Comments on: Holmes® HAP412N-U HEPA-Type Mini Tower Air Purifier http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/ Be Smart. Breathe Clean. www.SmartCleanAir.com Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brad Borkowski http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Brad Borkowski Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:44:33 +0000 http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/#comment-359 I live in a small studio apartment (400 square feet) with two little kittens, and with no windows and sealed concrete floors, so needless to say the air quality can be quite awful. The combination of cooking smell, litter box, and cat hair made me crazy enough to splash down cash for this unit. <br /> <br />Un-boxing is very straight forward with really everything assembled straight from the factory. It comes with a charcoal-foam filter and a hepa filter (don't forget to take off the cover and remove the plastic wrap!) The unit sucks from the back (flat area) and exhausts the clean air via the front (round side). Simplistically, there are only two knobs that independently control the ionizer and fan speed. The speed settings are all quiet except for the fastest which sounds about as loud as a microwave. I recommend using the middle speed for everyday use. <br /> <br />Within the first hour, I noticed a much improved overall air quality, especially around my litterbox area. Now my apartment is much fresher and pleasant to live in. Its crazy to think that such a small investment makes such a huge impact on your daily health. <br /> <br />As far as the filters go, its about $15 for a replacement charcoal filter, and $20-25 for the hepa filter that you might replace every 3-4 months. For roughly $100 a year, its not too bad of an upkeep. <br /> <br />I guarantee you'll love yours, I know I want to buy one for every room I stay in now. Rating: 5 / 5 I live in a small studio apartment (400 square feet) with two little kittens, and with no windows and sealed concrete floors, so needless to say the air quality can be quite awful. The combination of cooking smell, litter box, and cat hair made me crazy enough to splash down cash for this unit.

Un-boxing is very straight forward with really everything assembled straight from the factory. It comes with a charcoal-foam filter and a hepa filter (don’t forget to take off the cover and remove the plastic wrap!) The unit sucks from the back (flat area) and exhausts the clean air via the front (round side). Simplistically, there are only two knobs that independently control the ionizer and fan speed. The speed settings are all quiet except for the fastest which sounds about as loud as a microwave. I recommend using the middle speed for everyday use.

Within the first hour, I noticed a much improved overall air quality, especially around my litterbox area. Now my apartment is much fresher and pleasant to live in. Its crazy to think that such a small investment makes such a huge impact on your daily health.

As far as the filters go, its about $15 for a replacement charcoal filter, and $20-25 for the hepa filter that you might replace every 3-4 months. For roughly $100 a year, its not too bad of an upkeep.

