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The Crane Germ Defense Electrostatic Air Purifier improves the air quality inside your home, ensuring a healthy living space for you and your family. Suitable for rooms up to 230 square feet in size, the air purifier greatly reduces airborne allergens, viruses, bacteria, and household odors. An easy-to-use touch panel, a whisper-quiet setting for a good night's sleep, and an energy-efficient design make this air purifier an ideal addition to any room in your home.
 | Germ Defense Electrostatic Air Purifier At a Glance: - High Efficiency Electrostatic Air Cleaning Technology
- Permanent washable filter with cleaning brush
- Removes up to 95% of airborne allergens
- Reduces up to 90% of viruses and bacteria within 2 Hours
- Removes common household odors
- 4 speed settings with whisper-quiet Mode
- Compact size for high performance
- Suitable for rooms up to 230 square feet
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 Purifier reduces 90 percent of viruses and bacteria in the air after only two hours. View larger. |
 The efficient, easy-to-clean filter can be used for the lifetime of the unit. View larger. |
Stay Healthy, Breathe EasyIndependent testing shows that the Crane Electrostatic Air Purifier removes up to 95 percent of dust mites, pollen, mold, and dander. These environmental pollutants can cause allergies, skin irritation, congestion, coughing, and itchy eyes.
The Electrostatic Air Purifier will also reduce 90 percent of viruses and bacteria in the air after only two hours of use. By using the air purifier regularly, you can help to prevent the spread of colds and flu during the winter months.
 The electrostatic filter is easily accessible. View larger. |
Efficient Design Saves Money and Earns Top Energy Star RatingsThe Crane electrostatic air purifier comes with a permanent and easy-to-clean filter. Cutting-edge electrostatic filtration technology traps air contaminants into collector cells, eliminating the need for costly replacement filters. Periodic cleaning along with the presence of ionized fresh air neutralize bad odors and kill microorganisms, ensuring the air purifier and your home stays germ free.
The air purifier's efficient filter design also results in low energy costs. With a Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) five times higher than the minimum required by the EPA Energy Star program, this ultra-efficient air purifier is top rated in the industry by Energy Star
How to CleanOnce the permanent filter has collected airborne particles and needs to be cleaned, the "clean filter" indicator will light up and the unit will stop working. Unlock the filter and slide the collector cell. Clean the collector cell with the included brush or rinse under running tab water.
Once cleaned, shake off water and simply slide filter back into unit to lock. The air purifier will automatically detect if the filter is wet and will start the drying mode. After the filter is completely dry, the air purifier will automatically start its electrostatic charge and continue to purifier your room air. The filter can be used for the lifetime of the unit, no filter replacement or maintenance cost involved.
Straightforward, Whisper-Quiet OperationThe four-speed touch panel makes the electrostatic air purifier easy to operate. A whisper-quiet operation mode lets you purify the air without interrupting your day or night. You can watch television, listen to music, or sleep while the electrostatic air purifier cleans your air.
What's in the BoxCrane Germ Defense Electrostatic Air Purifier, power adaptor (inside unit), cleaning brush (inside unit), and operation manual/warranty.
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Average Customer Review
(4 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Noticeably Cleaner Air!,
November 29, 2011 Daniel C. Murphy "dan" (atlatna ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crane EE-8072 Germ Defense Electrostatic Air Purifier, White (Health and Beauty)
We just got this unit a few days ago - took me all of 2 minutes to read the instructions and crank it up. I placed it in our large bedroom (about 280sf) and hit the turbo button (great feature that in essence makes the unit run at a super high speed for 20 minutes to quickly process the room's air) and left. My wife opened the door to the room about a half hour later and said "wow - it feels so fresh in here". We both smelled the difference. it's really what you don't smell - nothing seems to be in the air. No dust, odors, nothing.
It runs quite except on the high speed and turbo - you can certainly here it running at these speeds but it's a nice white noise. It's solid and compact. I love that I will never have to buy a filter for this and it tells me when it needs cleaning.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
My first Air Filter and very pleased,
January 30, 2012 Phil (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crane EE-8072 Germ Defense Electrostatic Air Purifier, White (Health and Beauty)
I grabbed this during a lightning deal Black Friday week '11. I had been looking into getting an air filter for years, reading reviews, checking prices, etc, but always heard that either they did not really work, or they were not worth the cost, plus additional costs over time. This popped up in a lightning deal, so figured why not just try one. I had it running in my large upstairs bedroom at night for most of December. I could smell a difference in the air nearby, but nothing major. A few weeks ago I finally got around to cleaning my pet room, and giving away my non-dog pets. All the animals were kept in cages, and never allowed to wander around, so no stains/accidents on the floor, or anything like that, but the room definitely had an animal smell. I cleared out everything and vacuumed about ten times, but still, could not get the smell to go away. I moved the air filter to this room, placed it in a corner and left it on the "Whisper" setting. It took a few days, but now...Read more
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Works well, Loud and somewhat poorly constructed,
January 11, 2012 Nate - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crane EE-8072 Germ Defense Electrostatic Air Purifier, White (Health and Beauty)
The unit definitely gets the job done but there are some drawbacks. It seems to clean the air in a small room very well. However, it's loud on the medium to turbo settings. This is due to the fact that it's seemingly constructed with inexpensive fans made for computers. It sounds like a computer when the cooling fan(s) are in overdrive. Overall, the entire unit seems like it was designed and built as home hobby project.
Other Cons:
- The power cord and adapter is odd and wimpy for an appliance like this
- There are strange legs that fold out of the bottom
- The temporary instruction decals on the top of the unit are very hard to remove and look bad
- The plastic that is used to construct the machine seems thin and somewhat flimsy
Overall, I think this is a good unit for the price if you want the electrostatic feature. However, I would spend another $20 or more for something that is better constructed and quieter.