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Alen - BreatheSmart Classic 1,100 Sq. Ft. Air Purifier with Fresh, True HEPA Filter - Graphite
Average customer rating
4.7
(744 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 744 reviews
5 Stars
626
4 Stars
71
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
12
1 Star
9
Customer Reviews for Alen - BreatheSmart Classic 1,100 Sq. Ft. Air Purifier with Fresh, True HEPA Filter - Graphite
Customer Rating
5
Our basement is now a
on January 3, 2017
Posted by: Mary
Our basement is now a healthy work space as our Alen Purifier has done the job we were hoping for.
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com
Customer Rating
5
2nd Hand Cannabis
on January 3, 2017
Posted by: Janelle K.
We live in an older, not so well insulated duplex, which has a No Smoking on the premises clause in the lease. The people in the lower unit smoke dirty cannabis daily. (dirty = i.e. moldy/cut with something/mixed with cheap tobacco, something nasty, etc) It penetrated our unit so badly that all of our fabrics including rugs, upholstery, clothing, linens, bedding, and even our pets fur smelled badly. After several hours of being away from our unit we could still smell it on our clothing and skin. We experienced physical symptoms of headaches, scratchy throat, indigestion, insomnia, nausea, and at times vomiting. We spoke with them several times asking them to curb their indoor activity as it was making us physically ill. After admitting that they were smoking and didn't stop we ordered the Alen BreatheSmart HEPA Air Purifier and things have been much better since. It took the filter about 4 days to clean our unit's air. Now we will notice when the neighbors light up with a brief whiff of their foul pot, the filter kicks into HIGH and the odor it eliminated. Our family and our pets seem much happier. Our teen aged son will sometimes come into our unit, stand by the filter, and inhale deeply stating that it feels like breathing in pure Oxygen. We LOVE how this filter has cleaned our living environment and raised our standard of living. Thank you Alen!!
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com
Customer Rating
5
Best purchase!!
on December 22, 2016
Posted by: Anonymous
I love my new Alen BreatheSmart Air Purifier. When I cook, the smell stays in my house for days. This air purifier cleans it right out. My house has a fresh feel to it now. I highly recommend spending the money for this true product.
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent Air Cleaner!
on December 20, 2016
Posted by: Jennifer M.
I love several features including the ability to control the fan speed, changing color on the power button so you know where your air quality is, you can shut off the ionizer, solidly built great product
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com
Customer Rating
5
Extremely pleased with BreatheSmart and BreatheSmart FIT50
on December 17, 2016
Posted by: V
This is my second Alen product, and I am extremely pleased with both purchases. I own a Fit50, and one of the larger (1,100sq ft capacity) units, and I use the HEPA-silver filtres in both units. I am absolutely convinced that these units increase air quality substantially, as I have all but eliminated my dependence on allergy medications. When some painting was done recently (including oil-based primer), I was able to sleep in the room without suffering repercussions from the fumes; this has never before been the case.
I would highly recommend these purifiers, and without reservation. As well, I have had occasion to contact the company for assistance, and I can confirm that the customer service is just as outstanding as the product. Thank you.
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com
Customer Rating
5
Breathsmart - excellent air purifier
on December 1, 2016
Posted by: Dan D.
Love the unit. Does a fantastic job on the first floor. The auto setting does a superb job. Smoke and cooking odor simply disappears.
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com
Customer Rating
4
Review of the FIT50
on November 30, 2016
Posted by: Charles F.
I received my Breathe Smart Fit50 Thursday November 17,2016. I was in the middle of my weekly thorough house cleaning. So since it arrived, I decided to do my monthly super thorough house cleaning. That's where I vacuum the house down from ceiling to floor with my Dyson's. I scrub, mop and rinse the tile floors, vacuum down drapes, move furniture and vacuum under it and vacuum off the furniture. Everything is scrubbed and sanitized to hospital standards. I wanted to do this first before I took the Fit50 out of the box. I also wanted to put the Alen Fit50 to a real but fair test of removing dust from the air. That's my pet peeve...dust. I don't like daily dusting using Swiffer dusters but they do collect and hold the dust. I also use high end 3M furnace filters which I change out every 3 months even though the instruction sheet states they are good for 6 months. My heating and central cooling system is a year old and so is all of the ductwork. You would think that my house would be dust free with all of that, but it still comes in from somewhere. And I never open my windows except to clean them every Spring and Fall. But still every morning I have to dust off all of my furniture and do a general vacuuming. So the next morning Friday I took the Fit50 out of the box. I read all of the instructions and even watched the videos the Alen company emailed me on the proper placement of your new Fit50. I did my daily dusting and vacuuming. I then set up the Fit50 and turned it on and set the settings to "auto". I turned on the ionizer to because I do like the way an ionizer gives the air a fresh crisp smell. Within a few minutes it went from speed 2 up to speed 4. The colored indicator was a bright red color. I was surprised since my house was spotless. So I went and made myself a cup of coffee and set completely across the room from the air purifier. I started timing the thing. In 38 minutes it turned itself down to speed 3. I started reading while I was waiting. An hour and 47 minutes later it turns itself down to speed 2 and the red light changes to a pale pink color. I got tired of waiting so I left the house. I came home 5 hours later and it was still on speed 2 and the light was pink. And I noticed that there was no nice crisp ionizer smell when I came into the house. I was extremely disappointed. It ran on speed 2 with the pink light on for the rest of the evening. I went to bed at 11:30.
