Honeywell HHT-011 Compact Air Purifier with Permanent HEPA Filter
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HHT-011 Compact Air Purifier with Permanent HEPA Filter
Customer Review: Tabletop - I Got a Good One
Summary: 5 Stars
Everything perfect - excellent service, excellent product.
I use it with the ionizer on, and makes a big difference in my allergies and sinus drainage, clears up the mucous stuck in my throat, no more clearing my throat constantly.
I have it near me in a big living room, about six feet away (bought it to suck up my cigarette smoke, chain-smoker, tired of washing and painting walls from brown cig tar), and it freshens the area where I am just fine. Plus the wonderful surprise added effect of making me feel better.
My son said the ionizer freshens the air like rainfall does, and sure enough it feels fresh like that, it lifts my spirits.
Be sure to read the instructions thoroughly, and take the plastic wrap off the pre-filter on the inside front.
When putting the front panel back on afterward, it took several several tries to get it to latch right, but finally got it on.
The sound, whether on low or medium, is like a box fan set on low, sounds just like a fan, which is soothing white noise to me.
I keep it set on low, and freshens the area by me wonderfully, love it.
A few days after son talked me into using the ionizer feature, for just a few seconds I did hear it make a few crackling noises, then immediately after, one LOUD pop. After that few seconds episode that one day, it has been fine ever since, luckily.
Mine doesn't rattle or vibrate or travel across the bare wood table, stays put.
It does make the air around the area cooler, will feel good in summer, since I don't have air conditioning.
From the reviews I read here before buying, I bought mine from Amazon since they have a good exchange and return policy.
So if you happen to get a bad one, like some reviewers did, send it back and try for a good one.
I highly recommend this tabletop air purifier.
Customer Review: Unreliable and dangerous product
Summary: 1 Stars
I suffer from multiple chemical sensitivities (severe allergies). I thought this product would help with my condition. But when I first got it and started it up, it released an "oil" smell that really bothered me. I then ran it outside to see if I could burn off that smell. That worked, but the smell remained in the room. Even after running the purifier for a couple of days, the smell did not clear up. I got rid of the smell only by airing out the room. But it did seem to help with keeping dust down, and it kept the room from smelling "stuffy" with the door closed all day.
I then ordered two more purifiers for other rooms. This time, I ran both outside before using them inside. But one of them still was releasing an oil smell. Even with running it for several hours outside, I never could get rid of the smell from that unit. But the other seemed to be okay, so I used it for about a week.
But then mysteriously, the "clean filter" light came on. That made no sense. I checked the filter, and it was still clean. So I tried running the purifier, but it had stopped working on the "low" setting. Fiddling with it, I thought I had it working, but then it began releasing some smells that caused me serious problems allergy-wise. It so contaminated that room that I had to clean and wash everything in it to get rid of the smell.
Then a few days later, the exact same thing happened with the first purifier I had gotten, which was now only a month old. But by the time I noticed it, that room had gotten contaminated, and I had to clean and wash everything in it. All of this cleaning and washing really caused me problems as I also suffer from fibromyalgia.
At that point, I returned all three purifiers, after they had really caused me serious setbacks health-wise. So I would say, do not get this product if you have a problem with allergies. It is unreliable and outright dangerous.
Customer Review: Fan sounded like it was dying
Summary: 2 Stars
I ordered this air filter to create some airflow and white noise in my baby's room while she is sleeping. I put it on top of a shelf in the vertical position (instructions say it can be used in the vertical or horizontal position). I like the level of airflow and it created enough noise to be an effective white noise machine.
However after two weeks the fan became very weak on level one. I started to use level two, but the fan kept slowing down like it is running out of power before it managed to pick up speed again several minutes later. I contacted the manufacture's customer relations via email and they responded back to me the next day. They suggested the filters might need to be cleaned, and if that did not solve the problem, to return to product to the retailer for a refund or exchange since it was pretty new. Well, my filters didn't really look very dirty but I vacuumed them anyways. When I did that I discovered that fan worked much better when the unit is horizontal, and as soon as I turned it back to a vertical position the fan struggled. I dont know anything about electronics, but it seems to me there might be some loose connections somewhere?
I am returning this to Amazon and would like to try another unit to see if this one is just a lemon since so many other people reviewed it positively. Amazon allows returns of defective products within 30 days and they pay for UPS to come pick up it up from your home. I would be willing to try it out longer and see if the horizontal position has any issues, but I dont have much more time to play around with it to see what works before the 30 day return period expires.
Did not use ionizer and do not have allergies or house odors to be able to comment on the quality of the unit as an air purifier.
Customer Review: Finally!!! Clean Fresh Air - I Love It!
Summary: 5 Stars
I could not be happier with my Honeywell HHT-011
Compact Air Purifier with Permanent HEPA Filter.
I was recently diagnosed with asthma, and my
specialist strongly recommended a HEPA air unit.
Being new to the purified air issue, I did quite a
bit of research to learn about HEPA technology
and what's available. I couldn't believe it when I
found this dandy little unit. I've live in a publicly
funded nursing home - I have some other disabilities
beyond the asthma - and so have few dollars and big
needs. The HHT-011 supremely fit my budget and
health requirements. The first morning of use I awoke
with an energy level seeming to be that of what I had
20 years ago. The home is super dusty(TV, computer
CRT accumulations, etc.) - what a great improvement!
Smoking is controlled but allowed in the building -
no irritating 2nd and 3rd hand smoke in my nice "clean
air haven" room anymore. And typical nursing home
odors are completely removed - PERFECTION with
relieved lungs. I saw many reviews during my buying
research saying this unit was noisy. I have both air
conditioning and blower-forced hot air heat. On
high the HEPA unit is quieter than the AC on Low
Cool(24 hours during summer) and the heater on
Medium(all night during winter). Moreover, the
"white noise" background from the HEPA unit even
without the AC or heat is comforting and blocks
usual nighttime groans and shouts from the other
residents. I give this Honeywell HHT-011 HEPA
air purifier a super A+++ both for performance
and price. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!!!
Customer Review: A little too noisy for bedroom but works very well.
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this after reading about the quiet reviews but I find that these reviewers must be loosing their hearing. I place it at the end of the room and at the lowest setting, this unit sends a hum with the same level as a room fan in medium setting. You can still sleep with it but the noise is ever present and it is not silent as others claim. I turn it on medium and high setting in my 10'x12' bedroom only when I leave for work, otherwise low setting. I have reservations about using this unit for the baby's room because of the level of noise it emits. There is a separate knob for turning the ionizer ON or OFF depending on which camp you are on about ionizers. Ionizers produce ozone. My opinion is that ozone are okay in low levels so you can turn the ionizer on momentarily when your not in the room. The reason ozone producing ionizers are used in the air purifier industry is the ability of ozone molecules to neutralize offensive odors. Honeywell does not recommend turning ON the ionizer for asthmatic users so this is a great option. The nightlight can be turned OFF but I like to use it and leave it ON. Minus 2 stars for the noise level otherwise works great! My HHT-145 tower in the living room has 12 fan settings and it can be set to almost dead silence at the lowest settings. If you have a bigger room, get the HHT-145 tower model. I am giving the 5 stars to the HHT-145 model. Both models use PERMANENT HEPA like (traps 2.0 microns or larger particles) and not a true HEPA (traps 0.3 micron or larger particles) but I can live with this. You should use a true HEPA or HEPA like vacuum cleaner to clean the filters since you cannot simply wash/rinse them clean =(.