Honeywell 17000 HEPA QuietCare Air Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell 17000 HEPA QuietCare Air Cleaner
Customer Review: Awesome quality, and good white noise.
Summary: 5 Stars
My 10 month-old daughter has had a humidifier in her room during the winter months, and with summer coming up, I was worried about her being able to sleep without some similar white noise. Initially, I thought I'd get some sort of electronic "nature sounds" type of device, but I figured I should spend a little more and get an item that actually *does* something other than make noise.
Keep in mind, my goal wasn't to find something that was whisper quiet. And in my past experiences with other air purifiers, the quiet ones don't seem to accomplish much anyway.
After reading the reviews here, I decided to give the Honeywell 17000 a shot. I'm definitely glad I did! On the Medium setting, it's almost exactly as loud as the Holmes 2-gallon evaporative wick humidifier that we've been using. It also moves a LOT of air, even at the Low setting.
One of the things I really liked about this particular model, is that the HEPA filter is a semi-permanent low-maintenance type, with a wraparound prefilter that gets replaced. Unlike most of the tower and EnviraCare air purifiers, the replacement prefilter is really cheap and easy to find.
Also, compared to other air purifiers in this price range, the Honeywell 17000 is built like a tank.
A minor additional note: This item may be eligible for FSA reimbursement, if you have allergies and participate in an FSA program. Because it's portable, you don't have to do a cap-ex worksheet for reimbursement.
July 2010 UPDATE: Having owned this for two years, and running it almost 24/7 (exceptions being power outages and filter maintenance), this air purifier is still going strong. The motor hasn't made any unusual noises, and air circulation seems to be every bit as good as it was when I first took it out of the box.
Over the course of two years, replacement pre-filters have been cheap, easy to find (though I typically buy them here) and easy to replace. This is the first purifier I've used that hasn't turned in to worthless junk in months, or been too expensive to maintain.
Customer Review: Fast, Great Results
Summary: 5 Stars
Usually I don't write reviews for products I've only had for 45 minutes. I don't know how well this HEPA purifier will hold up, but it's working right now and it's a life-saver (almost literally). I have mild-moderate asthma, and live in Seattle which has been having serious air quality problems over the past week. The result being that my lung capacity while literally not going outside was 90% according to my peak flow meter, and immediately after a short, non-strenuous trip (to buy an air purifier) was 80% - shakey & light-headed.
The air started feeling (and tasting) fresher within a few minutes of turning it on, and after 45 minutes of this purifier on the "high" setting, my lungs are up to 95% of their capacity!
I overpaid for it at $150 at my local Bartell's, but it was totally worth it to get such fast results. It's pretty loud on high, but the low setting is perfect for use as a noise blocker at night in a fairly quiet big city neighborhood. It's never whisper quiet. I love it anyhow!
PS: In the 15 minutes while writing this, lungs improved to 100%, 60 minutes after plugging it in.
UPDATE: 14 December 2009
I've had it for a year and still love it. I run it every night, all night, and it seems to help versus when I stay at my parents' house without it for a few days. It also helped a LOT over the summer when there was a house fire down the street and smoke and all sorts of nasty smells drifted into our house. After I started having problems, I locked myself in my room with it and things got better pretty quickly.
Customer Review: Powerful fan but not quiet
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased mine for my bedroom a we have three dogs and a problem with dust and dander. I had a Honeywell 18155 and was not impressed with it.
the 17000 is the most efficient and powerful air purifier of it's size. It uses a larger prefilter and True Hepa than it's bigger brother the 18155. Now it does have a more powerful fan than the 18155 and creates more white noise. Not a issue with me but may be to others. I like laying it on its side and let the fan with the filtered air blow to wards me as I cant stand dead uncirculated air. So I quit using my other fan and that less energy used.
I checked the filter after three days and was impressed with how much dust etc had already collected around the prefilter. Something else I noticed, I use to wake up in the middle of the night with nasal congestion and have to have a bottle of water next to my bed. With the 17000 running I now get a better nights sleep and no congestion; guess that dust and pet dander was effecting my rest after all.
I love the 17000 for it's compact size powerful fan and a True HEPA filter. I sleep better now than I have ever have.
Customer Review: Instant relief!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was such a simple fix to several problems, sinus pressure and difficulty sleeping, and feeling brainless and singing was pure torture. I was using many otc and herbal remedies to little success. What sleep I would get I would not awaken refreshed from. Sinuses would still be sore and I felt listless and thick headed.
Somehow I managed to think of how dirty the air is after 10 months of no rain and gave this unit a try. The first night alone aleviated much of the sinus pressure........then I could sleep better. I find the low setting no problem to sleep to, and I sleep light. After a few days I could sing easily, instead of trying to sing thru the concrete wall of my sinuses..when my voice would jump in my nose or crack in my throat as I had no control.
As I still have to work outside a few hours each day, I sometimes get a bit of sinus pressure so I use Sinus Buster when I feel that.
I wake up with EVERGY starting my outside chorse at 5:30 AM. Before I'd drag until 6-7. I knew it should help, but I had no idea how much.
Customer Review: Excellent Air Cleaner
Summary: 5 Stars
We've been using the Honeywell 17000 HEPA Air Cleaner for over a week now and my husband said he notices a difference when he wakes up in the morning (not stuffy). I purchased it because I have severe dust mite allergies, etc.
I keep the machine on high during the day (yes it's loud), but on low at night. I think it is very quiet on the low setting and does not bother me for sleeping. What was bothering me was the little blue power light, so I covered that with paper and tape (I need darkness for sleeping).
Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and feel that it meets the needs of cleaning the air of my bedroom.
I would recommend it to anyone with the correct bedroom size listed, or smaller.