Mid-range air purifier by Philips, which usually retails for over $500 but is now selling for $299 as part of today's deals.
Ideal for large areas up to 79m2 (but I would go smaller). I bought one of these years ago to deal with nearby traffic pollution and it's been great in removing cooking smells from the living area.
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Definitely purifies your bank account.
Anyone bought replacement air filters?
Are they cheap, or can you get "generic" style that are just as good?
How often do you need to change them?
Phillips original are about $120 for the carbon and HEPA filters - depending on where you shop. But never mind the price - they may stop manufacturing them at any time, and I wouldn’t trust third party for something designed to promote better health. Apart from that, these are quieter then the new series and don’t emit a high pitch whining noise.
7% cash back on Topcashback, also wondering if people can claim tax deduction on air purifier if they mainly work from home ? $299 will be an instant tax write off, anyone know ?
No I dont think so as an air purifier is not essential for working from home.
It’s interesting that small business can claim 100% the cost of purchasing purifier but not individual
Do you mean the small business ventilation rebate run by business VIC?
Serious question, where and why are people using these in Australia?
To reduce hay fever
Fire back burn smoke, hay fever, asthma, general wellbeing
I got the 2 of the 1000 series and they are great. Definitely noticed big difference whilst we had the bushfires a month or so ago. Also it senses when your cooking, so the sensors are working and can "smell" the difference" They work well. My replacement filters are around $39 if I remember it correctly.
Also have a air thing to sensor the purity of the air and much better where the Phillips are so they are good.
bushfire smoke, exposure to fuel/gas polluted areas (warehousing/flight paths/main roads/shipping routes - coastal), dust, hay-fever, pet dander.
I use one outside to try and help the climate change.
Dust, cooking smells, dog fur (works wonders)
This thing goes to high mode whenever the bed is being made or turning on the humidifier (with some scented oil) so the sensor is sensitive. Filters lasted about 9 months running 24/7 in the bedroom. Got the Winix one too and that is nowhere near as sensitive.
What about if you fart nearby?
if you are close enough to the sensor then yes it triggers the fan to run faster, tried that ;-)
Depending on the moisture and particular content of said fart, yes.
This is the way!
Making bed = dust.
Humidifier = causes mould.
It makes sense why it would go crazy when humidifier is on. What many do is they use their humidifier at night for issues like dry skin then set the purifier in the morning. That way it reduces the risk of mould developing
Sensors on air purifiers are generally unreliable. They're cheap and don't indicate air quality 3m away. By the time poor air hits the sensor it's already made 3 passes through your lungs.
They can be handy for pet dander as well, cockatoos make a lot of dust xD
Very useful when someone in the household has covid.
Indoors. All over Australia.
They do backburns here in WA and if you dont feel like a lungful of smoke when you hit the sack, these are great
Note that Philips themselves only make medical equipment directly, the rest is licensed out and made by various companies in China, I have this model it does work well and quiet, I bought generic filters off ebay for half the price, they work fine and I figured the Philips branded ones have just been rebadged as Philps in any case.
Filters last for around 12 months or so, been great to sleep with on during bushfires and times smog etc, I wake up without suffering from hayfever.
I tried one of those ebay ones and I noticed they had a bit of a cardboardy smell but they seem to work and it went away. One thing i did notice is the carbon filter was not in sealed/air-tight packaging which may degrade it faster cus it absorbs ambient VOC if you buy in bulk.
Why do people cook in the living area, to begin with? Isn't it more comfortable to have living room separate?
It's more comfortable of course, not everybody has the luxury however
Thanks I have just asked my builder to turn neighbours apartment into a kitchen.
Can you survive without 100m kitchen? As this would be an average size of an apartment.
My point is that if you have even 15m for both, I would go for 6m kitchen and 9m living room instead of combined space. Yes, tiny and ugly, but no smell and noise elsewhere when the kitchen is in use.
Average size of apartment in inner city is 70 and you really don't have a choice in how apartments it units are constructed. Doesn't matter how big all small it is, it's usually combines
@abs898: Exactly! I wish them small, but separate. And 70m is enough for that. I don't get the idea to have 20+ meters of open space where multiple people will simultaneously live and disturb each other. Even people who have choice and big houses still combine them.
@Ozzster: Bc:
If so, the device is not required, and #4 too.
@Ozzster: Yeah, that's not what I'd use it for. I'd use it to remove dust, pollen and outside pollution.
In this particular apartment, the kitchen was actually in its own room, separate/offset from the living/dining spaces. However, if you cook curry or burn anything, the smells would still permeate into the living area. Rather than having the place smell like curry (not a bad thing sometimes) for days, the smell would be gone within 2 hrs.
The only way to make any areas smelling like curry for days is ti actually cover large surface with curry. Without that everything will get rid of the smell in hours with normal ventilation. However, if you cook and eat as soon as you come from work, this is all your free time before sleep, so those smelling hours will take a calendar day for you. This becomes a major damage to the comfort. At least for me it would be. Instead of sharing the smells with living room I would definitely prefer have them (and noices) isolated on the least possible area of living.
Same applies to beef, or coffee, or other strong smells.
The coverage area is misleading. Coway does the same thing, but you can still view their actual coverage area.
For a smaller area (<15 m², a 3x5m bedroom or bathroom), Amazon's top one is also discounted and half this price.
These Phillips Air purifiers are hitting the fine Ultra fine particle removal 0.003 microns. Isn't that way better than the Winix at 0.3 microns?