GermGuardian 3-in-1 Air Cleaning System

Product Description

BREATHE FRESH AND CLEANER AIR GermGuardian air purifiers kill germs and viruses, filter odors, and trap allergens with a True HEPA filter and optional UV C light to deliver crisp, refreshing air to your home. POWERFUL AND CUSTOMIZABLE, you’re at home comfort can be customized with 3 speed settings, ultra-quiet mode on the lowest speed setting, and an optional UV C light on an easy to use top panel. Made for medium to large rooms up to 167 sq. feet WHY USE GENUINE GERMGUARDIAN FILTER REPLACEMENTS Your purifier is only as powerful and effective as the filter you put inside, and our Genuine GermGuardian replacement parts are essential for maintaining product performance. Each filter or bulb is designed specifically for a particular unit style. Not only will genuine replacement parts fit like a glove, but they also have the combination technology to match so that you can get the most out of your air purifier. AHAM VERIFIED AHAM verified products are rated for their ability to clean tobacco smoke, dust, and pollen from rooms. CADR RATING Dust (118) Pollen (125) and Smoke (108) 3 YEAR WARRANTY GermGuardian gives you reassurance and a US based tech support team with a 3 year limited warranty in addition to your purchase. VOLTAGE Plug the power cord into a 120V AC outlet.

Features

• HEPA Filter Air Purifier: Equipped with a protective True HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter, this large room air purifier efficiently captures 99.97% of particles as small as 0.1 microns, trapping allergens like dust, pollen, and pet dander
• A Breath of Fresh Air: A must-have air cleaner for homes, apartments, offices, and dorms, this zero-ozone-certified GermGuardian air purifier uses Ultraviolet - C (UV-C) tech to reduce airborne contaminants, so you can enjoy cleaner, fresher air
• Home-Focused Filtration: An ideal air purifier for bedrooms and living spaces, this powerful home air purifier circulates and filters the air in small (153 sq. ft.) rooms 4.8x per hour and in large (743 sq. ft.) rooms every hour
• Reliable Room Deodorizer: Equipped with an activated carbon filter, this air purifier (HEPA) traps and absorbs volatile organic compounds along with dust, pet hair, and other large particles, effectively reducing odors from smoking, cooking, and pets
• Made & Independently Tested In The USA: Our units are among the best air purifiers for home use; Designed and engineered in the USA, they are ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED, CARB (California Air Resource Board) Certified, ETL Certified and Zero Ozone Verified

Top Reviews

Can't purify when it's burning down your house.
by mister mom (1 out of 5 stars)
April 25, 2018

Purchased in Dec 2016 as my son has allergies. This unit did a great job clearing dust, etc while on the low setting. Purchased a second unit for a guest room based on the original unit performance.

Then this morning I noticed a distinct odor in my sons room and after sticking my nose by the purifier determined it was the culprit. Going back to reviews I found quite a few burnt circuit boards and decided to disassemble mine. That was it. See the pic.

Overall very good filtration but hope you have good homeowners insurance. Both of GermGuardian purifiers are heading to the curb next trash day.
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Works like new, almost a year old, save on filters.
by SS (4 out of 5 stars)
September 24, 2017

I have had this unit for almost a year now. It's still very quiet and the fans run strong. It is running at least 12hrs a day. The black pre-filter only killed odors for about a week. Any replacement pre-filters only work on odors for about a week as well. I just vaccum and wash mine. The main hepa filters are very expensive to replace if you do it every 3 months like your supposed to. I just purchase the largest 3M filters (2 pack) for 18 bucks at Lowe's. You can cut 5 perfect fitting filters out of one. On the bottom of where you place the filter in is a little trip latch you will need to tape down so it thinks it has an "authentic" filter in it.
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Dangerous.. Emits electrical burning smell
by Amazon Customer (1 out of 5 stars)
August 16, 2017

It's irresponsible that Amazon lists this as an Amazon Choice product. This item has begun emitting an electric burning smell. I opened it up and it appears the inside electrical parts have burned. This is dangerous and it's irresponsible for Amazon to sell a product like this.
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Dangerous will catch fire
by A. Elaine Sawyer (1 out of 5 stars)
May 18, 2018

