Wagan EL2022 Ionic Air Purifier

I bought this from amazon, based on all the good reviews. I was trying to get the smoking smell out of my car. This product is petty impressive in that, as soon as I turn it ON there seemed to be a magical "no smell" environment (at least when I sit on the drivers seat). So I must say that the product works very well. The issue came when I used it for my 30 minutes commute back and forth from work and saw that I had a persistent sore throat and throat irritation in the evening. I then read about this online and found that a side effect of a product like this that releases a lot of ozone, is that it can cause throat irritation. So I have decided to keep it and use it only when its really required - I cannot keep it ON all the time in my car. So in short, while this product does its work petty well, people who may be sensitive to sore throat and throat dryness etc may need to think twice before getting it.

Added in march 2011:
I have owned this for almost a year now...Read more

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.

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A family member has personal gas problems that leave the car smelling horrible no matter how often it is aired out. This product WORKS! Drawback may be you can't use deoderizers because this device will make them a waste of money. You won't need the smell good stuff because your car will no longer have any bad smells. I give this a very large A++.