Bionaire BAP825-U Air Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Bionaire BAP825-U Air Cleaner
Customer Review: Not sure how this one works??
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought an 825U, for my home office. (I also own two of the BAP-1175 units, which I LOVE.) The 825 looks very sleek, and fits perfectly where I need it to go. But here's my concern with it: the room air is drawn in the back, and clean air is blown out the front -- which seems to me that the unit would be blowing the room air away from itself, effectively keeping most of the room air from being drawn into the filter. (??) The natural spot for this tower design is in a corner, or next to a desk or bookshelf. This puts the intake against the wall, where it doesn't seem to me that it could do very much intaking. Especially if the fans are blowing all the air away from the unit. I called Bionaire, and while they are consistently friendly and helpful, the only suggestion they could give was to place the unit more toward the center of a room. Obviously, that's rarely an option for most people. Maybe I'm thinking too much about all this, but it's something I'd love to get more information on. For now, I returned the 825, and got a second 1175. It takes up more space than the tower, but is a more effective purifying unit in my consumer-level opinion.If anyone has thoughts or knowledge on this, please post!
Customer Review: "Quiet Operation"??? SURE...
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this unit from Best buy yesterday, so don't look at this as a long-term usage review. It seems like a nice enough unit, but I chose it over the others at best Buy because I read on the box that "advanced motor and fan blade design provide for quiet operation on any speed". Um, they must have hearing impaired people testing these out in the factory, because I can't get truly "quiet operation" on any speed other than low.
I was amazed when I turned it on and could no longer hear the sound on the videogame I was playing at the time. It was on the high setting, so I switched it to the lowest setting. It was much better, but then it's also doing less for me. When on the ghigh setting, this thing sounds like you're running five microwaves at once. I expected nearly SILENT operation...perhaps even "on any speed"? This unit did not deliver what it advertised.
Overall, it's a good product, but they should not advertise "quiet operation on any speed". That's a flat-out lie!
~Mike
Customer Review: Unsure
Summary: 3 Stars
Not so sure if this actually is making a difference, but I don't have anything to add to the contrary. It did arrive a little later than expected but overall we are satisfied. I'm a bit concerned with how costly the replacement filters are but will wait to see how long it takes before we have to change them out.Customer Review: You Get What You Pay For
Summary: 2 Stars
This filter claims to be one of the best as far as cleaning out the dust, pet dander, allergens, pollen and simply cleaning the air. It does do all of that, however, the replacement filters are $25.00 a pair and they need to be replaced quite frequently depending on how dirty your room is. I should have spent the $400 plus dollars on a Sharper Image machine instead.Customer Review: Loud and useless
Summary: 1 Stars
Bionaire is the worst company to buy a filter from. If they don't do it right away, then you're lucky, but eventually they will begin to buzz at almost any speed. They also seem to do nothing about the dust or smell in the air.
Customer service is the worst part about Bionaire products. They have two centers and if you talk to one one day chances are you will not get the same one the next. So if you fax in a copy of a receipt and call for confirmation, then you have to hope to get the same service center otherwise you will have to try calling again because they cannot transfer you or tell you anything about what is going on in the other center. Slow horrible service.