3M Filtrete Ultra Clean Air Purifier, FAP03-RS
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of 3M Filtrete Ultra Clean Air Purifier, FAP03-RS
Customer Review: Good but faulty
Summary: 3 Stars
We purchased this filter and when we received it the clips to keep the door shut were broken. We sent it back with delays due to UPS but Amazon was great to deal with. We were sent a second filter which actually is faulty, the wires must be mixed for the slow and medium speed. Rather than send it back and deal with the hassle and more delay (a month from when we first ordered), we decided to keep it. So, buyer beware, 3M seems to be making a somewhat faulty machine. I think they need to improve their quality control. I am not sure if the clips to keep the door shut were broken in transit, but the box was not dented and the foam was intact. I never did plug in the first unit to see if it also had the slow and medium reversed.
Also, if you are buying it to eliminate dust then think again. If you don't have pets you will most likely be fine, but we have two dogs, a cat, and a bird. The amount of dust seems to be the same, although the amount of dust floating in the air has been reduced. If you have animals and you think this will eliminate dusting, well, then you might want to reconsider buying it. If i had to do over i would consider a cheaper model.
Customer Review: Very Good - Could be smaller
Summary: 4 Stars
Works well in my 13x19 room.
Keep it on high with door closed when not in the room, lower it to low when in the room, especially when watching TV.
Low speed is very quiet, medium may cause you to raise the TV vol slightly and high is a little noisy, but moves a lot of air.
This is a big unit (Tall).
I wish the filters had carbon on one side. They seem to work well to capture particulate matter like dust and pet hair, but I think the addition of carbon to one side of the filter would do more for odors.
This does reduce odors as it, but not as efectivly as if it had carbon as well.
Overall I'd buy it again. Filters need to be changed more often than reccommended, but I guess that means they are working.
Filter prices could always be cheaper, especially when changing often, but they are cheaper than a lot of other brands.
For the price - I am happy with this unit. You definitely could get better units, but you'd probably be spending a lot more.
Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I previously purchased TWO different air purifiers trying to find the best one (in the $75-$200 price range). One purifier was on the edge of the effective sq ft range for my bedroom, the other would have cost TONS in HEPA and pre-filters.
So...I decided to return those two and go with this one. The filters are going to be cheaper, it has better pollen filtration capacity then a lot of other purifiers and hey, this one just looks tons better! The unit does not produce a large amount of noise on low or medium. When you turn it on high the noise resembles that from an in window air conditioner. Also, this purifier is one of the only ones that covers such a large area (350 sq ft).
Like the other review states, it is pretty big but at least it is not a total eyesore!
Customer Review: seems to work pretty well
Summary: 5 Stars
It is somewhat large, but it seems to work really well. quiet mode is really really quiet. essentially, from what i gather, the fan works on a minimum air flow system. so the more clogged up the filter becomes, the more the fan works to maintain the air flow, once it gets to a certain point, it lets you know you have to replace it.
in between replacing filters i've used tissue paper over the air intake, it seems to work pretty well, not as well, but good enough.
large, but worth it i think, the way it spits out air helps keep the room circulating, just makes it nicer all around.
i give it 4 because if your loaded, i'm sure there's something better, but for the average joe, its good. i've had mine for over three years now, running almost the whole time without issue.
Customer Review: Actually works! But no carbon filtration for organics.
Summary: 5 Stars
After trying several HEPA filters over many years, this one actually works. It's quiet and uses a mini version of 3M's filtrete furnace filters, so the replacements aren't quite so expensive. My son has stopped sniffling and sneezing so much at night. One thing it is missing is a carbon pre-filter, so don't expect any organics to get filtered out. This is pretty important, since it's the organics from your paint, carpet, cooking, etc. that will get you in the long run. The particulate matter will give you allergies and asthma-like symptoms, but the organics will give you cancer. Just check out the EPA's indoor air quality web site for more info. Still, getting rid of the PM is important, so five stars to an excellent PM filtration unit!