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IQAir HealthPro Compact Air Purifier HEPA Air Cleaner

The Same Ultra High-Performance Particle Control for Allergy Sufferers in a Smaller Design
The HealthPro Compact features the same advanced micro- and nano-particle filter technologies as the HealthPro and HealthPro Plus, but in a smaller housing to make it more convenient in size for small apartments and offices, only not upgradeable to HealthPro Plus to include V-5 Cell gas and odor filter. The HealthPro Compact effectively removes every type of particulate air pollutants with the same ultra high efficiency as the larger models, including all common allergens, microorganism and all types of dust. This makes the HealthPro Compact the ideal choice for allergy sufferers and other health-conscious individuals that need high-efficiency particle removal in a smaller size. (The HealthPro Compact cleans a home or apartment up to 900 square feet, just like the larger HealthPro and HealthPro Plus, but it is not upgradeable to to include V-5 Cell gas and odor filtration.)

The HyperHEPA difference
Most air purifiers only filter particles larger than 0.3 microns in size, but 90% of all ultra fine particles are smaller than 0.3 microns. This means that most air purifiers are only filtering 10% of the particles in your air. IQAirs patented HyperHEPA filters are the first filters tested and certified to filter down to 0.003 microns with a guaranteed minimum efficiency of over 99.5%. This allows your HealthPro to capture the ultra fine particles that other air purifiers miss.

Applications
Allergen control
Mold spore control
Pet dander control (cat, dog, etc.)
House dust mite allergen control
Pollen control
Particulate air pollution control
General dust & particle control
Light tobacco smoke control
Wild-fire smoke control

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Buy this product
My wife has severe alergies and used to sneeze constantly in the house, during allergy tests she pretty much came up positive for everything. She used to get allergy shots once a month, but no longer after this unit. Neither of us sneeze at all anymore. I also have a dog and smell is no longer an issue. Only problem is you can not use an air freshener in the house because it will have no odor. I have tried many air cleaner products and this is by far the best. It is big, its ugly and expensive to replace the filters, but I would pay double, worth every single cent.

5 Stars I can breath and I’m snot kidding
I did my research and found this is the best large room air purifier on the market. I have suffered from allergies all my life and have been through all the medications. I still use the medications but as I grow older they seem to be less effective so I thought it time to try an air purifier. My wife has just begun to suffer from allergies. Both of us noticed that when we were in the room with the IQAir we stopped having runny noses and stopped sneezing. (When I moved it to the bedroom the snoring stopped too.) So now I find there is only one thing to do and that is buy another air purifier for the bedroom. Since this IQ Air may be a “compact” it is still a lug taking it up the steps. I only wish I could afford to buy one for my car and one for my office.

5 Stars Top Product!
A few years ago in San Diego, CA there was an emergency situation with fire outbreaks close enough to metropolitan area to create a toxic environment. My wife is susceptible to asthma and it made her very ill. In fact, our miniature maltese also became sick as well. I knew I had to find a top of the line air purifier asap. I researched many products and chose the IQ Air Healthpro compact home air purifier. It was expensive but the health of our family comes first. This is definately a worthy investment. We have utilized this product for several years and recommend it wholeheartedly.

5 Stars Finally….. Relief from Allergies!!!
I have only owned and used the product now for 2 days. But, WOW!!! What a difference! I am a SEVERE allergy suffer. And I own 2 cats. (I know, I’m crazy! But I love animals.) I have tried all the allergy medicines know to man. Perscription and otherwise. They work in the beginning and then I guess I build up an immunity to them. Anyway, I have FINALLY found relief! I am SO grateful to this company. I can breathe anywhere in my house now, with my 2 cats! The unit is pretty nice looking, but for a compact, still large. Seems very easy to use. Best of all, NO SET UP! Just attached the wheels if you want to use them. Seems very sturdy. Yes, expensive, but truly, WELL WORTH EVERY DIME. This unit knocks the Sharper image model out of the playing feild completely. The sharper image unit is also excellent, however TOO MUCH UP-KEEP. Too much constant cleaning and waiting for it to dry. Don’t I have enough to do already? Anyway, the IQ AIR is very easy to use, No set-up and best of all…. IT WORKS IMMEDIATELY! I was breathing better within the first 30 minutes of plugging it in. Now, when I turn it on, I breather easier right away. I guess there was so much crap in my air at first. The company provides a 30 day return policy. Try it, I am sure you will love it and not return it.

