Best Air Purifiers

An air purifier is a machine that helps in purifying the air you breathe in your house by removing all the harmful contaminants in the air. If you have pets in your house, then you should seriously consider buying an air purifier in your house. Because your pets attract a lot of harmful pollutants, the more your pet moves around your home, the more your chances of having polluted air increases. Air purifiers not only purify your air from harmful contaminants and pollutants, they also help in removing all the uncomfortable odors to provide you with fresh air to breathe.

Air purifiers generally work by forcing the air using a fan into a filter array where all the contaminants and harmful particles are trapped and only letting pure air flow in your house. However, removing the pollutants doesn’t mean the air is 100% purified because air could also contain various harmful gases and organic compounds that could pollute your air. Some air purifier models also come with filters and absorbents to remove these harmful gases from the air.

When it comes to air purifiers, they come in various sizes and price ranges on the market. Similar to other household products, the products that are highly effective are expensive, but one thing you need to remember is the more you pay for a product, the less you spend on its operating and maintenance costs.

How can air purifiers help you?

Air purifiers that come equipped with HEPA or other equivalent filters help in removing all the harmful particles and contaminants from the air. Even though many claim to feature HEPA filters, only purifiers that comes with true HEPA filters can effectively purify the air. High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) is a standard where filters adhering to HEPA guidelines will purify your air to almost 99.7%. And when you have fresh air circulating in your house, it automatically helps in improving your sleep quality, prevents all kinds of allergies, asthma, and other diseases and issues related to polluted air.

Remember, however, that HEPA filters are not designed to catch those harmful gases in your air, so you may still need to invest in an additional absorbent to remove it from the air. Air purifiers also don’t remove all larger-sized allergens like pet hair and dust mites. And since there is every chance of pollutants entering your house every time you open the door or a window, the air purifiers need to be run continuously to keep the air purified inside your house all the time.

Energy Usage and Replacement Filters

One of the important aspects that keeps an air purifier running is its filter, and it needs to be replaced regularly to keep your air purified effectively. It’s for this reason air purifiers are not considered to be a one-time investment. Another major aspect in providing pure and fresh air throughout your house is that it could increase your electric bill as well. Hence before purchasing an air purifier, it’s best to take a look at the energy use and the costs involved in replacing the filter etc. Take into account the kilowatt-hours the air purifier utilizes every day and just multiply it with the prevailing electricity rates in your city to predict the amount of electricity the purifier can use.

Size and placement

Another important aspect when choosing an air purifier is that you need to select a model that sits well in your house. A general rule is that unlike water filters, you cannot install an air purifier against a wall because it needs to take in air from all side to provide better results. If you room is small, better go for a compact one that suits your budget and your requirements.

Added features

The market is filled with a lot of air purifier models, and every brand is trying to outperform the other by introducing new features with every release. Try to look for models that come with added features like timers, sensors, or options to slow down the purifier when the air quality is at the desired level.

After testing several model air purifiers by putting them through various test methods and conditions, we can certainly guarantee that the Coway Ap1512HH is one of the best air purifiers available on the market today. People looking for the best air purifier can certainly go with the Coway Ap1512HH because it comes equipped with excellent purification capabilities so that you can always breathe fresh and clean air inside your house.

Another important aspect about the AP1512HH is that it can effectively deliver pure and clean air for up to a surrounding distance of 360 square feet. This is the perfect air purifier machine for your bedroom, but it may seem a little bit ineffective in your living room if the area is a bit larger.

Even though the CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate) is pretty much in the average level when compared to other air purifiers on the market, it still can deliver clean and pure air for your indoors. The Coway’s purifier comes equipped with 4-stage filtration system that includes a pre-flter, carbon filter, HEPA filter, and an ionizer. The first stage ensures that large particles are filtered out with the washable pre-filter, and in the second stage the carbon filter ensures nasty odors are removed. The HEPA filter is one of the important stages in this purification process as smaller contaminants and pollutants like pollen and cigarette smoke is filtered out. The last stage is an optional one as it ionizes the air and delivers clean air.

While there isn’t any kind of sleep mode on the machine, it’s designed in such a way that if the air-quality in the room is within the desired levels, it fine tunes its settings accordingly.

If you’re concerned about it making too much noise, you should know the machine produces only around 58 dB of sound even at maximum setting, so you can easily sleep peacefully without any disturbance from the purifier machine.

Since it weighs just under 15 pounds, it is easily one of the lightest air purifiers on the market. It also consumes only up to 79 watts, which is why we can say that the Coway AP1512HH is one of the most energy efficient purifiers on the market. It also comes with a three-year warranty, which is average among air purifiers.

