Bionaire BAP1250-U Galileo Air Purifier

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Manufacturer: Bionaire
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List Price: $199.99
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Product Description

Smartly designed, the Bionaire Galileo air purifier includes numerous features to reduce the negative effects of pollen, dust, and smoke in the home. The unit is comprised of two parts--the heavy-duty air cleaner and the smaller air quality sensor that uses an infrared optical system to detect particles in the air. Equipped with a series of colored lights and a large digital display, the sensor communicates the state of the air to the cleaner and can be set to remotely adjust fan speed for optimum filtration. This design is especially useful if air quality varies in different parts of a room. The sensor can also be used alone to gauge air quality. Bionaire's smart engineering includes a programmable built-in timer, a digital clock, and a snooze alarm function. Other handy features include filter-change indicator lights and an automatic nightlight. The sensor measures 5-1/4 by 2-3/4 by 4 inches.

The structure of the air cleaner is equally sensible and convenient. Its relatively slim profile allows it to fit flush against a wall and be oriented upright or on its side. The filtration system uses a true HEPA filter, which traps up to 99.97 percent of particles as small as 0.3 microns, as well as a carbon filter to trap larger particles and combat household odors. A separate washable pre-filter traps the largest particles, extending the life of the HEPA filter, while Microban Antimicrobial Protection guards against odor-causing bacteria. Quiet in operation and suitable for up to 418 square feet, the cleaner measures approximately 21-1/2 by 19 by 9 inches and carries a five-year warranty. --Emily Bedard

Product Details

2-piece true HEPA air purifier for rooms up to 418 square feet
Fights odors and combats negative effects of pollen, dust, and smoke
Includes cleaning unit and remote air quality sensor with LCD monitor
Programmable built-in timer, clock, and snooze alarm functions
Slim design and dual position; 21-1/2 by 19 by 9 inches; 5-year warranty

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Overall good, basic Air Purifier

Review Date: June 9, 2008

Reviewer: J. P. De Aguayo, Guadalajara, Mexico

For those needing basic filtering needs (Pollen, Dust and other particles) for medium and specially large rooms because of its fairly big air intake and fast air flow. It comes with 2 types of filters, washable carbon activated... and EPA. It has a really basic design... just a GE rotating motor which pulls air inside pasing through the 2 filters on the large side on the front and lets it out on the smaller one on the top. Comes with a comfortable console which works as a remote control, clock, alarm and TIMER...

I live in Guadalajara city, México... on a highly dense tree area with a golf couse... and next to a big forest... which in turn has air free from urban pollution but really high concentrations of grass, tree and plant pollen...

Ironically I have "medium" allergic reactions to pollen... particularly at night...

Using the filter on my bedroom, and setting the timer to start at 7PM every day and stop at 6 AM, all windows fully open all day long, 3/4 closed at night...

I HAVE IMPROVED NOTORIOUSLY MY NIGHT SLEEP AND HAVE NO ALLERGY SYMPHTOMS AT NIGHT SINCE I USE THIS FILTER.

¡Hope you find this review usefull!

Great Air Purifier

Review Date: September 26, 2009

Reviewer: Russell Jay, usa

It's amazing HOW STUPID PEOPLE ACTUALLY ARE... as you see them
paying huge bucks for the Kenmore and Whirlpool air purifiers which ranked so high in the consumer reports... but they are so STUPID that they don't check out the figures on these Bionaire
BAP1250's which is the same machine that Holme's sells as a HAP650 or similar.
These retail at Target for $154.00... and they DO the same thing
any $500 and up Whirlpool or Kenmore machine does... just look at the numbers.
All Hepa filters do the SAME THING... taking out 99.7% of the dust, spores, and unclean things in your air... so the only thing you need is a BIG HEPA with lots of CUBIC FEET PER MINUTE... which is exactly what THIS and the Whirlpool and Kenmore machines do... and why they get such high numbers on consumer tests.
These machines are GREAT and have very very high numbers in the consumer testing area. Maybe the $899 Whirlpool got a 330 for dust particles in ONE HOUR... but this machine got a 280... which means you have to run it 1Hour and 15 minutes to do the same thing as the $899 machine. This machine does over 440 SQUARE FEET... very large area... so you either move it around your house... or buy 2 of them... and at this price.... you can afford to buy more than one. The whirlpools don't do many more square feet than this one, (maybe 500) yet cost over $800.00.