5 Stars Clears Toxic Fumes From Artist Oil Paint
I’ve had this air cleaner for three years now, running constantly, and am just now replacing the two filters. As a prior review mentioned, the refills are an investment, but the machine has allowed me to set up an art studio in my home. Oil paint fumes are seriously toxic and when the machine is running there is no odor at all. Absolutely silent on the lower settings, barely audible at full fan speed. Highly recommend.

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IQAir HealthPro Plus HEPA Air Purifier Air Cleaner with with Gas and Odor Filter HyperHepa Technology

The HealthPro Plus is IQAir’s best selling room air purifier. It combines four advanced filtration technologies to effectively remove a large variety of particulate and molecular air pollutants. Due to its wide effectiveness range it is equally well suited for health conscious individuals as those suffering from a range of respiratory ailments.

The molecular effectiveness makes this device also suitable for asthma sufferers, as asthma sufferers are often sensitized to molecular irritants, as well as allergens.

The HealthPro Plus has received more #1 reviews than any other air purifier.
HealthPro Plus Awards

* Allergy Buyers Club: Category Winner
* Wired Magazine Test: Best Air Purifier
* Consumer Guide Best Buy
* Reviewboard Magazine: Product of the Year
* Consumer Digest Best Buy
* Test Magazine: Category Winner
* Newsweek Odor Tested

Applications
Allergen control

* Mold spore control
* Pet dander control (cat, dog, etc.)
* House dust mite allergen control
* Pollen control

Light Molecular control

* Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) control
* Molecular (gaseous chemical) control

Light odor control

* Pet odors
* Musty odors
* Cooking odors
* Paint odors

Complex air pollution control

* General indoor air pollution control
* Light tobacco smoke control
* Wild-fire smoke control

1. Micro-particle filtration
Eliminates micro-particles such as pollen, pet dander and mold spores.
2. Granular activated carbon adsorption
Eliminates volatile organic compounds (VOC), which are responsible for odors.
3. Pelletized chemisorption
Destroys harmful chemicals, such as formaldehyde, by an oxidation process inside a chemically active alumina pellet.
4. HyperHEPA filtration
Eliminates bacteria, viruses and combustion particles from automobiles and smoke, through a nano-fiber structure.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars The Ultimate Air Cleaner
The best air purifier I have ever seen. Easy to use, very quite, cleans the air fast and efficient. AAA+++

4 Stars Good but noisy
Wow is this a hyped market. This filter is costly but it does work and without ozone generation. The main drawback is the noise. Comparatively the noise should be evaluated in an objective way, but any perceptible noise is a shortcoming for me, especially since this kind of filter (portable room type) can only work if it is kept nearby. I attribute a lot of this filter’s effectiveness to the V5 Cell filter, but I haven’t tested without it to be sure. One thing is for sure, this filter makes a very noticeable difference in the room where we keep it running. We run it on 1 (lowest setting) nearly continously in a 10×12 room.

Some advice: source control, ventilation, filtration (in that order). No one in my home is hypersensitive but we minimized the worst offenders in building, floor and wall materials and furnishings, and we control kitchen sources with a 650CFM overhead hood. Like many people, I have cleaner air outside than in, so ventilating is far more cost effective than trying to filter everything. We use 120CFM (fan rating) positive pressure ventilation in a tight 1900 sf building envelope (specifically we ventilate to ASHRAE 62.1 spec). Ventilation intake is filtered with 3M filtrete, but the main HVAC recirculating duct system cannot handle the pressure drop of serious filtration (most residential system can’t). Because a whole house filter is not just a bolt-on for us but would mean a total redo on the duct system, in-room filtration is the preferred solution. I researched and evaluated in room filters and bought this IQ Air. I have had it for more than a year and I believe it is described accurately — it’s not a cheap rigged up filter on a box fan (it still costs less than $1000) or some hyped up junk (read: Shaper Image or Oreck). Although I think it is fairly characterized, it’s not going to single-handedly fix air quality problems in a home (see: source control, ventilation first). Again, I rate this filter high, but it if I were to advocate a course for clean air it would be: source control, ventilation (then filtering).

