GermGuardian 5-In-1 HEPA Air Purifier for Home, Large Rooms Up To 915 Sq. Ft. with HEPA Pet Air Filter, UV-C Light & Odor Reduction, AC5250PT, 28″ Tower, Gray by GermGuardian

I bought this thing in 2016 when it cost ~$138. It seems to have gone up substantially since then.

If you can get this on sale, I highly recommend it as the price I paid for *even then* is still too high. This was also rated for rooms up to 165 square feet (my room just about fills that need); it is now allegedly rated for rooms up to “915 square feet”, yet they said far less for a much bigger unit that they sell. I think that’s a massive lie, and they probably tested it at the highest speed possible, which is insanely inefficient.

I’m also very shocked that it’s incredibly overpriced despite the fact that this product is several years old; the age of the product should be reflected in the price.

The design of this product has the air shoot out towards its left at an angle, possibly somewhere between the 35 and 45 degree mark. The max fan speed, while noisy, isn’t overwhelming, but it can be an issue at night, which is typical. The display can actually fade over time, and it may not be as legible or bright and clear as the first time you’ve installed it. While the red power light isn’t that bright and is bright enough to not light up your entire room, the garish, tacky UV light indicator should have had a much smaller LED like the power indicator light was, because it completely lights up the room at night and makes it very difficult to sleep. And I noticed that the fan got squeaky roughly about maybe 4 years after I first started using it, which is frankly annoying, but after some consideration even with a customer service agent, I decided it wasn’t worth it. It still works and I’ve gotten used to it by now.

Otherwise, the UV bulb I recall lasted only between 2 to 4 years before it completely burnt out for good; replacing the bulb is relatively inexpensive, but the price is still a bit hefty. Even then, properly disposing of it is incredibly difficult, as not many locations are willing to take it from you, so you can’t just take it to some brick-and-mortar store where they’ll take CFL bulbs , but get stingy when you ask them to take your dead germicidal (UV-C) bulb. This is a common problem for every product that uses UV-C lighting specifically to kill certain germs.

Even then, I read on either Consumer Reports or another reputable site that germicidal bulbs in terms of removing viruses, bacteria and mould in the air require an extensive period of time to completely sanitise the air in comparison to what air purifiers like this one allows. Therefore, it shows how needless UV bulbs in air purifiers and even furnaces really are; there’s very little to no time available for these bulbs to actually do their intended job, because air moves relatively fast from the prefilter to the egress of the purifier itself.

While it still works today, I don’t exactly notice a whole lot in terms of cleanliness of the air, but the filter DOES get rather dirty (but not near-black or dark grey) when I use it 24/7, so I can say that it at least helps *reduce* the amount of dust particles in the air. When I get sick, I’ve used this as high as it can go, and run it all the time and keep the windows shut if it’s too hot or too cold outside.

Overall, as I said in the second paragraph of this review: I absolutely recommend it, especially when it’s on sale. It’s not really worth over $100 (US), but it does its job when it can.

This air purifier is as described
Works well The air is much cleaner 👌
It kills everything that on the box filter Works really well
White when you start using it I have had mine a week
And the filter is black form all the air comtamenes
Definitely remind getting this if you need cleaner air to breathe
It’s as it’s described Works very well Definitely remind getting this

I suffer from seasonal allergies bad, bad. I also have a major highway 300ft from back door. So I have smog, dust, and debris build up. I figured I’d try an air purifier to see if it would help. I did my research and settled on this one. I’ve had it for 3wks. It’s been running about 75% of the time. And today I checked the filter. I attached the picture. It’s mind blowing how much itchy stuff is on the filter. However, I’ve noticed a significant difference in my health since running the purifier. So much so when I leave out the house my body immediately goes haywire with coughin, sneezing, and itching. I love it so much I bought another unit for my summer home. It was easy to setup. Sleek modern design. Lightweight to carry. The 5 fan settings are great. The higher the fan level the louder the unit. Has a timer that you can program the unit to run up to 7 hours. The UV light gives added comfort that micro organisms will be killed on contact. It doubles as a cooling fan as it keeps my room chilled while on. It also filters odors. I deep fried catfish, and whiting the other night. The unit filtered the air in the house and after an hr after cooking you couldn’t even tell I fried fish. Smell… gone! I highly recommend this anybody!

Estaba supuesto a llegar el 12 de Junio, pero llego el 3. El filtro viene listo para conectarse y empezar a funcionar.

Fairly quiet. Just depends on the setting
Works very well especially with the UV on
Moved into a condo that has a musty odor from last year’s storms (Helene and Milton)
Within a day with the UV turned on the air was much improved