GermGuardian - 161 Sq. Ft Air Purifier - Black

I have been running my air purifier 24/7 for almost 2 months now. I haven't had any problems with this unit. PROS: 1) Really cleans the air- after just a WEEK of use, the outer (carbon) filter was covered in dust! Disgusting, but I'm satisfied to know that wasn't in my lungs. I vacuum the filter once a week. 2) HEPA filter. Although I can't actually "see" what it is catching, I know it is helping my air quality! I live in Utah where the inversion pollutes the air on a regular basis during the winter. This air purifier gives me peace of mind, knowing that when I come home I am in a clean air environment. Not only that, but it catches dust mite allergens, pollen, plant spores, bacteria, fungi, mold, smoke, dust..... We are definitely sleeping better at night, not waking up with the usual "stuff" that you have to clear out of your throat in the morning... catch my drift? 3) UV light- peace of mind that the germs that are caught by this thing are killed. 4) Catches SMELL (carbon filter)- I am used to smelling leftovers when I let my pots/pans soak in the sink overnight. Not anymore! I know this works because one time we went out of town overnight and turned the unit off. When we came back, our apartment smelled like soaking dishes/leftovers. A smell I'm glad to be rid of using this unit! CONS: 1) When I first got this unit, the lowest setting was pretty quiet. It is noticeably louder now. However, at this setting me and my husband are still able to sleep with the unit in our bedroom at night. AKA not too loud for sleeping (and I used to sleep strictly with earplugs for 2 years straight, so that should tell you something!). Because the fan got louder, I rate this product 4/5 stars. I hope it doesn't continue to get louder. I will update if it does. 2) When we first used it, it did have a "new" or plastic/carbon smell to it. I imagine this was the carbon filter. The smell was gone by the second or third day. I recommend this product. It is the best Air purifier/HEPA filter you can get for this price range. Obviously if you spend more money, you can get a much better product that will cover more square footage. **IMPORTANT- the 22" model can be used up to 155 sq. ft. The 28" model can be used up to 193 sq. ft. Buy according to your needs. AKA, measure the living space you want to use this unit in. In bigger rooms you will need MORE THAN ONE UNIT if you want this product to work effectively. Just an FYI.

I'm using this in my master bedroom. My wife has three little, smelly dogs that she insists stay in the room with us at night. As you can imagine, the putrid odor from these mutts is horrific since they never get baths. And I have to constantly be on the lookout for stepping on urine or feces from these not-so-well potty trained mutts. Their dander and hair coats everything in the room like a fine powdery snow on a cold winter day. With the door closed at night, I feel that I'm trapped in a coffin deep under ground, struggling for one last gasp of fresh air. Every day since the dogs have entered my life, I ask myself if this is h-e-l-l. Then the GermGuardian 3-in-1 True HEPA Air Purifier came along. I turned it on for the first time and closed the door behind me. I came back in an hour later, and I was amazed at how much fresher the air was in the room. It's as if the GermGuardian uses tiny lasers to blast away odor particles in the room, rendering them inert. The deep fog of dust and dander that clouded the room summarily dissipated, leaving behind only pure, fresh, breathable air for the first time in many months. And I am starting to believe that maybe there is some hope for me on this earth, so there is no need to continue plotting my own demise. The only flaw with the GermGuardian is that it is very loud on the highest fan setting. Of course, there is no fan setting high enough to completely counteract the stench of the smelly mutts in my room, but the GermGuardian makes a valiant effort. I also wish there was a way to turn off the blue light for the UV lamp so I wouldn't have to turn that setting off at night. The blue light is blinding when you're trying to sleep, akin to staring at the midday sun. Of course, I've thought about sticking hot pokers in my eyeballs so I don't have to look at the piles of vomit and feces in the middle of the floor, so maybe this is blue light is a good feature. The bottom line is that I recommend this product. It may just save your life.

I purchased this about 4 months ago, and I have to say, it has changed my life! I have two large dogs and allergies. Though my dogs don't shed much, they still have dander and they used to send me into middle of the night asthmatic fits. I wasn't sleeping a full night through without a double dose of allergy medicine and an inhaler (and even then it was iffy)...Until I got the GermGuardian. Upon first use there was a little of that "new plastic smell," but it went away after about 36 hours of continuously running it. The first night I used it, I took my allergy medicine, but did not have to use the inhaler. Did not wake up once! The second week after using it, I noticed that there was less dust in our bedroom, and I had been able to take my allergy medicine less and less (now maybe once a week if that). In fact, I haven't touched my inhaler in over two months! I am going to buy a second (larger unit) for our upstairs living area. I take the smaller one upstairs while I'm cooking if I am making something that is really smelly (like fried fish or bacon) and run it while I cook. It really helps to minimize the amount of lingering odors. It would be nice to not have to move it around all the time! The best part though...In this yucky cold and flu season, I am pretty sure the GermGuardian kept me from getting full-blown sick! I started to feel a sore throat and stuffy, but it never broke out into a full cold. I have recommended this item to four people who ordered it, and all of them said that they are noticing a huge difference in the air quality in their home. ***ONE THING TO NOTE*** You have to rinse the thinner filter off about every two weeks (and be careful, it can tear easily). I don't recommend vacuuming it (I tore it up, and it didn't seem to get all the crud out). I usually just rinse it out in the tub with cool water and let it air dry for about 5-10 minutes. It will help prolong the Hepa filter in it.