Product Highlights

• Lightweight and portable
• Most energy efficient purifier system
• 3-year warranty

Pros

• Energy Star certified
• Extremely Quiet

Cons

• No sleep or quiet mode
• Below-average CADR rating

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Price: $199

The next on our list of air purifiers is the Honeywell HPA300, arguably one of the best values for money air purification system available on the market. The HPA300 comes with a pretty low-profile design, but when it comes to removing indoor pollutants, the HPA300 seems to be very effective. It also comes with very high CADR scores especially for its capability to remove dust particles from air. When compared to the Coway, the HPA300 seems to be more affordable. The CADR scores for dust purification is almost 320, giving it one of the best CADR scores in the market. Even the pollen CADR scores are decent, and the unit can provide clean and purified air for almost up to 465 square feet, much better than the Coway. It’s also considered to be the second best purification system when taking into account the area it covers. The company claims the HPA300 can make up to 5 changes to the air in a room in under 60 minutes.

The main reason the HPA300 tops our list is because it brilliantly reduces your operating costs by not including some convenient features like shut-off timer, remote control or auto-adjust feature based on air-quality levels. Even though these are good features to have, you still can get clean and purified air without them. After all, clean air is really what you need from a good air purifier system, right?

Product Highlights

• Best-in-class dust purification system
• Covers around 465 square feet
• High CADR Scores of 320

Pros

• Affordable price
• 5-year warranty

Cons

• Lacks Auto mode
• No convenient features

Price: $312

If you have a large living room and need an air purifier system than can provide clean and purified air for around 490 square feet, then Whirlpool Whispure is your best bet. It’s one of the most powerful air purification systems available, and it comes with higher CADR scores and can deliver effective filtering by removing all harmful particles, smoke, pollen, and dust in the air.

The HEPA filters found in Whispure are designed in such a way that even the tiniest airborne particles are caught and purified, but unlike other air purifiers, it only comes with a 2-way filtration process, so it requires you to replace the filters regularly.

This system is also so quiet that you forget that an air purifier even there in your room; it only produces around 55dB of noise even at the max setting.

It comes equipped with a sleep mode which is great for saving energy, but one thing it lacks is an auto-mode to adjust its settings like other air purifiers. It also weighs around 20 pounds, making it one of the heaviest air purifiers in the market.

Product Highlights

• Extremely effective filter
• Quiet operation
• Five-year warranty

Pros

• sleep mode
• Powerful filter system

Cons

• No auto mode
• 2-way filtration process
• Heavier than other models we tested

Price: $259.99

If you’re looking for the most efficient air purifier on the market, then you can’t ignore the Rabbit Air MinusA2. It only consumes 62 watts for producing purified air in your home. It also comes with a unique design, making it one of the most attractive air purifiers around. Since it consumes so little energy, you don’t need to shed a lot of money to run the air purifier throughout the day in your home.

It also comes with a 6-stage cleaning process that can produce clean and fresh air for up to 300 square feet in your home. Even though the area covered is much lower than other air purifiers we tested, it’s still one of the best and most effective air purifiers for use in small rooms. It also comes with a in-built air quality sensor that alerts you when you need to change the filters. This air purifier can also be easily mounted on your walls unlike other air purifiers. Rabbit also allows you to choose from various designs for the front panel of the purifier.

Product Highlights

• 6-stage cleaning process
• Energy efficient
• Air quality sensor

Pros

• Best for small rooms
• Attractive design

Cons

• Expensive
• Small coverage area

Price: $404

How to improve air quality in your home

If you’re looking to improve the air quality in your home, then the best option is to invest in an air purification system. Even though you use vacuum cleaners to get the dust and dirt from your carpets, they may still hold smaller dust and pollen particles that may become dangerous for your health over a period of time. A good air purifier with HEPA filters can help in removing all kinds of contaminants and pollutants and give you fresh, clean air to breathe all the time.

Do CADR scores measure gas-based pollutants?

The CADR rating doesn’t give you a measurement of gaseous pollutants, but the representation of the capability of an air purifier to purify the air inside your home.

Is the air more polluted inside or outside your home?

While many think that air outside of your house is more polluted, that’s not always the case. If you have pets or smoke inside, the air quality can be around 3-5 times more contaminated with pollutants than the air quality outside.

Does size matter?

Yes, the size does matter as the larger the size, the better it serves a larger area. But remember, air purifiers that cover a larger area are more expensive than compact ones.