Hunter air purifier

[Gator]

We've got our house on the market, and the wife mentioned i might wanna quit smoking in my man cave, it smells like cigars, which might turn off some potential buyers. I have a fan in the window, but i went to Lowes and bought the Hunter Quiet Flow 95 w/ the Hepa filter for about $75. Wow, what a immediate impact it had, no cigar smell at all, i'm astounded how well this thing works. Anyone else using them?

 

[tkoepp]

I have not used this one Frank, but I see replacement filters are like $50 +, how often do you think it will need to be changed...

Keep us updated

 

[imaman]

Frank, what is the noise factor? This would be great for me.A great way to smoke indoors without having a window fan sucking out the heat.


Gerard.

 

[Rebel Herfer]

Thanks Frank, i was looking into something I could use in my studio and still smoke when it's bad outside. BTW - buy some premade rolls/loaves of bread and bake them just before someone comes to tour the home. Baking bread is a "magic" smell for homebuyers.

 

[Gator]

I don't really notice the noise, it's pretty quiet, and i think the filter lasts like 10 months, but not sure (seems like a long time). The filters will be expensive on any purifier, if you use Hepa, which i understand is by far the best filter.

 

[palumbon]

I would be curious to how often the filters need to be replaced. I have been looking for one of these for a while, but the ones I have been looking at are all in the $300 -$400 price range and I have not been able to pull the trigger yet.

 

[Gator]

I would think they would all need to be changed on the same frequency, a hepa filter is a hepa filter, best i can see.

 

[souldog]

I would be curious to how often the filters need to be replaced. I have been looking for one of these for a while, but the ones I have been looking at are all in the $300 -$400 price range and I have not been able to pull the trigger yet.

HELL no man! Gator, sounds like you've got a good buy, I may go and check that out at my local store here.

Question: So you smoke in the room with the purifier, leave, when you come back the next day, any trace of smoke?

 

[Gator]

I would be curious to how often the filters need to be replaced. I have been looking for one of these for a while, but the ones I have been looking at are all in the $300 -$400 price range and I have not been able to pull the trigger yet.

HELL no man! Gator, sounds like you've got a good buy, I may go and check that out at my local store here.

Question: So you smoke in the room with the purifier, leave, when you come back the next day, any trace of smoke?

Pretty much, but i also have a fan in the window pulling the smoke out. The room has carpet, so it's a matter of time before the carpet smells like smoke, so thinking about swapping out the carpet for wood floors.

 

[sinnyc]

I'll add my 00.02

I also use an air purifier/window exhaust fan combo. While I am smoking, I put the exhaust fans in my window and turn them on and my purifier off. At first I would run the purifier the whole time but it really didn't do much against the onslaught of a smoking cigar. I realized it was better suited to cleaning the air once I was done. So when I am finished I switch one of the window fans (it's a dual fan set up) to intake for a few minutes to help flush the room out a bit. Then I pull the fans out and close the window again and turn the purifier back on. I have been doing this for several months and it is working well. Plus, I am sure I will get more life out of the filters...

I also have carpet in my smoking room and I agree Gator, it has to go. If I had bare floors instead it would make the smell of smoke almost undetectable.

- Tim

 

[Gator]

The hepa filters need to be replaced once a year, the carbon pre-filter every 90 days.