This device is defective and I awoke this morning to the smell of burning electrical and melting plastic, I put my hand on top of the unit to shut it off and felt a tremendous amount of heat on the dial area.
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This thing could have burned our house down.
by Amazon Customer (1 out of 5 stars)
April 25, 2017

I purchased two of these units as well as a GermGuardian AC5250PT in January 2017. Tonight (April 25th) my wife smelled something burning - the odor was very strong. We knew something in the house was smoldering and were running room to room to find it. It seemed like the smell was coming from the GermGuardian AC4825, but we couldn't tell for sure. I took it to the garage where the odor was not present and sniffed around the vents, but I still wasn't sure if the GermGuardian was the source of the burning smell.

I had to be sure the GermGuardian was the source. If not, something else was burning inside our house! So, I took the cover off and sure enough a circuit board underneath the controls was badly burned! The crazy part is the unit was still functioning - still blowing air and appeared to be working normally. The fuse on the circuit board hadn't even blown! If we had not been home this thing could have burned our house down.

I telephoned Amazon and they are refunding my money on all three units I purchased. I will be shipping these units back as soon as possible. I asked the Amazon rep to report this to the manufacturer.
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I was using my inhaler much more often than usual and I couldn't understand why my symptoms seemed w
by Amy (5 out of 5 stars)
May 28, 2017

Although I dust & vacuum fairly often, I noticed I still had issues with my asthma when spending periods of time in my room (in particular when I slept at night). I was using my inhaler much more often than usual and I couldn't understand why my symptoms seemed worse in my bedroom. I've seen advertisements for air purifiers in the past (like the ones that claimed to blow 'happy ions' in your face) & figured they were the 'snake oil' of air filtration systems. It wasn't until nursing school when I started to learn about HEPA filters for hospitals that I realized proper filtration could be a game changer for my symptoms. I did my homework while searching Amazon and came across this germguardian purifier that seemed to have great feedback. After reading reviews & confirming the integrity of customers' feedback (Fakespot.com got your back), I decided to give this filter a go. I've had this air purifier for about 5 months now and I would buy one for every room in my house if they were a little less expensive. My symptoms aren't nonexistent but they've definitely improved and that's all I could ask for! I included a picture to show just how much stuff it filters from the air. This particular filter that I've just replaced is completely coated with a thick layer of dust bunnies (and goodness knows what else) after only a few months of use. My symptoms make total sense now that I see how much stuff gets left behind when cleaning. I'm hoping to catch this purifier during a price drop one day so that I can get more for my home & maybe even one for the office I work at. In all, it helps to have a little backup to help catch all the stuff that's been missed, especially for rooms with carpeting or tons of fabric that dust likes to hide in.
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Life changing!
by Wendy W. (5 out of 5 stars)
May 27, 2017

We have two cats in our 4,000 sq ft house. When my sister came from out of state, she asked if our cats ran away. She said our home had zero odor or scents, which is what I was going for.

I have two of these units and one of the next size up. The larger one sits in the doorway of the cats' restroom, one in the master suite, and one in the kitchen.

On the lowest setting, dust from the litter box is immediately whisked away and cooking odors do not linger. I prefer the manual operation to the larger unit's electronic controls. We have power outages frequently and the manual units power up as soon as electrical service is restored, but the electronic unit must be turned back on by a human.

We live in a more rural area, near large farms and constant construction; with an indoor litter box, the dust accumulation on indoor surfaces became overwhelming, even with my Roomba 650 running five days a week. (My robot picks up cat litter and hair like magic, but isn't much use with fine dust).

I've cleaned the filters on all three one time in the almost 90 days since we've had them. I knock the dust out of the pre-carbon filter and blow the HEPA filter out with an air compressor. I used to dust nearly every day, now I dust and deep clean about once a month. I've also noticed I haven't had to treat our long haired cat, who also spends a lot of time outside, for ear mites since February.

