Whirlpool AP25030K Whispure Air Purifier, HEPA Air Cleaner

quiet and efficient
This AP250 is well put together, efficient, and ideal for a 320 sq foot or smaller room. It has very simple controls, 3 speeds and off, and it arrived ready to go -- no need to do any set up, just plug it in and enjoy. Best of all, it's extremely quiet. On low, it's barely audible, on medium, it has a pleasant low pitched hum that serves nicely as white noise, and even on high, the fan is considerably louder, but not annoying or shrill. I've tried much smaller units that were so loud it was impossible to sleep, watch tv, etc, while they were on... so this one is a keeper. The fan is powerful and it blows air straight up to circulate (supposedly it will clean the room air about 5x an hour). The back of the unit is flat, so it can be put flush against the wall. I'm trying to find out if it's ok to run it in a horizontal position with the air blowing out vs up, but until I confirm that, I'm leaving it on the floor. The only negatives I've found so far are that it's quite large--...

Cheap alternative to buying new filters
I bought this purifier a few months ago for my daughter's room. She has a smallish room with also 3 smallish birds residing with her. They produce a lot of dust and feathers. My daughter has allergies, which we thought were from the birds, but now know it's probably a variety of factors. The air purifier has NOT helped with these, BUT it has taken a lot of airborne particles out of the air of which I am very thankful for.

I do wish it was quieter. We only run it on low as the other speeds are VERY loud (strange that another reviewer says it's so quiet...odd). I think any filter that moves as much air as these Whirlpool ones do, is going to be loud. My daughter can sleep with the lowest setting so that is a blessing. Lots of air flows through these machines so if you have long hair, it's fun to put your head over the top and let your 'stand on end'. We did have a bit of a hard time finding a good spot in her room.

Regarding the filters, every other week I...

Whirlpool Whispure Purifier
Consumer Reports was spot on when they ranked this as a best buy air purifier. I love the fact I can put it up against a wall, as it sucks dirty air in from the front and expells it up. Most purifiers suck in bad air from the back......so you don't want to put it up against a wall, but you also don't want to put it in the middle of your room. The purifier is quiet compared to others and the Whirlpool filter replacements are top notch quaility and available on Amazon too. I bought one of the small units and two of the large ones and have been very happy. They are energy star rated too!

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