I guarantee you’ll love yours, I know I want to buy one for every room I stay in now.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: CQ DX http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-358 CQ DX Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:00:28 +0000 http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/#comment-358 I've had this excellent purifier for a bit more than a year, and it has been mostly on for all that time in a non-smoking environment. It is being used in our 3 year old's medium sized bedroom to minimize room dust and other airborne allergens, and usually kept in the low or medium setting. It works very well, with the air in her bedroom NOT showing dust (when the sun is shining through the windows you can see airborne dust in the light beam), while in our other bedrooms with no purifier, dust is visible. We usually get 4 to 5 months out of a HEPA filter, but you CAN 're-use' the HEPA filters by doing the following: gently vacuum the filter on both sides, until the gray or dark dust covering the filter is gone. You have just succeeded in removing most of the particles captured by the filter, and saved yourself some money. The filter can now be re-used for a few more weeks, at least! You may want to perform the vaccuming function in an outside area or garage, with a surgical mask on, so that you don't inhale any of the captured particles on the filter. The whole process usually takes me only 5 minutes, including washing the pre-filter. This model also has an 'ionizer' switch, but my advise is not to use it for more than a few minutes at most. I have read conflicting claims about the safety of using ionizers long-term. The unit works very well with the ionization option in the off position. Buy with confidence. Rating: 5 / 5 I’ve had this excellent purifier for a bit more than a year, and it has been mostly on for all that time in a non-smoking environment. It is being used in our 3 year old’s medium sized bedroom to minimize room dust and other airborne allergens, and usually kept in the low or medium setting. It works very well, with the air in her bedroom NOT showing dust (when the sun is shining through the windows you can see airborne dust in the light beam), while in our other bedrooms with no purifier, dust is visible. We usually get 4 to 5 months out of a HEPA filter, but you CAN ‘re-use’ the HEPA filters by doing the following: gently vacuum the filter on both sides, until the gray or dark dust covering the filter is gone. You have just succeeded in removing most of the particles captured by the filter, and saved yourself some money. The filter can now be re-used for a few more weeks, at least! You may want to perform the vaccuming function in an outside area or garage, with a surgical mask on, so that you don’t inhale any of the captured particles on the filter. The whole process usually takes me only 5 minutes, including washing the pre-filter. This model also has an ‘ionizer’ switch, but my advise is not to use it for more than a few minutes at most. I have read conflicting claims about the safety of using ionizers long-term. The unit works very well with the ionization option in the off position. Buy with confidence.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: C. Patterson http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-357 C. Patterson Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:15:03 +0000 http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/#comment-357 I wish I had bought an air purifier earlier. This one is the first I have ever owned and I wish I had one in every room. I keep this one in my bedroom and I now sleep like a baby. It stays on 24/7 unless I am cleaning the pre-filter. It is because of the pre-filter I bought this one. Buy it. Rating: 5 / 5 I wish I had bought an air purifier earlier. This one is the first I have ever owned and I wish I had one in every room. I keep this one in my bedroom and I now sleep like a baby. It stays on 24/7 unless I am cleaning the pre-filter. It is because of the pre-filter I bought this one. Buy it.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: C. Roman http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-356 C. Roman Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:32:11 +0000 http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/#comment-356 We bought this product for my daughter when she was 3 and started showing signs of allergies, on top of her horrible asthma. This product kept the room cool in the summer, clean and crisp through the windy days, and even kept out the skunk spray that invade the closed up house. I am hoping to buy one for every room, now that I read the following review rgarding the black dust. We are non-smokers, and I am a germ, & dust freak. Following my daughters many doctor & hosiptal, I try and prevent allergy attacks and cold season with an arsenal at my finger tips :). To be very honest the dust over took the wall were the unit was and the things around it. And for the life of me I couldn't understand what that was or why it was happening, having replaced a clean filter with no luck! I felt defeated having to place a great product in the closet because of the black yuck, but it will be back tomorrow! It would be nice if Holmes products had coupons,rebates, etc. Please send word if anyone hears of any. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!! Rating: 4 / 5 We bought this product for my daughter when she was 3 and started showing signs of allergies, on top of her horrible asthma. This product kept the room cool in the summer, clean and crisp through the windy days, and even kept out the skunk spray that invade the closed up house. I am hoping to buy one for every room, now that I read the following review rgarding the black dust. We are non-smokers, and I am a germ, & dust freak. Following my daughters many doctor & hosiptal, I try and prevent allergy attacks and cold season with an arsenal at my finger tips :) . To be very honest the dust over took the wall were the unit was and the things around it. And for the life of me I couldn’t understand what that was or why it was happening, having replaced a clean filter with no luck! I felt defeated having to place a great product in the closet because of the black yuck, but it will be back tomorrow! It would be nice if Holmes products had coupons,rebates, etc. Please send word if anyone hears of any. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Sarah http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Sarah Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:47:36 +0000 http://www.smartcleanair.com/holmes%c2%ae-hap412n-u-hepa-type-mini-tower-air-purifier/#comment-355 I purchased this item based on the positive reviews. Its a lovely fan, and the noise is tolerable even on the highest level. However, as an air purifier, this unit is worthless. I ran it for one month continuously, in a dusty apartment with a cat and a dog. At the end of the month, there wasn't a speck of dust in the filter. It was pristine! The inside of the unit has this little filter indicator that confirms that a bright white filter is "brand new" as opposed to one that's "in use." So, if you want a nice fan, this is the unit for you. Rating: 2 / 5 I purchased this item based on the positive reviews. Its a lovely fan, and the noise is tolerable even on the highest level. However, as an air purifier, this unit is worthless. I ran it for one month continuously, in a dusty apartment with a cat and a dog. At the end of the month, there wasn’t a speck of dust in the filter. It was pristine! The inside of the unit has this little filter indicator that confirms that a bright white filter is “brand new” as opposed to one that’s “in use.” So, if you want a nice fan, this is the unit for you.
Rating: 2 / 5

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