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- Best air purifier overall IQAir HealthPro *Est. $750
- Best value Alen A350 *Est. $400
- Air cleaner for very small rooms Honeywell Enviracaire 50250-N *Est. $160
- Furnace filter 3M Filtrete Ultra Allergen Filter *Est. $17
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Best air purifier overall
- Good for large rooms
- Does not emit ozone
- Endorsed by medical groups
- High price
- Loud at highest setting
February 2009. Oddly -- and frustratingly -- the IQAir HealthPro is recommended by Air-Purifiers-America.com on the basis of test results in a small room, but similar tests by Consumer Reports place the HealthPro in the lower third of a pack of 36. Based on what other reviewers say, though, it seems that Air-Purifiers-America.com is closer to the mark. Experts praise the HEPA-filtering HealthPro for its large coverage area (1,000 square feet, but it will work better in smaller rooms) and efficiency at removing particles, and say it's the best air purifier for people with severe allergies. However, a few owners and experts point out that this air purifier can be loud on its highest speed setting, and it's also expensive: The Alen A350 (*est. $400) performs nearly as well in tests at Air-Purifiers-America.com for half the price.
The IQAir HealthPro has been evaluated by the four best sources for air purifier reviews: Consumer Reports and Air-Purifiers-America.com, which both perform detailed testing (though in this case with contradictory results), and it's also reviewed at the enthusiast site Air-Purifier-Power.com, and AllergyBuyersClub.com, a retailer that points out the pluses and minuses of the products it sells. The HealthPro is also reviewed by Reviewboard.com and receives a handful of posts from owners at Amazon.com.
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The IQAir HealthPro is among the 36 air purifiers tested by Consumer Reports in its review. By injecting allergens into a test chamber, then measuring air purifier performance at several time intervals on both high and low speeds, editors test models for dust and smoke removal, ozone emission and noise level. Interestingly, Consumer Reports' findings on the IQAir are somewhat different than those in other reviews.
Review: Air Purifiers, Editors of Consumer Reports, Updated Dec. 2007
Air-Purifiers-America.com is one of the few sources that actually tests and compares air purifiers. Models are tested in a small room designed to represent a typical office, and air purifiers are measured for performance on both high and low speeds. Noise levels and ozone emissions are also evaluated. The IQAir HealthPro scores well for coverage area and percentage of particles removed, but editors say it's slightly noisier than air purifiers by Alen and BlueAir.
Review: Air Purifier Test Results, Editors of Air-Purifiers-America.com
AllergyBuyersClub.com -- which lists the pluses and minuses of the products it sells -- calls the IQAir HealthPro "a king among princes," saying that in tests "virtually nothing escapes its hyper-HEPA filter." However, the editors point out that the HealthPro is a bit noisy compared to other air purifiers. Testing isn't well defined, however; it's unclear exactly how editors evaluate air purifiers.
Review: IQAir Purifiers HealthPro Series Air Purifiers, Editors of AllergyBuyersClub.com
Reviewer Ed Sherbenou knows air purifiers -- his site analyzes numerous models in depth -- so his rave about the IQAir HealthPro (he owns the slightly more expensive Plus model) carries particular weight. He says this machine came through when he and his wife moved to Houston, which has notoriously polluted air. Sherbenou also evaluates dozens of other air purifiers based on their mechanics, component quality and build quality, but he does not conduct head-to-head performance tests.
Review: My Air Purifier: IQAir, Ed Sherbenou
5. Amazon.com
Five of the six owners posting to Amazon give the IQAir HealthPro five out of five stars. A few of the owners confirm the machine's loud noise level on its highest setting, as stated in other reviews. The one negative review centers on this air cleaner's high price, noisiness and heavy weight.
Review: IQAir HealthPro Air Purifier, Contributors to Amazon.com
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