Customer Reviews for Alen - BreatheSmart 75i 1300 SqFt Air Purifier with Fresh HEPA Filter for Allergens, Dust, Odors & Smoke - Weathered Gray
Customer Rating
5
Works Great
on December 8, 2018
Posted by: Eric P.
Purchased for the summer to help with all the Forest Fires in our area but it has been very helpful in the winter with the wood stove.Unit is very quiet and I like the auto mode. Would recommend to anyone looking for a good Air Purifier
Arrived with a wobble in the fan, but thankfully useable while we suffered through the California wildfires (we live in the Bay Area). Our small house is less than 1300sqft, but the purifier struggled to give us even "orange" (middle) air quality in the living room, which is about 500sqft. Finally managed "blue" when the outside air quality returned to normal. Unfortunately, it took a long time to get my replacement unit shipped. If I had to do it again, I would buy 2 45i purifiers for about the same price of a single 75i, so we could spread them around. Unfortunately, I don't feel good about making a return under the satisfaction guarantee, since it was my choice, so will keep what I have.
I expected a high-quality air purifier from Alen and wasn't disappointed. I bought this model because we live in a new neighborhood with lots of construction going on all around us. We end up with a lot of dirt and dust making its way inside our home. Although our air quality was pretty bad, it took only a few hours for the monitor to go from red to blue. My husband even commented on how much better the air is now when you walk into our house. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner.
We have a two level 2500 sq. ft. home in Napa and we purchased 2 of these to clear our home of the smoke from the ‘Camp Fire’ that destroyed the city of Paradise California.
The AQI was somewhere between 150 and just over 200 for over a week. These accurately changed from Purple, to Red, to Orange during that time and our house was very comfortable with air quality. Now that the air quality improved consistently to an AQI well under 50, these two filters remain on Blue or Green throughout the day.
Since my wife if terribly allergic to our dog and our cat, we’re going to continue running them throughout the day as long as windows stay closed due to rain or cold weather.
We’re very pleased with the look, quality, and customer service. We would recommend the 75i.
I have several Alen filters and think they are great - which is why I was excited to get the 75i. I was hopeful for the better life of the new filters. But the control panel on the new 75i is a mess. Alen should stick with being an air purifying company. I recommend the regular breathesmart.
Response from alencorp.comBy Alen Ecommerce, December 5, 2018
Hi Eric! I'm so sorry your unit was received defective! It seems there were a few bugs that needed to be worked out, but we've made some significant improvements over the first batch of 75i units that went out and are happy to replace that for you! Please feel free to give us a call at 800-630-2396 if you would like us to do so!
Have not seen too much improvement with sinus allergy yet but are hopeful. When on high,it does make more noise the the 45i but that's probably due to it being a bigger unit.
We bought it during the fires in California. Our breathing improved dramatically in 2 days. Now I'm glad we have it to filter dust mites and other allergens until we hit the next fire season again.