This will be a very short article.
I’ll give you the facts, our test results, and my opinion on our latest Air Purifier review.
If you need any justification to invest in an air purification unit, read any of my previous reviews where I spruik the benefits of filtering your household air.
Here we go.
The Welcare PureAir unit came to us, courtesy of the Aussie Welcare distributor.
It’s a fairly heavy appliance, weighing in at 8.7kg.
Well-packaged in a double box and, once freed from its Styrofoam and plastic wrappings, the PureAir unit is just about ready for business.
All the filters are individually wrapped and need to be taken out first, unwrapped, and reinserted in the proper order.
Everything is clearly labelled and of impressive quality.
A couple of things stand out: this Welcare unit has 2 UV lamps, which, combined with the photocatalyst filter can kill common bacteria, germs and chemicals.
There’s even a claim of it being able to kill airborne viruses, including Influenza.
Haven’t been able to test that one out – fortunately.
The micron mesh Pre-Filter, which is the first barrier, can block 2.5mm particle matter. Think of dust, pet hair, and other visible detritus that floats around our living spaces.
This Pre-Filter is eminently cleanable and much better than some of the other pre-filters we’ve encountered.
And this is always the one that gets the dirtiest…
The other replaceable items, the HEPA filter, which removes 99.9% of the tiniest 0.3-micron particles, and the Activated Carbon filter, which gets rid of smoke and odours, complete the filtering side.
There’s also the Ioniser (indicated on the control panel as Anion), which produces negative ions – and that is a positive thing!
These anions remove airborne pollutants and make bacteria harmless.
Operating the PureAir
The control panel is pretty self-explanatory but seemed to be missing the Night mode.
That’s why a quick glance at the Instruction Manual is always beneficial.
The Pure-Air sports a radial sensor that susses out how much light is in the room.
If the room is dark, all the lights on the unit dim and it will change to silent mode.
Brilliant.
Except maybe if you like the ambient white noise of a faster fan speed to help you go to sleep…
When you first start up the unit, you’ll get treated to a kaleidoscopic show of blue, red, purple and green circles around the Air Quality Indicator on the front.
It then measures the air quality and settles on the appropriate fan speed if in Auto mode.
Another interesting note: if you don’t like the rather bright Air Quality Indicator, you can switch it off with a tap of the Reset button.
This button is otherwise used when replacing the filters.
On filter replacement: the HEPA and Activated Carbon Filters should be replaced every 1600 hours of use or once a year. The Reset button will flash to remind you of that.
The Photocatalyst filter will last for 3 years or 2000 hours, based on using it 8 hours a day, 365 days in the year (somehow the maths for that eludes me…
It probably should be around 9000 hours, given that 8 hrs x 365 = 2920 hrs/year).
Our Findings
Overall, the Welcare PureAir Household Air Purifier does exactly what you buy it for and does that very well.
A couple of observations: as noted, the unit is heavy but also not easy to carry as the recession at the back to carry it, is not wide or deep enough.
So best to leave it in one place, like the lounge, as it covers up to 50 square metres.
The orientation of the control panel is a bit odd as it’s not facing the front. You have to read it from the side. Not a big problem, just a bit peculiar.
Other than that, it’s probably the best air purifier unit we’ve reviewed so far.
The RRP is $399 and the main replacement filters (HEPA & Carbon bundle) is $57.
This is a unit that we can highly recommend for a healthier indoor environment.
Check out the product page here.
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