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Uppåtvind Air Purifier $49 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ IKEA

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Uppåtvind Air Purifier $49 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ IKEA
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Dollar Dreamer on 03/11/2025 - 11:58 ikea.com (498 clicks)
Last edited 08/11/2025 - 01:26 by 1 other user

Super cheap filters and low power consumption. No, it is not a Hepa level air filter. Filters $7, up to 6 months. Power Use: Low 1.7W, Medium: 3.5W, Max: 6.7W.

Optimised for rooms of 7 m2 where air is filtered through 5 times per hour. The EPA12 particle filter is optimised to filter more than 99.5 percent of PM2.5 particles (0.1 - 2.5 micrometres), dust and pollen. A LED indicator illuminates when the particle filter needs to be checked or replaced. CADR: 31 - 95 m3/h. Noise level: 31 dB - 55 dB.

Some may argue that the absence of a HEPA filter is actually an advantage as it can clean the air faster covering more of the room and use a lot less power. I walked into this rabbit hole and yea…no conclusion yet.

Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOGKK1kOh1c

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  • 3dprintdeals on 03/11/2025 - 11:59
    +5

    Where's the deal?

    It's always been $49

  • nagel on 03/11/2025 - 12:12

    Unfortunately no carbon filter available for this model :(

    • rumblytangara on 03/11/2025 - 12:50
      +2

      Carbon filters are overrated- the amount of carbon you get in most purifier filters is comically small.

    • EitherWayUp on 03/11/2025 - 13:35

      Not bad, but this is OzBargain.. they don’t joke about air purifiers here.

  • ASR-Briggs on 03/11/2025 - 12:15
    -1

    Isn't this that song with Rose and Bruno Mars?

  • mahdoo on 03/11/2025 - 12:52
    -4

    These small units are rarely worth buying.

    • Dollar Dreamer on 03/11/2025 - 13:07
      +2

      If you watch the video review, you will change your mind looking at the particulate filter results.

      • mememe123 on 03/11/2025 - 13:20

        So OP… to Hepa or not to Hepa. I'm relying on your rabbit hole deep dive so I don't have to. Is this Ikea one worth it?

      • rumblytangara on 03/11/2025 - 13:41

        Personally I remain dubious after that video- I have yet to come across a purifier that isn't annoying to use at max airflow. I oversize purifiers for the room then run at medium or low speeds (and >50dBA at 1M off memory is pretty annoyingly loud, especially for a small room).

        The only purifiers I've come across with good acoustic design at high speed are the IQAirs and Blueairs (Blueairs are designed to run fast all the time anyway)

        • Dollar Dreamer on 03/11/2025 - 15:32

          Is the IQAirs and Blueairs around the $50 mark with filters around $7?

          • rumblytangara on 03/11/2025 - 17:09

            @Dollar Dreamer: You kind of missed the point- don't buy a purifier based on Youtube tests where their effectiveness is only measured at max speeds because they are unpleasantly loud. Get a bigger one and run it slower. If that's the bigger Ikea one, then great.

            I personally wouldn't even recommend the 'high end' machines at max speed- they are still loud. But the acoustics are designed so that most the noise is lower frequency and less piercing, rather than the higher pitched noises of most other units.

            I haven't listened to the little Ikea unit IRL, but given that it's got a tiny fan to push air it's likely to be higher pitched.

            Do you have much experience testing these things, or have you just spent a day reading on the internet and now you're keen to share your Dunning–Kruger with everyone else by recommending an underpowered unit at full RRP?

            • Dollar Dreamer on 03/11/2025 - 20:05

              @rumblytangara: Whoa, why so negative? It was a real question as I don't know the models you mentioned. How much are the air purifiers you mentioned and how much are the filters?

              • rumblytangara on 04/11/2025 - 00:09

                @Dollar Dreamer: Google them. They are at the opposite end of the Ikea unit for home use.

                So my point, for the third time, is don't buy undersized purifiers and expect them to run at full speed because of some random youtube review.

                There are plenty of good, cheap air purifiers. I doubt this is one of them unless your room is a closet.

                I flicked through that review again- it was simplistic. I think that channel is basically a product promo channel, I would disregard it. Edit- I tried watching another video on that channel. It's salesy garbage.

                This site might be worth looking at, I've had some brief correspondence with the guy behind it and I see where he's coming from, but my own semi-obsessive product testing/measuring days are well behind me so I haven't checked it out deeply. https://housefresh.com/air-purifiers/

              • Maker1 on 04/11/2025 - 01:56

                @Dollar Dreamer: Philips / Kogan / Breville / Coway / Winix offer good performance vs cost. IQAir is very premium but most effective. BlueAir is very effective but not more than Philips, while costing more - they do have more style, though.

      • Maker1 on 04/11/2025 - 01:54
        +1

        I think the criticism of compact units like these is valid though it is not to say they are ineffective at all. But we can run some basic numbers to see why they are criticised.

        The typical air exchanges per hour of a new Australian home tested at 50 pascal of pressure in standardised test came out to be 15.4 according to the CSIRO for new homes in 2015. and 6-10 for new dwellings in 2024. This is an intentionally exaggerated test but illustrates the point that the older your home, the more leaky it is.

        The natural air exchange rate for a modern home is 0.5-1 air changes per hour (windows and doors shut) in normal use but could be quite a bit worse in older homes.

        VicHealth recommends that an air purifier should correspondingly have an air change rate of at least 4-6x the volume of the intended room, in order to effectively exchange the air entirely once per hour.

        This unit offers 5 air changes per hour in a 7sqm x 2.7m height room but in a new-home-size bedroom, this decreases to 3-4 air changes per hour. And just being realistic, a small unit like this is not going to effectively stir up the air and capture particles from one corner of a room to the next so having 2 units in one room at opposite corners could actually prove to be quite effective compared to a single larger unit.

        I think the problem with smaller units is mainly that shutting the windows and doors will quickly make the room unbearably hot during the day even without a computer running. You also want some fresh air coming in to prevent staleness. So with a larger unit, you can surely have the door open or the window slightly ajar without losing efficiency.

        The unit, even though small, is also quite loud. Larger units are just as quiet on their highest settings but can deliver the same CADR at lower fan speeds.

        And in my view, the filter replacements only appear to be substantially cheaper because they are half to 1/4 the surface area of larger units. One should look at the filter price per unit area against the CADR. Something this small should be programmed to activate an hour or two in advance of using the room, but this is only possible with a smart plug.

        The FÖRNUFTIG would be only a slightly better choice as performance is similar but cost is higher - the filters are simply double the length. However, it optionally includes the gas capture layer with an additional filter and also integrates smart control features & connectivity. So that is where the cost differences are, but obviously that unit is larger.

  • jimmykim on 03/11/2025 - 13:53

    My baseline standard is that if an air purifier can noticeably improve air quality in homes located next to busy roads with frequent truck and car traffic, then it meets my requirements. Do you believe this IKEA air purifier would achieve that?

    • Dollar Dreamer on 03/11/2025 - 15:33
      -1

      You need Hepa filter to clear 99.9% of the exhaust fumes. Although you will have to change the filter very often if near a busy road.

    • Maker1 on 04/11/2025 - 02:00

      You need something with a carbon/charcoal filter layer. This unit does not have that, but the larger Ikea Förnuftig offers it as an option.

      However, most brands do not have very effective charcoal layers in controlled testing, because it seems that gas filtration requires quite a dense filter material volume.

  • bcYield on 07/11/2025 - 19:59

    Op tries to tell that there is an option for a cheap filter with long term supply that no needs to eye on a deal like those Philip and Xiaomi owners.

    Note: the room scale for this is smaller.

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