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29 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 Overpriced and Ineffective Oct 21, 2008
By D. Workman
"David H. Workman"
The AirFree P2000 literature claims that the product incinerates bacteria by heating the air to 400 degrees fahrenheit, and uses convection current to circulate air through the unit.
I was skeptical, but as we were looking for a product to help with our kid's allergies, decided to give it a try. There was absolutely no difference in the quality of the air in their bedroom after a few weeks. The documentation does correctly state that the product does not work with allergens or dust that has settled on surfaces of the room, only for things floating in the air.
However, the convection current is not nearly strong enough to really pull enough air through the unit to do any good at all. If you slap the carpet right next to the unit and look at the dust that billows up, most of it will settle right back on the ground next to the Airfree - even right next to the air intake vents, you can not see even the slightest pull of the dust towards the unit - it just settles right back down on the ground.
The documentation also states that you need to keep it on for at least a week to notice any effect. However, just the airflow from under any bedroom door will replace more air in the room in one day than this unit can clean in a month, guaranteed! And that's if you leave the door closed.
Think of it this way - you could get the exact same effect by leaving a burner on an electric stove turned on 24 hours a day. Would you even consider this as a solution to your asthma? It's just a waste of electricity.
The unit is outrageously overpriced at $239. I opened it up to see what was inside. As expected, it's just a basic control circuit with a ceramic heating element. As far as the parts go, there is less here than what is used to build a regular $25 coffee maker or toaster. Ok, they don't manufacture this in mass produced volume, but they would still make a very good profit if it was sold for $50.
There's not many products that I would give zero stars to, but this is one of them.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Don't use if you have chemical sensitivities! Oct 27, 2009
By Linda Nathan
"Writer / editor / consultant"
We recently bought this air purifier after scouring the market for one that would meet all of our requirements--especially that would help my chemical sensitivities. The photo makes it look like it's metal, which is what we hoped for. But when we got it, it turned out to be plastic and emitted a terrible plastic smell as it heated up. We put it in a room where it couldn't affect us, hoping it would offgas enough to use it. Now, nearly two weeks later, it is still giving off that smell, although a little less intensely. Why on earth would a company that claims its product purifies the air use a plastic that gives off such terrible fumes? It also seems far too small to clean the air in the space we bought it for. Obviously we're sending it back.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Works great for mold! Sep 01, 2011
By S. Kohrherr
We found out about these devices when we had a crawl space full of mold, and we used them with great success. Then we moved, and had a mildewy corner of the new house that made us sneeze and feel stuffy, and the Airfree completely eliminated that problem. I could tell whenever my husband unplugged it by accident, because the next morning I'd wake up stuffy again. We'd plug it back in again, and the stuffiness and mildewy smell disappeared again.
A friend used it on my recommendation, and his house that smelled unpleasantly mildewy smells great now.
This is not a filter, which is a good thing -- filters never work on mold for long; they lose their initial effectiveness quickly. This has a heated core that actually incinerates the mold spores, and it never loses effectiveness. It takes a few weeks to cycle all the air in the room through, but you can tell a difference in symptoms even before then. When I researched this, I remember finding a retailer who had tested the Airfree by leaving it in a room with a strawberry and a piece of cheese. Neither molded, even after weeks and weeks and weeks.
It says a two year guarantee, but I found that mine lasted about 4 years before they seemed to start losing effectiveness. I replaced mine when we started getting a mildewy smell again as well as stuffiness even while the Airfree was on, about four years after purchasing it. After replacing it with a new one, all the symptoms and smell went away again. I won't be without it! It's a great product!
Oh, and the odd smell that some others mentioned only happens in the first few days. I think it is from the initial use of the heated core, just like with any new space heater, oven, or wood stove. The stuff burns off of the element, and then no odor comes from it at all after that.
7 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Didn't know it was working, till I moved it, then noticed the difference! Jan 18, 2008
By J. Blaydes
You have to dust it off, but it seems to take the allergens and bacteria out of the air. People come over, we don't get sick as often. I moved it to another room, and then my husbands allergies started up again, put it back and they stopped.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
!!! restocking fee 25% if you open the item !!! Mar 07, 2010
By G. Kapuscinski
I've used it in the room where I have single glass windows. Mold shown around the windows anyway. Lysol disinfectant from local store works better for mold. A few weeks ago I bought dehumidifier - much cheaper than AirFree. Dehumidifier really works. AirFree "100% Satisfaction Guarantee" doesn't mean that much. I wanted to return AirFree when I opened this up and see what I got for $239. I was told that return costs 25% if you open the item plus shipping both ways - it comes $75. Now I now: I should return it anyway.
Amazon was may trusted store.
!!!! After this buy is not anymore. I need to be careful.
AirFree product is waste of money. I would not recommend to anybody.
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