Honeywell 17000 HEPA QuietCare Air Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell 17000 HEPA QuietCare Air Cleaner
Customer Review: Powerful fan but not quiet
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased mine for my bedroom a we have three dogs and a problem with dust and dander. I had a Honeywell 18155 and was not impressed with it.
the 17000 is the most efficient and powerful air purifier of it's size. It uses a larger prefilter and True Hepa than it's bigger brother the 18155. Now it does have a more powerful fan than the 18155 and creates more white noise. Not a issue with me but may be to others. I like laying it on its side and let the fan with the filtered air blow to wards me as I cant stand dead uncirculated air. So I quit using my other fan and that less energy used.
I checked the filter after three days and was impressed with how much dust etc had already collected around the prefilter. Something else I noticed, I use to wake up in the middle of the night with nasal congestion and have to have a bottle of water next to my bed. With the 17000 running I now get a better nights sleep and no congestion; guess that dust and pet dander was effecting my rest after all.
I love the 17000 for it's compact size powerful fan and a True HEPA filter. I sleep better now than I have ever have.
Customer Review: Instant relief!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was such a simple fix to several problems, sinus pressure and difficulty sleeping, and feeling brainless and singing was pure torture. I was using many otc and herbal remedies to little success. What sleep I would get I would not awaken refreshed from. Sinuses would still be sore and I felt listless and thick headed.
Somehow I managed to think of how dirty the air is after 10 months of no rain and gave this unit a try. The first night alone aleviated much of the sinus pressure........then I could sleep better. I find the low setting no problem to sleep to, and I sleep light. After a few days I could sing easily, instead of trying to sing thru the concrete wall of my sinuses..when my voice would jump in my nose or crack in my throat as I had no control.
As I still have to work outside a few hours each day, I sometimes get a bit of sinus pressure so I use Sinus Buster when I feel that.
I wake up with EVERGY starting my outside chorse at 5:30 AM. Before I'd drag until 6-7. I knew it should help, but I had no idea how much.
Customer Review: Great little workhorse
Summary: 4 Stars
I owned the Honeywell 17000 for 10 years- since '99- and it finally broke a few months ago. It came reccomended by my allergist-- cost effective and good for a small space. It was a reliable, hard working unit-- I moved 5 times (+?) with it, abused it by not changing the outer filter as requently as it needed and have a cat! I decided to replace the unit with the 17005 as it's programmable with remote. So far, so good...
Yes the 17000 and 17005 create a white noise, air pushing sound, which I like anyway (kills noises for sleeping), but it's not deafening, and if it bothers you throw it in the corner of the room; it will cycle the air the same. I would disagree that it's as loud as an a/c-- those things roar!
Anyway, these two websites might help you make your decision, too.
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Customer Review: Great HEPA machine..but a bit too loud!
Summary: 4 Stars
I use this HEPA machine in my bedroom 24/7. It's helped dramatically with my many allergies (I just found out the allergies are causing my asthma that I've had for 9 months).
The only gripe I have with this machine is that it states that it's "Quietcare". On high, this thing is pretty loud!
However, I had a more inexpensive model (I think it was Honeywell 50010) and it was deafening, so this is an improvement.
Otherwise, this machine is giving me EXCELLENT results. I can sleep through the night without my eyes watering or dry mouth. It's improved my breathing (my family tells me 'I sound better') and helped with my snoring problems. At the price they're selling it for here, I'd pick one up. If noise bothers you just keep it on the low setting.
It really is a good product!
Customer Review: Not that loud
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't know what all the fuss is over this air purifier being 'too loud'. Yes, it's not as quiet as the term 'QuietCare' would have you believe, but really it just sounds like a regular fan. It quickly becomes background noise and you forget about it. As for whether or not it works - I can just say that subjectively the air smells better and I've been less congested since I bought it. Placebo vs. it actually working? I don't know.
The only complaint I have is that it says everywhere that it has a permanent filter - 'never needs changing'. But it does have a 'prefilter' that needs changing every few months. So it's really not that 'permanent', is it?
Overall, though, I like this product and plan on buying another one for my kid's room.