If you’re trying to eliminate a specific type of particle—such as pet dander—from the air, make sure your air purifier of choice is equipped with the right filter to catch it. As I am unable to carry much weigh I find this item easy to hold, and have no difficulty moving it around the room.

A HEPA filter increases the filter lifespan by up to 5 times, reducing the amount you pay in the long run for clean air. When oscillating, it does chuck the air in the room about a bit, but it takes air, purifies it, and puts it back into the room. The control panel is done well, but that is not enough to make up for its misleading and presumptuous title.

Our models have an enhanced bacteria and virus killing UV-C feature – perfect for killing airborne germs and helping to keep you and your family safe.

With the purifier running, it is quiet enough to sleep in the room concerned, on its lowest setting, and without it oscillating. If you’ve already bought or tried HOMEDICS AR-10A-GB Air Purifier then we’d love to know what you thought of it. As the manufacturer says the air purifiers “reduce the sufferer’s exposure to airborne pollen”[1], and that they “remove up to 99% of airborne contaminants like allergens, pollen, smoke and dust”[2]. I have one in my living room and the other in my bedroom so for their roughly 15m² size I should be getting at least 5 air changes an hour.The HoMedics Professional HEPA air purifier operates by drawing the air in from the back of the unit and then releasing the filtered air through the top. This would result in the filter being less effective and letting pollution pass through it before blowing it back into your environment. The HoMedics Professional HEPA air purifier, for example, continued to operate when the back grill and filter was removed, exposing the (still operating) fan.

The filter indicator lets you know when to clean the HEPA-type filter, which is every 2,800 hours of use and the HEPA-type filter will need to be replaced every 18 months according to the manufacturer.Featuring a night light and an auto-off timer that allows you to choose between 2, 4, 8 or 12 hours means you can set it and forget it without fuss. One downside is that they are really noisy even on the lowest setting and is the reason I ended up with two. Super-quiet operation makes the Homedics AR-10A-GB Professional HEPA Home Air Purifier perfect for use in bedrooms to help allergy sufferers get to sleep and stay undisturbed through the night. It felt like a day at the seaside (without the saline), proper fresh air, a bit breezy for some peoples liking. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there.