5 Stars Exactly what I wanted
I have purchased many air purifiers in the past, but they are either very noisy, or not working effectively. IOAir HealthPro is definitely the best I have ever used. Even though it is expensive, but it is worth it. Due to my allergy, there were many miserable nights of waking up in panic when I could not breathe. Those nights are gone. I cannot put a price tag on a good-night-sleep; therefore I appreciate the engineers who created this product. It is quiet and working very effectively.

2 Stars An overpriced ripoff and poor technical service
This was supposedly a top-of-the-line air cleaner but I believe it was an overpriced rip-off and let me tell you why:

(1) Within one week of purchasing this unit from an authorized internet vendor, the unit got stuck at high speed and would not return to lower speed. Called vendor (who would pay you $20 to give them a good review) and they told me I could return it within the 30-day guarantee period. No help from them and no help from IQAir. Luckily, it returned to normal after one week.

(2) The power cable kept popping out. The castors at the bottom would break easily if you keep moving them around (not very well made). The most annoying part is any speed higher than 3 (up to 6) are very noisy and will wake you up. At speed 6 it sounds like a jet plane.

(3) After owning it for not quite 4 months and without using it for 2 weeks, it started emitting funny odor from the unit. The literature did warn you that chemical smell would be emitted from the V5-cell filter (specific for HealtPro Plus) come with this unit and any people who are sensitive to this type of smell may want to run it in an open space for 3 hours prior to its first use. However, this smell was generated after running the unit almost four months.

(4) The worse part was when trying to call their technical serivce. Called a total of six times in one day and could not get hold of anybody. To be fair, the person did call me back one time but missed me. Had to correspond by e-mails. He instructed me to keep only one filter in the unit at a time (Shlef 3 on top: Hepa filter; second: V5-cell filter and bottom Premax filter). They are a pain on the neck to take off but became easier when you got the hang of it. Found out it was the V5-cell (that was supposed to get rid of odor) actually emit the funny odor. The tecnical person at first said he would sell me another V5-cell filter prorated but changed his mind when I protested and decided to send me a new one free of charge. I honestly expect much better customer service (for solving problems and response time) from a company selling such expensive model. If this company does not improve its technical service, it is going be in troubles in a year or two with a bad economy. Why pay so much to suffer? ISE gives a 3-year in-home service for their hot-water dispensers, that is what I would call good service.

(5) You are better off just buy the IQAir HealthPro model because if you add $89 for the V5-cell filter to change it to a HealthPro Plus model it will still be cheaper than the price of a HealthPro Plus. They did not tell you that on the front end. My adivce is not to get the V5-cell filter at all because I do not believe it has as long as a shelf life the company claims. I beleive you almost have to change it more often in order to avoid funny odor.

(6) If you do not buy from IQAir, you have to be very careful. Many of these vendors have a restocking fee or a limited returning period for the unit. However, they do offer free shipping.

I believe I would not have so annoyed if I would have obtained better customer service (technical service) from IQAir. To me if they are a top-of-the-line air cleaning company they should act like one and offer their quality customer services equivalent to the quality of their products. Otherwise, they would soon be out of business just like all other companises who have great products but with poor services. Do you agree? I hope somebody from IQAir will read my comment and do something about it.

5 Stars Excellent air cleaner
This unit seems to be superior to any other air cleaner that I have tried (and I have tried many over the years).

No ozone.

Filter use automatically monitored.

Filter replacement not needed frequently (every 2-5 years depending on the filter and use).

Energy use is significant but $20 a month for better health doesn’t seem outrageous.

Loud at highest setting. However, lower ones work fine for me.

I will probably buy another one. Air smells “clean” and now I want two to cover the majority of the house.

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