***************I've only had my unit for 6 days now.****************** So I got the smaller of the two germ guardians because the smaller one was the only one that was in stock at the time; and I was desperate to find something to help my allergies. I got it and noticed a difference the first night after letting it run in the bedroom with the door closed for a period of around 12 hours. Nights previously were unbearable due to the worst pollen season in years. I also have a dog (does not shed), but I noticed more allergies after I got him. This has really done a lot to help allergies of all types. Prior to using the Germ Guardian, I was using allergy pills here and there that had little to no effect on me because the pollen has been so overwhelming this year. While I still experience plenty of allergy symptoms, this has alleviated them to the point that I do not have a stuffy nose at night anymore. Without this, I would have continued to have many nights of sneezing fits and light sleep. As far as odors go, it definitely *helps* but does not eliminate like some of the other reviewers seem to experience. My dog is not quite housebroken yet, and even though I have this running, I still experience plenty of bad odors. Sure they're not quite so bad; I would not base my purchase on the odor control aspect. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend this. It has been doing a tremendous job of capturing a lot of airborne dust and debris and other allergen-causing pollutants in the air. My nights have been significantly better by just using this unit; but I think allergy medicine still helps to attack the root of the issues.

I use it for my wife and 2 small children. They all suffer from mild allergies. I recently started experiencing allergies, too. This little thing seems to work very well. We've used it probably a total of 9 months every since we've purchased it years ago. It helps decrease our congestion. The 3 speeds are nice too, however, as I sleep about 12 inches away from it, it can be very loud. The UV light also serves as a very faint (and I mean very faint in comparison to an actual night light) blue light/night light sort of light whenever we have it on during the evenings. An honorable mention is, it doubles as a fan for hot nights/days though the projection of the air that is blown out is pretty much 90 degrees perpendicular to the front of the device. It's hard to describe but if you're looking directly at it and it's standing upwards in its standard position, the air blows out to your right instead of directly at you as a normal fan would. I like to aim the air at my feet on some nights when I don't want to use a fan. Also, when it's hot but not hot enough to use my portable window AC unit, it suffices as a fan for me and I have a very low tolerance for warm weather. Overall, it feels like it'll last for a fairly long time. The only reason for 4 stars is the noise level, but other than that I enjoy it.

Finally after reading lot of reviews and suffering from allergies for almost 3 months into this terrible weather of NY, i finally decided to buy this purifier. I was a little cautious as some customers complained about having problem with some units, so i decided to go to store instead ordering online. While in store I asked the representative to turn it on for me so that I dont have to return from home. Out of the box, just plug it in and and is ready to go. Has 3 settings i,ii and iii. III is slightly louder but at I and II you wont even know if its on. We have a closed living room area and my wife loves to cook and fry things. So she decided to cook as soon as I turn the unit on. And we couldnt appreciate smell of cooked food where the unit was placed and as soon as she turned off the stove we couldnt even smell in rest of the living room area (my living room is approx 500 sq feet). Next morning I woke up without having to sneeze or having a stuffed nose (something very unusual for me). My son suffers from similar issues and he gets frequently sick (almost every month). I am hoping that this unit will continue to impact our life positively

With all the great reviews, I purchased 2 of these to replace my two, 14 year old ionic-type purifiers. Not that they were not working, they did very well at removing odors, not really capable of removing dust from the duct work, but I thought its time in case they stopped working with age. I have one of these GGuardians in the finished basement, moves the air around pretty well and will take in some dust particles but does not take out any cooking odors that may linger there, as the kitchen is at the top of the entrance. The other unit I have in the entrance of the kitchen which is quite small. I point it into the small area to get rid of cooking odors and it FAILS to do it, even on the high speed. It will remove some of the smoke if frying but the odor still reeks. I end up setting my old purifier and it will take care of the odors. Very disappointed in the removal of odors of cooking in such a small area and find it terribly frustrating to bring a 14 yr old purifier down to finish the job. Both my items were at full price, not on sale like they are now. This is my second attempt to send a review, the other never made it in. Overall I give a 2 only for the fan capability to move air and keep some dust at bay in the basement. The other gets a ZERO for my intended use in a small kitchen.

I received the Guardian Technologies AC4825 germguardian 3-in-1 Air Cleaning System sometime shortly after October 3, 2015 (shipping date) and put it immediately into service. On December 19, 2015 I took the unit out of service and cleaned it in accordance with user manual. When I put it back into service, the UV light would not come on. Thinking I could have damage bulb by banging it while hot, I ordered a replacement bulb. On about December 27th, I received the bulb and replace the one in the unit. On placing the unit back in operation, the UV light would still not come on. On December 30th I called Guardian Technologies customer service. Although still under warranty, they advised me that at my own expense I could purchase packaging material and pay to ship the unit back to them (also asked me to insure it at my expense) and they would have a technician look at the unit. Let’s recap, unit broke in 3 months and I was to spend my own money to send it back to Guardian Technologies under warranty.