Vicks 1.0 Gallon Cool Mist Humidifier

I originally purchased this unit for my child's room 2 years ago -worked fine. There was no soaked carpet, no leaks, no fires, and no problems finding filters. I even liked the level of sound it would get loud gradually. My child (now 2 yrs old) loved the sound so much we had to find a sound machine to duplicate it.

We purchased another unit for our second child's room. Strangely, this unit worked differently than the first. The second one leaked (very litte nothing a hand towel under the unit couldn't fix) and was MUCH louder than the first. I also found that I needed to refill this unit more often than I did the first.

I didn't see too much of a problem with the difference, just thought it was worth mentioning...

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Dyson Airblade AB 02, 110-120V, Die Cast Aluminum

Like most people, I wince when I see an electric hand dryer in a public restroom -I know that I will try to use it and end up with either damp hands or I'll walk away wiping my hands on my trousers. Well, I have used the Dyson Airblade dryer in four or five different restrooms scattered around the world and it really works!

You just put your hands in the slot; the air turns on (no heat needed) and strips the water off of your hands as you slowly raise them out of the unit. This is a revolution in electric hand dryers.

I wish every manager of a public bathroom would buy one or two of these. I would even be willing to give up having paper towels as a backup.

16x24x1 (15.5 x 23.5) Accumulair Emerald Filter

This filter measures about 1/2" smaller on each side than what is advertised.

This in effect causes the filter to NOT create an air-tight seal and can slide around in the housing.

DO NOT BUY not having the true sizes loses effectiveness.

3M Filtrete FAPF00-4 Air Purifier Replacement Filter

It's 1 filter. I thought I was getting 4. I could've found a better deal elsewhere if I'd have known it was only 1 filter when you see "FAPF00-4 Air Cleaning Filters" you make the assumption that you're getting a 4 pack of them. I'm certain the seller is aware of this and there's probably some fine print somewhere...

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Whynter Eco Pure Room Air Purifier

My wife and I were looking for an air purifier/filter due to using an older wood stove (which is on the way out). We let this quiet purifier run for a week and barely noticed it was on and the place was noticeably cleaner in air quality.

Happy Customer

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Envion 90TP220TBK1W Therapure 220M Air Purifier

I'm giving this a good honest review because of the high cost of the item. It's a decent size for a bedroom the fan is fairly quiet and it really works well. After the first day I checked the filter and was amazed at how dirty it was which means it is working as it should. The color choices are a nice added touch. Can't tell if the uv light is actually doing anything but it is on. The air is cleaner and the fan creates a nice breeze to circulate the air. Over all I am very pleased with this product.

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16x20x4-MERV 12 A/C Furnace Air Filters by Nordic Pure

These filters were purchased in lieu of inoperable cells in an electronic air cleaner. These worked great, but required pretty frequent changes. Probably not the fault of the filter: our house is under a huge tree and we have two basset hounds.

Electrolux Jetmaxx Green Canister Vacuum

Well I love the suction, and the power upholstery attachment, however there are a number of serious design flaws. The worst flaw is the hose, it is very cheap and stiff, although it can theoretically swivel on both ends, you will have to twist it with your hands for it to do so. The hose comes out of the canister at a nearly vertical angle so there is not enough sideways force to make it swivel even if they did have a half way decent swivel attachment. The result is that the hose is constantly kinking and every time you move a few feet the canister flips upside down. Adding to the flipability of the vacuum are the two large wheels on the sides that prevent the canister from turning easily. Rotating wheels would have been a big help here. I have a 1980's Hover canister that has never flipped. If I could buy an old Hover I would.

My next disappointment was the swiveling arm, which by the way swivels like a dream, so I know they can make a good swivel (try putting it on the hose). I thought I would like this feature however I have found that it makes turning the power head very difficult. When I push the arm to the side instead of moving the head to the side it just swivels the arm. To actually change the direction of the head I have to pick it up turn it and put it back down again (this can get very tiring). Additionally since the hose is kinked all the time, it puts sideways pressure on the arm as a result I am constantly fighting to keep the arm vertical.

