Blueair 650E HEPA Air Purifier
- Filter Type: Carbon HEPA Electronic
- Allergens Captured: Pet Dander Pollen Dust Smoke Mold Spores Bacteria
- AHAM Certified: Yes
- Sq. Ft. Coverage: 640 Sq. Ft.
- Quiet Operation: With Quiet Operation
- Filter Change Indicator: With Replace Filter Indicator
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Superb machine with a few quirks
Pros
Automation, build quality, style, filtration performance.
Cons
3 speeds only, 2 very quiet, one roaring. Price.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
A superb air purifier with state of the art automation and excellent filtration and CADR.
I have 5 air cleaners in my house. Living in a corner of the two busiest freeways in California I am constantly fighting airborn particles, and have gone through a series of air cleaners in the last few years.
My Hybrid GP grids died over time and with Sharper Image out of business and no replacement grids available, they became 500 landfill pieces in 3-4 years after purchase, and not wishing to throw away money anymore I broke down and went away from my pure electrostatic Brookstone units and Hybrid GP's and purchased a filter based unit. The electrostastic units promise low costs and ease of filter cleaning, but in truth its give an take, as the grids dont really like dishwasher immersion need cleaning often or their "single pass efficiency" falls dramatically when they get dirty, so when comparing prices you need to factor in the time it takes to clean these units as well as factor in replacement grids. The old Hybrid GP's dense but effecive grid took a good 45 minutes every 2 weeks to clean gently but thoroughly.
The Blueair is available with 2 different filter packs, teh stadard hepa and low carbon triple pack is great at particle matter and average on odor and VOC removal, or the more expensive smoke stop filters that have a lot more active carbon in them and do a better job of wiping out smoke, odors and VOC's - the unit comes with either and I opted to get the lower prices pack and see what the unit "felt" about my environment and go from there.
The Blueair 650E is the first automated unit to feedback both particle and VOC (volatile organic compunds) levels and self adjust according to the environment. It arrived fully assembled and all you need to do is pull it out and plug it in and pull the plastic cover off the remote control batteries.
The air quality display is located in a hard to read area at the bottom left of the front of the filter. Its well backlit and easily readable- as long as you are on your knees. Why they didnt move the display location is a msytery. The remote is tiny and has on off a timer and speed setting and has an internal magnet so you can click it to the unit when you arent using it.
I opened the unit before firing up to take a look at the filter assembly and the three filter packs are well sealed in the unit and its supposed to be air tight.
Upon fire up the unit went into full speed mode for 5 minutes and the particle and voc meters started all the way at the top. This brings me to my largest complaint about the unit- for a premium air cleaner its only got three speeds. Its CADR clean air delivery rate is top shelf tied for best in class wit the chinese Airgle unit, but this puppy is LOUD on high speed. True you have to move a lot of air to get the ratings it does, but the unit should have a variable speed range at this type of price. Setting 2 is almost silent and 1 is all but totally silent. Each does move a good respective amount of air, but a wider range of speed would be welcome in my environment.
After observing the display as the unit ramps up and down I've come to appreciate the unit, cooking smells kick it up a notch, and it can sense hairspray through the closed bathroom door across the room and it kicks into high gear with the "smell" meter going to the top of the chart.
Dogs playing n front if it kick it up and so does someone walking by "crop dusting" it detects and smells all.
Hot afternoons with the windows and doors open typically see the dust meter ramping up a notch or more and the unit appropriately speeding up.
The display has a "filter remaining day life" that counts down every 24 hour of run time, and when I compare the time and cost of cleaning grids, to the convenience of 100.00 every 6 months it feels like a wash to me, although in 6 months the unit will need a thorough cleaning as it has no pre-filter before the motor like some other units so I expect the unit to need a full hour or more of cleaning at this interval- compared to a weekly regimen I can love with this.
This unit is in the top three of all of the filter based units out there and a solid purchase. It leads the pack in its automation with quantitative feedback as to what its sensing and how much - rather than a smile or frown.
Uncle Dave
My Hybrid GP grids died over time and with Sharper Image out of business and no replacement grids available, they became 500 landfill pieces in 3-4 years after purchase, and not wishing to throw away money anymore I broke down and went away from my pure electrostatic Brookstone units and Hybrid GP's and purchased a filter based unit. The electrostastic units promise low costs and ease of filter cleaning, but in truth its give an take, as the grids dont really like dishwasher immersion need cleaning often or their "single pass efficiency" falls dramatically when they get dirty, so when comparing prices you need to factor in the time it takes to clean these units as well as factor in replacement grids. The old Hybrid GP's dense but effecive grid took a good 45 minutes every 2 weeks to clean gently but thoroughly.
The Blueair is available with 2 different filter packs, teh stadard hepa and low carbon triple pack is great at particle matter and average on odor and VOC removal, or the more expensive smoke stop filters that have a lot more active carbon in them and do a better job of wiping out smoke, odors and VOC's - the unit comes with either and I opted to get the lower prices pack and see what the unit "felt" about my environment and go from there.
The Blueair 650E is the first automated unit to feedback both particle and VOC (volatile organic compunds) levels and self adjust according to the environment. It arrived fully assembled and all you need to do is pull it out and plug it in and pull the plastic cover off the remote control batteries.
The air quality display is located in a hard to read area at the bottom left of the front of the filter. Its well backlit and easily readable- as long as you are on your knees. Why they didnt move the display location is a msytery. The remote is tiny and has on off a timer and speed setting and has an internal magnet so you can click it to the unit when you arent using it.
I opened the unit before firing up to take a look at the filter assembly and the three filter packs are well sealed in the unit and its supposed to be air tight.
Upon fire up the unit went into full speed mode for 5 minutes and the particle and voc meters started all the way at the top. This brings me to my largest complaint about the unit- for a premium air cleaner its only got three speeds. Its CADR clean air delivery rate is top shelf tied for best in class wit the chinese Airgle unit, but this puppy is LOUD on high speed. True you have to move a lot of air to get the ratings it does, but the unit should have a variable speed range at this type of price. Setting 2 is almost silent and 1 is all but totally silent. Each does move a good respective amount of air, but a wider range of speed would be welcome in my environment.
After observing the display as the unit ramps up and down I've come to appreciate the unit, cooking smells kick it up a notch, and it can sense hairspray through the closed bathroom door across the room and it kicks into high gear with the "smell" meter going to the top of the chart.
Dogs playing n front if it kick it up and so does someone walking by "crop dusting" it detects and smells all.
Hot afternoons with the windows and doors open typically see the dust meter ramping up a notch or more and the unit appropriately speeding up.
The display has a "filter remaining day life" that counts down every 24 hour of run time, and when I compare the time and cost of cleaning grids, to the convenience of 100.00 every 6 months it feels like a wash to me, although in 6 months the unit will need a thorough cleaning as it has no pre-filter before the motor like some other units so I expect the unit to need a full hour or more of cleaning at this interval- compared to a weekly regimen I can love with this.
This unit is in the top three of all of the filter based units out there and a solid purchase. It leads the pack in its automation with quantitative feedback as to what its sensing and how much - rather than a smile or frown.
Uncle Dave