I did replace the thin pre-carbon filters with a Filtrete brand that you cut to size when I cleaned the units a few weeks ago. I'm attaching photos of the filter I removed and cleaned from the unit closest to the litter box, the before cleaning photo reflects how much dust was collected in a little over two weeks. (I attached a photo of the same filter after knocking the dust out). The other photo is of the furry bastard who throws cat litter and hair all over my house. He's shedding, but I've foiled his plans to make my life a living hell. Thanks to the Roomba and these Germguardian air purifiers, he'll have to be satisfied with annoying the crap out of me in other ways.
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Dont Waste Your Money On Filters (Read More)
by Alex Walker (5 out of 5 stars)
November 23, 2015

So I do love the GermGuardian it works extremely well, and as a long time allergy sufferer it has been a godsend. Honestly though the Filters are extortion which led me to find a very inexpensive alternative to their insanely priced filters. You simply purchase a 14 x 24 X 1 allergen grade home air filter (pictured), and cut it down to fit the unit. This makes about 3 to 4 filters that work just as well and possibly better if you get really high quality filters. I attached a couple pictures, one shows the type of filter and the other is a cut down filter after three months of use (it used to be pure white). The home filter cost me $20, and after cutting it up into 3 pieces each filter for the guardian really only cost me around $7. I attached a link to the Filtrete brand filter which is $32 for a 2 pack which is even cheaper than the Honeywell one I got from Home Depot. Anyway don't be fooled and don't over pay. Filtrete Healthy Living Ultra Allergen Reduction Filter, MPR 1500, 12 x 24 x 1-Inches, 2-Pack
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We are lucky our entire house didn't burn down!!!!
by A. Arnhym (1 out of 5 stars)
July 4, 2017

I purchased this unit back in January for our bedroom and have had to replace the filter once during that time. All seemed to be working well until we returned from a 2 day vacation to find that our entire house smelled of burning plastic. We quickly figured out that the burning plastic smell was coming from this air filter which had been running on the lowest setting during our 2 day trip. It was still running despite the burning smell. My husband took it apart to reveal that there were melted plastic parts inside and the circuit board was scorched. I wish I would have read the negative reviews further and will do so in the future when buying a machine that could endanger our house and family!!!
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Keeps My Office Smelling Clean
by Tycoop (5 out of 5 stars)
July 9, 2017

I bought one of these units for my home office, which is 16' by 10' (160 sq. ft.). My 17 year old cat literally lives inside my office...he is a long-haired cat who sheds constantly. He's also very mean to everyone but me, which upsets me, but that has nothing to do with the review of this air purifier. His litter box is situated in one corner of the room.

The smell of the litter box was the primary reason I purchased this air purifier. After using this air cleaner regularly for about two years, I can confidently say that it effectively and completely removes the smell of the litter box, helps control the amount of hair that floats around the room, and generally does a very good job keeping dust from accumulating in the room. On a scale of 1-10...1 being an air purifier that does nothing, and 10 being an air purifier that completely removes all airborne contaminants in the room, I'd rate this unit as a 7.

The unit has 3 fan speeds...I keep it on the middle speed. The fastest speed is useless because, while it would obviously clean the room most effectively, it's so loud it sounds like I'm getting an MRI. Even the middle speed is unacceptably loud, but I've gotten used to it. The lowest fan setting is quiet, but it doesn't effectively clean the air in my office unless I'm on the middle fan speed.

I always keep the UV light on. I have no idea if that light actually does anything...but since it's there, I might as well use it.

I run the fan all the time, 24/7. The filter inside the unit lasts for about 4 or 5 months before I need to replace it. How long the filter lasts for you will obviously depend on several variables, like how dirty the air is in your room, what fan speed you leave the unit on, and how often you run the machine.

I would highly recommend this machine to anyone who is looking for a relatively cost-effective and efficient air purifier for a room under 200 square feet.

I included a picture of my 17 year old curmudgeonly cat, who is the sole reason I needed to purchase this air purifier.

UPDATE (10/10/18): My cat is now 18 and a half years old and still going strong. But, he has become more demanding of me, which has strained our relationship. He often raises his voice at me...he never used to do that. I am concerned he may be losing his hearing, but I can't tell since he's always ignored me most of the time anyway.

That aside, the GermGuardian air purifier continues to hum along without a problem. I still run it day and night, 24/7. Other than replacing the filter every few months, the unit has needed no TLC.

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