Fell for a $250 'air purifier' that was just a fan with a HEPA sticker

I ordered this thing called the PureBreeze Pro from an Instagram ad last fall. After three weeks the filter got dark but the air smelled exactly the same in my basement. Opened it up and there was barely any carbon layer, just a cheap mesh. Has anyone else tested one of these trendy purifiers with a real particle counter?

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barbara27813d ago

Yeah I tested one of those PureBreeze things with a Temtop particle counter. The PM2.5 barely dropped after running it for an hour in a 200 sq ft room. Those Instagram brands are all the same, they put a sticker on a $15 fan and call it HEPA. The filter you saw is just a pre-filter mesh, real carbon filters are thick and heavy. If you want something that actually works, get a Levoit or Coway from a store you can return it to. Don't buy air purifiers from social media ads, period.

aaron67713d ago

The Temtop test is the only way to prove it. Did you check if the fan was actually pulling air through the filter or just recirculating it around the sides? I bet the seal was garbage too. These cheap ones always have gaps letting air bypass the mesh entirely.