them packing.

After reading all other reviews I thought that this product would work well and for only $20. I tested it while cooking a Mexican dish and it did better than expected. Clearly it did not get rid of all the garlic, onion and chili oddors, but it did reduced the smells a lot. I liked it a lot. In fact I will buy another one for the bathroom.

We purchased this to put in the closet that holds the kitty litter box. It is unbelievable how well this works. It gets rid of any smell, and also gets rid of the odor from the cat food which is usually more unplesent than the box. The big downside is that after two weeks, the filter did stop working, so it had to be replaced. The filter that comes in a three-pack for $7.99 works great, you don't need to buy the special pet ones which are more than 8 dollars each. So for $70 a year, you can have a fresh smelling kitty area. And the filters have free shipping and no tax. Get this, it works and the filters are worth it.

I bought it yeterday. We do lots of Indian cooking with lots of smoke. This guy has significantly reduced the smoke and odor.
Every one at home can feel the difference.
I al planning to buy more filters from Hamilton.

This product is excellent in the kitchen. We cook a lot of indian food and this product is a 'match made in heaven' for this type of odor-intensive cooking. nowadays, we even fry fish and this takes care of all the odor. Havent had to replace filter until now. It would have been great if Hamilton bundled a free filter along with the machine.

I bought one to counter the stench of the litter box used by 2 cats. The purifier was a miracle worker for the first week operating on "whisper mode", so I bought a second one for my office, since my dog comes to work every day and adds his smell to the place. After the first week, the one by the cat litter box stopped being effective. I opened it and it was pretty choked with dust, so i cleaned it out as best as I could and put it back. It doesn't seem to work like it did the first few days any more. I could try replacing the filter, but the cost would add up quick if I have to replace them once a week! Yikes! I'd have to say it worked so great to start with that I'll stick it out a while longer, but overall it hasn't lived up to its full billing. In terms of "whisper mode", the sound level of the fan is less than an window A/C, but more than a computer fan...

ok - here goes.We moved apartments,and our new apt has one of those exhausts which are under a microwave mounted over the stove.So the odours when cooking on the front parts of the range enter the room!Yuck! (And this apt complex is a fancy one :( )Plus - we cook a lot of Indian ,Italian food,and bake stuff.So - its an odor fest - yuck!!I was not sure,reading some of these reviews,but I bought one ($20 - what did I have to lose)and I have a elec. socket right next to the cooking range.Wow! Odors clear up really well - the odors have been cut by 75% (and that's a lot when making sauces and curries)then,after cooking (we set it to quick clean during cooking),and clean up is done,we keep it all night / all day,on whisper clean ,and the next day-all odors gone!I loved it ,and bought 2 more for some more rooms of my aptI guess the trick is to keep it close to the source of odorsit's compact,works wonderfully,and easy to clean/replace filters,and cheap!

We have two. One of them runs in the bathroom all the time, and works well to eliminate the musty odor. The other is in the kitchen and while it's running all the time, it's a bit more negligable because there's a lot of air circulation. Best to keep it in a smaller area, or very close to the souce of the odor. I still find that an open bowl of arm & hammer works the best...go figure. But you should see the dust they collect...convinces me that they're doing something good. I recomend.

I was somewhat skeptical since there doesn't seem to be much interest in this product and even a bad review, but for less than $20 it was worth taking a chance. We use ours in the bathroom and it works great. I am now ordering a couple of replacement filters since we have had our unit for over 6 months. For such a small fan, it moves a lot of air and does a fantastic job of removing (and not masking) odor. Highly recommended.

I have been using two of these units for over six months now and they are great. I use one at home with a pet odor filter to reduce the smell coming from my hamster cage and it does an amazing job. When it's running You couldn't tell there was a hamster in the room unless you put your nose up to the cage. The other one I use in an old musty dorm room and it has helped with the smell. The other nice thing is they take a lot of dust out of the air. I vacuum my filters about every month because they get so full of dust. Overall for a $20 product they do a great job and I highly recommend them.

I bought this item in hopes of curbing cooking odors in the kitchen. I positioned the odor eliminator withing 3 feet of the stove, well within the recommended 6 foot range, turned it on to the Quick Clean setting, and saw absolutly no reduction in the odor or the smoke that resulted from the frying pan.