Zojirushi PAMTC14 Ultra Slim Air Purifier

Comment: I turned this on high when I first got it. After a day, the air felt and smelled noticeably better. Then, I left it on auto, and you can't even hear it. One morning I woke up to the feeling of colonic pressure, and subsequent equalizing of the pressure resulted in the sudden introduction of hydrogen sulfide and methane pollutants to the room. The sensor detected the emission and immediately cranked into high mode. By the time I got back from the bathroom to get dressed, the air was fresh and odorless, not ozone, and the device switched back to the silent background mode.

The remote is so strong that it works even when the device is hidden behind a dresser.

Comment: Works like a champ! Definitely less dust around the house and my families allergies have improved! Very quiet! I own several Zojirushi products and all of them are outstanding! Zojirushi products might cost a bit more than other manufactures products but you get what pay for!

Comment: We purchased one 3 years ago when we had our first baby. It served us well. Quite, automated and looks great. Now we got a second one for another room in our house. Replacement filters can be a bit costly at ~$45, but they do last long. It's worth the money.

We alway like stuff from Zojirushi. Great products and well built.

Comment: My wife and I moved to Philadelphia for medical school. Within a few months she was experiencing problems breathing due to the bad air quality. At night she would continually sniff. She could not sleep at night due to the discomfort and I had to find refuge in the guest room if I wanted to sleep undisturbed at night.

A Japanese friend of mine recommended this air cleaner. We tried it and within a week the sniffing and allergies decreased.

I can't possible rate this product high enough for what it did for me, her and our sanity. There was a noticeable difference. I would gladly pay thousands for this benefit. It's great!

Comment: I agree with everything Patrica had to say in the previous review. There are two speeds: high or low, and two modes: always on or automatic. In the automatic mode is senses the air quality and turns on as needed. In the manual mode, it's the same speed all the time. It does seem to be completely random and I don't have a lot of faith in the algorithm - but who knows - these are supposed to be very small particles anyway. The low mode is ultra quiet, as promised, but the high mode is ultra noisy, so loud that it wakes me when sleeping. So, I use low mode. I've had it for around a year or so, and, the filters are not dirty at all. This makes me wonder if it's doing anything useful. If it were cleaning the air, I'd expect to see buildup of materials in the filters. It's probably doing no harm, and doing some good, just not sure how much good ...