Author: Luis Angel

How often to change air purifier filter cartridges depends on the model, but most main filters are rated for 6 to 12 months, and pre-filters need cleaning far more often. Levoit, Coway and Winix all say to replace their main filters every 12 months, as reported by HouseFresh, an independent air purifier testing site. Pets, […]

The best air purifier under $300 costs less than $200 up front and about $100 a year to run: the $169.99 Levoit Vital 200S-P, which HouseFresh, an independent lab that tests air purifiers, estimated is 33% cheaper to run each year than its closest rival, the Winix 5510. It sells for about $169.99. Purchase price […]

The best air purifier for smoke in the largest head-to-head test we found is the $179.99 Winix 5510, which pulled 3.9 million particles from the air in 30 minutes, according to Project Farm, a YouTube channel that buys every product it tests. It was listed at that price. That beat the original Coway Mighty, at […]

The best air purifier for a home with pets is the $169.99 Levoit Vital 200S-P, which adds a U-shaped second air inlet to pull in pet hair and takes an optional Pet filter that held its particle performance in lab testing, according to HouseFresh, an independent site that tests air purifiers. It was listed at […]

The best bedroom air purifiers run quietly enough to sleep beside and go fully dark at night, and the $85 Levoit Core 300-P lists both: a 24 dB sleep mode and a button that turns off every display light, according to its Amazon listing at time of writing. For a bedroom, noise matters as much […]

The best air purifier for allergies is the one that cleans a room six times an hour while staying quiet enough to leave on, and by that test the $164.99 AirFanta 3Pro is the value pick, according to HouseFresh, an independent site that says it has tested more than 100 air purifiers over five years. […]

Coway’s new Airmega Mighty2 beat the Levoit Vital 200S at both full power and quiet speeds in independent lab tests, but the Levoit costs $100 less and about $45 a year less to run, according to HouseFresh, which has tested both and named the Vital its pick for most people. On Amazon on Oct 17, […]

In the Levoit Vital 200S vs Winix 5510 matchup, two of three testers picked the Levoit for quieter, cheaper running. At its fastest speed under 45 dB, the Vital cleaned a test room 14 minutes faster than the Winix, according to HouseFresh, an independent site that tests air purifiers in its own lab. Air Purifier […]

This Blue Pure 211i Max review finds a light purifier that moves a lot of air for its size and price. It pushed about 410 CFM of airflow at under 16 lb, according to Consumer Analysis, a YouTube channel that tests air purifiers, which also found it quiet for that airflow. The catch is filters: […]

This Winix 5510 review finds a purifier that testers rank very differently. Project Farm, a YouTube channel that buys every product it tests, ranked it first overall after it removed 3.9 million particles in a 30-minute smoke test. Air Purifier First, a YouTube channel that tests purifiers, measured a 96% drop in PM2.5 in 60 […]

This Levoit Vital 200S-P review finds the $169.99 purifier is still the value pick for most people. HouseFresh, an independent site that tests air purifiers in its own lab, calls the Vital 200S the purifier it recommends for most people, and estimates about $100 a year to run it 24/7 at top speed. It lists […]

Coway’s Airmega Mighty2, the successor to one of the most recommended air purifiers of the past decade, cleared a test room of fine particles faster than the Levoit Vital 200S and Winix 5510 and stayed effective at quiet speeds, according to HouseFresh, an independent site that bought the unit with its own money and tests […]