For those of you LEARNING about clean air... the IONIZERS etc aren't worth a thing... and you can't tell if they are on or off.
All of the other METHODS of cleaning air... are BOGUS... and the best and fastest way to clean air is with a HEPA filter.
99.97% is PRETTY DARN CLEAN... and all anyone needs.

No machine kills all germs or virus.... or our hospitals would all be safe... which they are not. You can't do any better than a HEPA filter... and all of the OTHER TECHNOLOGY put into some of today's machines... is MARKETING... as the 99.97% of the HEPA filter... can't be matched by any other method. NO MOLD, NO SPORES, NO DUST, NO POLLEN,

Machines with postive and negative plates etc... are GARBAGE...
and don't even RATE IN CONSUMER REVIEWS... because they DON'T WORK VERY WELL compared to HEPA filters.

No need to COMBINE technologies either... as again, only the HEPA
filter... (REAL HEPA.....99.97%) ... actually CLEAN YOUR AIR.

Ionizers, light bulbs zapping virus bugs, etc etc and charged plates.... are MARKETING GIMMICKS ONLY. Try one of these and you will agree.... great job... and if it's too noisy... you lower the
fan speed and quiet it down.

Turn it up... and leave the room... and you CLEAN THE AIR... as clean as it can get.... and it doesn't take many hours to change the air in a room 5-10 changes PER HOUR. How many times do you want to filter the air .... anyway.... once it's gone thru the HEPA filter 5-20 times... it is going to be as clean as you are going to get it.

Hepa Filter

Review Date: June 26, 2009

Reviewer: Glenn A. Tolbert, USA

Excelent product, works great, you can find any speed you need from silent to full speed. The price is fantastic for what you get. I have an extremely large home and I have bought two, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. I intend on buying more for my office.

Good unit....expensive replacement filters

Review Date: December 9, 2007

Reviewer: Robert Hoff, Metro Detroit, MI

I have been using my unit for 1 year now, and it still works well. I have had no trouble with the remote unit, and find that its sensor triggers the unit to ramp up the speed appropriately when I'm broiling steaks in the adjacent kitchen. I am happy with the unit's performance; however, be aware that the unit takes 3 carbon pre-filters, and 3 HEPA filters.

The only multi-packs for replacements that I have seen (produced by Bionaire) are 4 packs for the pre-filters and 2-packs for the HEPA. Accordingly, you need to buy one more carbon filter than you need, and 1 more HEPA filter than you need too (as long as you remember to purchase two packs of the HEPA). The filters are costly, and the bizarre quantity issues with how Bionaire sells the filters may require you to become a math guru (taking into account that you change the pre-filters more often than the HEPA filters, you will need to do some math to see what your needs will be for the year and order appropriately).

All in all - a good unit, but don't forget. . . the company sticks it to ya with the filters.

I've been running one 24/7 for almost 2.5 years now.

Review Date: March 30, 2010

Reviewer: F. Martins, Boston, MA

I bought this filter to help with dust, dander, and pollen in the house. Did some research on the ratings air filters get and for the sq footage of the space this was perfect. I keep the sensor about 20 feet from the unit and any time a smell or dust hits it it lights up and adjusts the filters speed accordingly. (Side note) this sensor will even pick up a fart. Not trying to be funny but if someone farts around this thing it will actually pick up the smell and meter it on the lights and it will adjust the fan speed. The air filters are a little expensive and they seem to only sell them in packs of two. This unit can only fit 3 at a time so you can see where it gets annoying. The positive thing is the filters will last a year. There is a meter on the front of the unit that tells you how much more life you have. If you are a heavy smoker your lifespan may vary. On top of the hepa filters you have another three carbon filters and a large debris filter on the door. When you finally install new filters or clean out the filters you will see how much it catches. There are some minor negatives to this product. The door is a little sensitive. If its knocked around in the right way it will shut the unit off. I think its a security measure incase the door is opened and there is a danger of a small hand finding its way into the fan blades. The filter price is a little expensive but not out of this world. The price to replace every filter is about the same price as the unit it self. The fact that you have to buy 4 filters ( can only buy filters in packs of 2) when the unit only takes three is a little bit of a scam. But with all that said I've been running mine for about 2.5 years 24/7 365 days a year and I've never had a problem. My old roommate had three cats when I first bought this and it did wonders for my lungs and allergies. She's since moved out and now the unit keeps the air in my apartment fresh and clean.

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