On last flaw regards how attachments attach to the arm. The power attachments have a very loose connection and will come off with just a little pressure. When vacuuming under the couch I have pulled the arm back out and found that the power attachment was left behind.

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6" Inch Inline Muffler Noise Reducer Silencer

product states up to 50% reduction in noise. i installed the product and i am sure 50% is not even close more like 10%, dissappointed to say the least.

27x27x1 (26.5 x 26.5) Accumulair Platinum 1-Inch Filter

I am not sure how other filters may work, but what I can say is that I have bad allergies, and when I am in my home running the central air it is as though I have no allergies at all.

I have purchased this product through Amazon/FiltersNow twice, and both experiences were positive.

13x20x1 (Actual Size) Accumulair Emerald Filter

These Filters cannot be bought at our Local Walmart etc. So I am pleased to find these online Just What we needed and They are delivered in a timely manner

FilterStream H-100 DirtTamer Hand-Held Vacuum HEPA Filter

The H-100 DirtTamer is as advertised. Living alone in a small, one bedroom, carpetless apartment, I find it lightweight, convenient to use and powerful enough to handle my vacuuming needs without the bulk of a full sized machine. The filtering system seems to work well because there is a noticeable reduction in dust build-up since I began using it. The price is quite reasonable, and for light cleaning, I would recommend it to anyone.

BlueAir 450E SmokeStop Air Purifier

We have an issue where our neighbor smokes and we can smell the smoke in our bedroom (apartment living). Looked at numerous reviews on air purifiers and finally decided on this one. I also looked at IQAir (too expensive, probably more than what we actually needed in terms of room size) and a few other brands rated highly on various websites, but ultimate picked this one since it was less offensive looking and I liked the auto sensing features.

Pros:

Has helped immensely with the smoke smell in our bedroom (~200 sq ft)

Less ugly than other air purifiers, although still looks like a giant computer tower

Quiet on setting 1 (like a computer humming softly), relatively quiet on setting 2, and setting 3 is way too loud for sleeping

Design allows you to place pretty much against wall instead of having this large obtrusive thing in the middle of the room.

Cons:

It's not small, I'm kind of glad we didn't get the 500 or 600 series even though they are only a few inches bigger in a couple dimension.

A little pricey compared to some other alternatives, but I tend to go for the peace of mind of better reviewed products

LG LP1200dxr 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner

I've owned this unit for 2 years and it runs 24/7 from around May through September. Other than cleaning the air filter there is no maintenance, and the unit will turn just about any room into an ice box. I originally purchased the unit for an upstairs room with western exposure that would just be unbearably hot during the summer. This unit turned it into the coolest and most pleasant room in the house.

It is a large and heavy unit, and a bit noisy if you plan to sleep in the room with it. But we did get used to the noise, and it was certainly a fair trade off for the comfort it provided. I would not hesitate for a second to purchase this unit again, and when summer rolls around I am so thankful that we have it. Very well built and efficient cooler.

Homedics Cool Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier

It's been 3 month of almost continuous use and I have only one complaint... if I run the unit on full blast all the time (I have it in my 200 sq.ft. bedroom now), I eventually find it sitting in a puddle of water. I believe this is due to condensation, meaning the air in the room has become so humid that the mist condensates back into water around the unit's base instead of staying in the air. To combat this problem, I've turned the mist/humidity control down to halfway. I also placed the base on a Van Ness pet food mat: Van Ness Food Mat for Dogs and Cats that I bought at a local pet supply store for under $10, and I keep a wash cloth nearby to wipe up the drips when I lift the tank to refill it. The mat keeps the puddled water from ruining anything, if it develops again, which it hasn't so far, because the lip on the mat keeps the water on the mat. These things seem to have worked, and (knocking on wood) so far I haven't seen another puddle. I'll keep the mat under it though anyway.

The humidity in the room is enough now that the static issues are gone and my skin and sinuses feel way better; I'm no longer so stuffy at night or dried out. I'm going to buy another one of these (and another pet food mat) for my office.

