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Realising I'll probably be in Melbourne through most of summer - weighing up if I should cough up and get myself an air purifier. I don't need a huge one, I live in a modest 2br apt... Anyone got recommendations for a brand/model that they know works well and is easy to get replacement filters for?
Honestly before I was thinking it's not going to be a crazy bushfire season this far south after so much rain but I'm no longer betting on those thoughts.
I don't think it'll be TOO bad this year in damper parts of Vic but I'd rather not be caught out if it does get bad and shit is sold out. An air purifier might be handy to have regardless. If I end up moving I could sell it or give it to a friend
I have a Philips Series 3000i Air Purifier and live in a 1 bedroom apartment + study. I've never had to get a replacement filter for it though (not yet) but I guess it works fine? Honestly I'm not entirely sure I can tell the difference but it does collect a fair bit of dust and stuff which I clean off the filter, so I guess it's doing its job. It does freak out and go into turbo mode after I apply deodorant.
Thanks!! I was leaning towards a Philips but maybe the 1000i which covers 78m2 and is closer to my budget (I was hoping to stay sub 300 but still doing research about the best price/value ratio)
The 3000i covers up to 135m2, I was thinking it would be overkill for my apt (about 70m2 all up, largest room is 13m2). I guess you would place yours in a central location and it does the whole apt? Mine has a weird layout but I don't mind moving it from room to room if need be.
I presume you're happy with the sound level of yours?
Yeah mine is in the lounge which is central to the apartment in terms of layout. The noise is silent unless it ramps up after I spray deodorant or if it finds something else to go nuts over but generally I don't hear it at all as it sits there doing its thing. It has a night mode too which just stops it firing up to higher levels overnight, not that it'd really need to with nothing going on.
homedics AP-25 here. You can get HEPAs from their website from amazon, all over the place.
Hey thanks for the rec. Availability of replacement filters in years to come is definitely a concern. Can't seem to find many of the actual Homedics purifier units for sale in AU though...? Did you import yours?
Am leaning now towards the Winix zero 4 ($275; non OEM filters available for ~$55; flat design) over the newer cylindrical Philips 1000i ($299; only OEM filters available at 90-110$. The current 1000i promotion DOES include a spare filter for free, but idk - cylindrical all in one design might make it harder for non OEM manufacturers to make copies down the track, so greater long term cost??)
I actually just snagged it off catch, but this was back during the last big bushfires so the model may have simply fallen out of production. Does bode well for the manufacturer that they still supply parts though.
What diameter is the filter? I know the Xiaomi Mi also uses them, and they seem to be ubiquitous (they show up a lot on the 3D printing sites as a cheap hack to put an adapter on for 120mm fan filtering)
Thanks, it looks like they're still producing units but only overseas.... I'll have to check what diameter the filter is but I would've thought there would be very little inter-manufacturer compatibility due to clips and attachments and stuff...