Bionaire BAP1700-U PERMAtech Tower Air Purifier with Timer and Air-Quality Sensor

Doesn't seem like a lot of people have bought this product. I was considering a similar Honeywell model, and after comparing the boxes of both products at Target I went with the Bionaire. I admit my largest reason for going with the Bionaire was that the feature set was about the same as the Honeywell, but the Bionaire was more attractive. With my air purifier that replaced this one, I tried to hide the unit because it was ugly. This unit is looks good and I do not try to hide it at all. Further, the materials seem to be a better quality then the similar Honeywell models (I am going solely on look and feel).

When looking for an air purifier, I wanted a unit where I didn't have to replace any filters. The unit features two large permanent HEPA filters that every three months you clean by vacuuming the filters. There is a reminder light when it is time to do so. There is three speed settings. The lowest setting is very quiet. The highest setting is quite loud. I can sleep...Read more

Having just bought this filter to assist with my asthma, I have to say I was amazed by its effectiveness and the fresh clean air it produces and dramatically improved my asthma from the first night.
The fan has 3 speed settings, an auto dust sensor, timer, and ioniser. I typically put on maximum with ioniser, if not used for a while, then switch to auto. In my large bedroom, this works great, and auto switches the fan to low, after 2-3 minutes. This more than maintains the air quality and is very quiet, in fact its quite soothing noise to sleep.
Other reviews have said the auto is just a program setting, I have to disagree, as I've seen it switch back to high, when I moved some furniture in the room, kicking up dust.

I've read other reviews about the back cover not being well fitted. I have to say I've not found this to be the case at all, although there was packing tape on the unit when it arrived, which was quite difficult to remove.

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My daughter, a college student, spent the better part of first semester sick. Doctors couldn't figure out what it was, but all her fellow students knew it was her dormitory ---- a 10-story building built in the 1960s. It was long overdue for an HVAC overhaul and the ductwork was full of mold and mildew. It was apparently common knowledge among the students that many of the dorm's residents suffered from respiratory illnesses. Fortunately, one of my daughter's friends mentioned having bought an air purifier, which made her room inhabitable. So I did a lot of research and ended up buying the Bionaire BAP1700. I couldn't be happier, because now my daughter's respiratory problems have gone away and she's breathing easier ----- and so am I! If you want a great air purifier, invest a little more and get this one. Plus, with this model, you won't have to buy expensive replacement filters. You just clean the filter out with a vacuum cleaner.