Holmes HAP424-U HEPA-Type Tower Air Purifier
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: HolmesBrand: Holmes
Model: HAP424-U
Color: Black
Product features:
- Air purifier with space-saving tower design for rooms up to 180 square feet
- HEPA-type filter removes up to 99-percent of airborne particles as small as 2 microns
- Filter enhanced with baking soda to eliminate odors; filter-change indicator light
- Washable pre-filter; 3 speed settings; optional ionizer; CADR of 116 for smoke
- Measures 26-1/2 by 9-1/2 by 6-1/2 inches; 3-year limited warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Holmes HAP424-U HEPA-Type Tower Air Purifier
Customer Review: If yours is LOUD - read this!
Summary: 4 Stars
I read all of the reviews about it being excessively loud, but went ahead and bought 2 anyways (found a clearance sale on another site). Unpacked, unwrapped and plugged in...LOUD as you can be and just like the other reviewers mentioned.
So I unplugged it, got out my flashlight and did a little investigating. Shined the flashlight in the front vent (darker grey cover) towards the bottom. Inside you will see a black plastic wheel. I had a pair of tweezers and used those to turn the wheel (it goes easily around, no stripping of gears or anything like that). What did I find??? A small piece of black plastic (less than 1/4 inch) hanging on the edge of of one of the fins on the fan's wheel. It looked like where they manufactured the wheels, similar to a plastic model car kit (hope that makes sense). The people at Holmes apparently didn't do very good quality control on these and some slipped through with that sliver of plastic on the wheel. Pulled that piece off with the tweezers, and VOILA! No more noise. It's been going for hours now with no annoying "paperclip in the fan, can't hear myself type on the keyboard" noise.
I didn't unscrew anything. All I needed was a flashlight and the tweezers.
If yours is extra noisy, get out a flashlight and look carefully in there. Get some tweezers or something to turn that wheel so you can look at all sides. Good luck!
Now even on high, it's relatively quiet. I was about to return mine, but glad I didn't.
Oh, I gave it 4 stars just for the trouble I had getting rid of that noise. I will update this review if I have any trouble.
Description of Holmes HAP424-U HEPA-Type Tower Air Purifier
This space-saving tower air purifier works two ways to freshen and clean the air in your home. First, its Hepa high-efficiency filter helps remove airborne particles such as smoke, dust, pollen, mold spores and pet dander. Then, to absorb and eliminate common odors, the filter is fortified with trusty arm and hammer baking soda. Features three speed settings and optional ionizer. Recommended for rooms up to 180-square-feet, smoke CADR 116. Replacement filters: HAPF30DPDQ-U.Over time, any household room can get stuffy and dank, especially in the colder months, when windows stay shut for months on end. Anyone with respiratory allergies knows how that stuffiness, which is the result of an increase in airborne particles, can affect the mere act of breathing. Not to mention the odors. The Holmes Harmony Air Purifier can scrub those particles out of the air with a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter. Particles of dust, pollen, pet dander, mold spores, and even smoke larger than 2 microns are caught in the filters tiny screens. And there's an ionizing function that helps even smaller motes clump together, so they're big enough to get filtered out. A lungful of air scrubbed by the Harmony Air Purifier feels and smells like it's from a snowy mountaintop
The Harmony Air Purifier is designed for a 180-square-foot room, or about 12 by 15 feet. The unit is a slim oval tower of ivory plastic less than three feet tall, easy to place in an unobtrusive corner of the room. There are two control knobs--one for the three power settings, and one to turn the ionizer on or off. An indicator light lets you know when the filter needs changing.
The outside of the unit can be cleaned with a damp cloth. The air inlet grill can be washed in hot soapy water (not dishwasher-safe); it should be completely dry before being replaced into the unit. The top air outlet can be swept clean with a small, soft brush. The air purifier measures 26-1/2 by 9-1/2 by 6-1/2 inches. Holmes products include a 3-year warranty and come with detailed operating instructions. --Garland Withers
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