Honeywell HFD-135 Permanent IFD UV Antibacterial Air Purifier
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Product Details
Manufacturer: HoneywellBrand: Honeywell
Edition: Kitchen
Release Date: 2006-04-01
Model: HFD-135
Publisher: Honeywell
Studio: Honeywell
Music Label: Honeywell
Product features:
- Antibacterial air purification system with permanent IFD UV filter
- Removes airborne particles such as mold spores, dust, pollen, and cat dander
- Electronic controls offer 3 cleaning levels; 1- to 18-hour auto-off timer
- Low maintenance; quiet, efficient performance; no expensive filters to replace
- Measures approximately 14-1/4 by 15-1/2 by 19-1/3 inches
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HFD-135 Permanent IFD UV Antibacterial Air Purifier
Customer Review: It does move the air, but nothing else.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is my second unit, the first being replaced under warranty. I cannot determine if any allergens or dirt for that matter actually are trapped with this unit. Kaz told me to return the first at my expense which I did, UPS $50. The telephone conversation with tech support indicated she was very surprised and found it unusual for this unit describing that her cleaning found a lot of trapped dirt in the cleaning water, and said to send it in for a replacement. The first one's behavior was the same as this replacement unit.
Actually more dust and dirt accumulate on the internal fan and pre-filter than on the charged honeycomb section. The washing instructions indicated to wash this section in water and detergent to clean out all of the trapped particles. From what I see after more than a month of continuous running, the "dish water" is as clean as it was before I began the cleaning procedure and counter to what tech support had described.
So now I'm out over $300 plus $50 return shipping and have a new unit purchased at half the cost of this unit, is silent (no fan) and does a far superior job collecting all sorts of airborne junk, an Ionic Pro.
Update Feb 23, 2010
I've decided to give this unit another go. I have disassembled the unit as far as the hidden screws and cleaned the entire unit with compressed air. It was really dusty on the inside plastic case material and fan blades! The fasteners are Torx 15 size and somewhat difficult to get at. I reassembled the unit with new UV lamps at a cost of $40 at Home Depot. I won't do that again as the plastic smell is made much worse while they are operating. The lamps are housed in what appears to be a closed plastic box not much larger than the lamps themselves, read, I don't get it. What good does that do other than heating the plastic and producing the smell? I intended to see if any power was getting to the filter media but found no way to do so. Possibly on the next go round.
So this morning I fired it up with the UV lamps turned on and the plastic smell was awful, so I turned the UV lamps off and the smell improved somewhat. I'll be back to report on my "progress" in my attempt to actually capture any dirt/dust or anything at all.
Update June 16, 2010:
Well I've thrown in the towel on this one. After running the second unit again for a few months, there are no changes. UV lamps still smell like burning plastic when turned on and nothing is collected in the powered media. I have an ozone generator (Living air) so I know what ozone smells like. So I've donated it to the local waste management company to send it on its way to our land fill, (picture above). Unfortunately we do not have a recycler company in the area to recycle this kind of equipment. No more Honeywell for me. Sayanara!
Feb. 2011 I see that Vertek is selling this thing for $89.95. That's $89.95 too much.
Description of Honeywell HFD-135 Permanent IFD UV Antibacterial Air Purifier
Honeywell Permanent IFD UV + Antibacterial Air Purifier. Features Dual Ultraviolet Lamps, HEPA Performance, Permanent IFD Filter, Advanced Electronic Controls, Low Maintenance & Quiet Performance.Tools and Hardware
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