Wagan EL2022 Ionic Air Purifier

Comment: This little air purifier worked a lot better than I had expected it (given the price). I purchased this thing so that I could occasionally smoke a cigar in my truck while on a long drive. I've since tried it twice, and each time it has gotten rid of any trace of cigar smell. Now, I have let it run for at least 4 - 8 hours after smoking, but it still gets everything out, which is amazing, especially given how large the cab of the truck is.

Comment: I haven't notice any difference. Buy a cabin air filter with odor eliminator in it instead. It has worked better for me than this Ionic Air Purifier.

Comment: I bought a used GMC Envoy 2 weeks ago. It was obvious that the previous owner was a smoke. Although the smell was not overbearing (probably kept the window open while smoking), it was still there.

My first (and cheapest) attempt at removing the smell was to place 2 small bowls of vinegar in the car while I was not using it. This helped for a short period of time, but the smell would slowly creep back in after a little while.

My second (and most expensive) attempt was to use the Gone Smoke "fogger" product that I had bought on Amazon. I set up two of these cans and ran my air conditioner on full blast and set it to circulate the air internally for a few minutes (per the instructions). I came out the next morning and found that the smoke smell was gone...but seemed to be more covered up than destroyed. There was a faint smell but I just couldn't put my finger on it. Regardless, after a few days, the smoke smell was coming back.

My last attempt was the Wagan Car Ionizer. I plugged the unit in about 5:00pm on a monday night. I came out to my car the next morning and could not believe the fresh smell (or lack there of) in my car. It was almost weird (in a good way). The best way I can describe it is that my car has a "new car smell" withouth the new car smell. I know that makes no sense but it is the only way I can describe it. I also noticed instantly how much easier it was to breathe.

I have now had the unit in my car for 4 days and it smells as fresh as the day I put it in. Of course, this is still in teh very early going, but I feel confident that the smell will nto return. The only question is how long the unit will last. But, hopefully by that point, the "stink particles" would have been totally irradicated. If worse comes rto worse, I'll just buy another unit. @ $10.99/ea, I have absolutely no problem doing this once a year.

2 final notes: 1.) I have not experienced any of teh sore throat issues that others have described. But again, it has only been 4 days. 2.) The blue power light is a little overbearing but nothing a small piece of black electrical tape can't take care of.

John

Comment: This product works great. I love how fresh the air is when I first get into the car in the morning when it has been working all night. I live at sea level, but its like a breath of fresh mountain air when I get into the car.

Comment: at first i was skeptic about this purifier and how it works
i was concerned it would irritate my already sensitive sinuses but after using it inside my SUV it really did work with no red eyes or sinus headaches
the purifier gives a ( neutral ) smell inside the car with no good or bad odors
one small thing if your car has manual transmission you might slightly hit the purifier when changing gear , not a big problem
i strongly recommend