I have a couple of Venta-Sonic VS100 ultrasonic humidifiers in my house too. Both of those units are over 7 years old now and run pretty much full time in the winter as well. One unit sits in my living room and the other is in an upstairs hallway. Both of these locations are near the largest RETURN air vents for my HVAC system so the humidified air can also circulate throughout the house.

These units also do the same thing with water pooling underneath, but only when the humidity around the unit is high enough to make it condense, or I didn't screw on the lid to the tank properly or I didn't place the tank on the base properly. Both of those units are on waterproof mats too. I have also turned down the humidity level controls to help prevent the condensation, but lately it's been very dry here in Colorado so I have to run them full blast.

I highly recommend everyone running ultrasonic humidifiers use some sort of waterproof catch mat under them, and keep a wash cloth nearby too. Make sure the mat has a lip all the way around the edge to prevent any pooling water from escaping.

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Hunter 30917 Replacement Filter

This is not a HEPA filter, since it does not meet HEPA standards in terms of particle filtration efficiency. Putting "HEPA" in the name is deceptive, and allows to sell a cheap item for several times the price.

I got this to test the filter media to see if it can be used for a true HEPA application in an electronics room. We have tested this filter at 60 CFM using an APC plus particle counter and got the following readings (presented as counts in the 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, and 5.0 micron ranges). Numbers are accurate to within 10%.

Ambient air:

20565, 1125, 254, 0

Hunter-Filtered air:

2102, 51, 32, 0

Positive control (true HEPA filter we used a Whatman HEPA-CAP here to make sure the counter is accurate)

0, 0, 0, 0.

Thus, this filter is ~90% efficient which should be enough for the most folks to achieve an allergy relief, but also could be achieved by a variety of much cheaper electrostatic filters rated above MERV10 one can get at HomeDepot.

The federal HEPA standard is 99.97% particle removal at 0.3 microns and this filter is more than 2 orders of magnitude (factor of 100+) below this rating. The media appears to be polypropylene and has a surface area at least an order of magnitude smaller than a true HEPA filter which is not surprising.

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Air Ionic Purifier LightningAir Air Sanitizer

i have been looking for a high powered ionic air cleaner for awhile, when i found this i knew it was the right one. it is an awesome machine. the air in my apt. smells like fresh air when i use it and my allergies don't bother me like they did before. i highly recomend this machine

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90030 Echo RePower Filter Kit 13031051830 13120519830

Found the items online at as reasonable price or better than going to the local small engine repair shop. The items were exact OEM replacements. Shipped by the US Postal system and arrived a few days later. I would order through this system again when I need more parts.

83377 Sears/Kenmore Carbon Replacement Pre-Filter

This supplier, Eurobound4, is ripping off all that buy this product.

When it says one filter, it means one filter. These filters come in packages of 4.

This supplier is buying packages of 4 and selling each filter separately for nearly the price of 4.

The supplier is deceiving all that purchase these filters.

Beware. If they had negative stars, I would have used that rating.

Frigidaire FRA053PU1 5,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner

Purchased this unit a few weeks ago to cool a small office room (about 120sf). I was skeptical when I bought it because I was unsure how well portable AC units could be. The unit works really well and is very nice looking. The blowers are somewhat loud but given the small size of my room that is to be expected. It's not annoying loud. My only complaints were the poor documentation regarding the drainage. There are two drainage outlets. The upper one requires a garden hose attachment. This is only required if you are using the unit in the dehumidifier mode (which I am not). The instructions about this one were clear. The second drainage port is very small at the bottom of the unit. There were no specific instructions about this. It has a soft rubber cap. Once a day I place a shallow tin (pie tin) and drain the water. This is really important otherwise you will have a leak on your floor. Ideally you would hook up some type of small tube to drain. The only problem is that this drain is only about an inch above the floor which makes draining somewhat clumsy.

You do need to vent the unit and it comes with a good length, expandable, 6" thick plastic vent tube. I believe it stretches to 6 feet. Also comes with a window adapter.

Aside from the drainage issue, the unit seems very well made and works wonderfully. Comes with a remote control which I have not used.