The next morning when I got up I immediately walked into the living room which is 16'x20' and is open to a wide hallway on one side of the living room, and on the other side of the LR. it opens to a wide doorway to the kitchen. The indicator light was blue and the fan was running on speed 1, it's lowest. But within 3 or 4 minutes after I walked through the LR into the kitchen and back, it clicked and bumped up to speed 2 and the light turned pink again. The dust sensor apparently is extremely sensitive. But still no nice crisp ionizer smell which I was hoping for. But I did the clean white glove test and to my surprise there wasn't any dust that I could see with the naked eye. I was thrilled about that. I didn't dust or vacuum that morning as usual. I watched very closely. It was the 4th day Monday after starting up the purifier that I could lightly see dust on my dark colored furniture. So I have to say that it is doing it's job. It's an attractive machine and the colored panel that I chose blends well with my furniture. It's surprising quiet even on the highest speed. My only complaint and the reason for a 4 star rating is that the ionizer is useless. There is no difference in the smell of the air with it on or off. So I have to use my Eden Pure Gen-7 air purifier in the kitchen that has a 4 setting ionizer with 2 brushes, a large UV bulb, and a small Anion generator purification plate that moves the air with a small fan to freshen and give the air in the entire house that crisp after a thunderstorm smell. But the Eden Pure Gen-7 is very small. But with them both working together running 24/7 my house now is almost completely dust free and the air smells crisp to. I hope in the very near future that the Alen Company makes it's ionizer more powerful where one can really feel and smell the difference. The customer can choose if they want to use that feature or not just like Eden Pure did. Overall the Fit 50 is a little over priced, and you shouldn't have to pay extra for choosing a colored front panel. But it is a well made air cleaner and it is attractive and quiet. They just need to increase the power of the ionizer because they do use the two brush system just like Eden Pure does. And they need to include a good sized UV bulb for sanitation. I'll probably keep it.
The next morning when I got up I immediately walked into the living room which is 16'x20' and is open to a wide hallway on one side of the living room, and on the other side of the LR. it opens to a wide doorway to the kitchen. The indicator light was blue and the fan was running on speed 1, it's lowest. But within 3 or 4 minutes after I walked through the LR into the kitchen and back, it clicked and bumped up to speed 2 and the light turned pink again. The dust sensor apparently is extremely sensitive. But still no nice crisp ionizer smell which I was hoping for. But I did the clean white glove test and to my surprise there wasn't any dust that I could see with the naked eye. I was thrilled about that. I didn't dust or vacuum that morning as usual. I watched very closely. It was the 4th day Monday after starting up the purifier that I could lightly see dust on my dark colored furniture. So I have to say that it is doing it's job. It's an attractive machine and the colored panel that I chose blends well with my furniture. It's surprising quiet even on the highest speed. My only complaint and the reason for a 4 star rating is that the ionizer is useless. There is no difference in the smell of the air with it on or off. So I have to use my Eden Pure Gen-7 air purifier in the kitchen that has a 4 setting ionizer with 2 brushes, a large UV bulb, and a small Anion generator purification plate that moves the air with a small fan to freshen and give the air in the entire house that crisp after a thunderstorm smell. But the Eden Pure Gen-7 is very small. But with them both working together running 24/7 my house now is almost completely dust free and the air smells crisp to. I hope in the very near future that the Alen Company makes it's ionizer more powerful where one can really feel and smell the difference. The customer can choose if they want to use that feature or not just like Eden Pure did. Overall the Fit 50 is a little over priced, and you shouldn't have to pay extra for choosing a colored front panel. But it is a well made air cleaner and it is attractive and quiet. They just need to increase the power of the ionizer because they do use the two brush system just like Eden Pure does. And they need to include a good sized UV bulb for sanitation. I'll probably keep it.
Response from alencorp.comBy Alen Ecommerce, January 17, 2017
Thank you for the excellent and very thorough review. Regarding your comment about the FIT50 ionizer not being as effective as your Eden Pure unit. Eden Pure products are powerful ozone generators. Ozone creates a fresh crisp scent in the air that many people find enjoyable. However, because Ozone is a powerful oxidant (it reacts with everything) it can be very irritating to peoples eyes, nose, lungs and skin. For this reason, Ozone generators cannot be sold as air purifiers in California due to the California Air Resources Board Ozone Safety Regulations. The FIT50 ionizer produces no ozone. So while it is effective at removing odors, it will not be able to compete with an ozone generator in producing that crisp ozone scent.
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com
Customer Rating
5
Happy customer!
on November 28, 2016
Posted by: Macy D.
We moved in to a new house and started experiencing lots of allergy trouble . Turns out the previous owners had multiple cats. After researching , I purchased an alen air purifier. I could see results after the first night of using it. I will be purchasing additional units for the home. I actually enjoy the minimal sound of the machine and it helps me sleep soundly and with clear breathing!
Written by a customer while visiting alencorp.com