Aqua Perfecta PerfectAir Sense

 

I've had problems with the sinus pressure for as long as I remember. I have tried almost every remedy you can name, from saline wash to steam, elevation and hydration, humidifier in the bedrooom and medication etc. I know my triggers but it's impossible to avoid them altogether, as some as seasonal.

 Our house is also on the street with a high level of traffic, and suffers from pollutants and toxic air. The local authorities have done the monitoring tests which shown that nitrogen dioxide pollution levels within the AQMA are above national health standards. Traffic is the overwhelming source of pollution.

This is quite worrying, and unless we decide to move, we need to do something about trying to improve the air in the house.

I recently received a PerfectAir Sense Air Purifier for testing at home and reviewing. 

PerfectAir Sense promises to deliver an impressive clean air delivery rate (CADR) of 77 cubic metres per minute. It works great in average sized rooms of around 25m2, but can purify the room of up to double that size. 

This is a freestanding unit, which can be moved around your home, to where it's needed most.

It is well designed and is pretty easy to set up. After you remove all the packaging, you need to open the front panel, and remove the film over the filter, then insert the activated carbon filter, the HEPA filter, pre-filter, fasten the panel shut.

Now remove the water tank and fill it up with water, ready to start. Once the installation is completed, plug it in and press the on/off button to purify the air.

You can choose whether to press the switch button on the air purifier itself or using the remote control. It has a Sleep Mode, a Timer and a Child Lock Function.

The control allows you to change the purifier settings. There is even a lock button which prevents anyone accidentally changing the settings (or children playing with it).

For manual purification press the "Auto" button to enter the auto purification mode. This will allow the intelligent system to automatically purify the air.

If the air quality is excellent, the indicator light will be green, and the fan will operate at a low speed. The good quality of air will be indicated by the blue light and middle speed, the normal air is shown by the yellow light and high speed. Finally, if the air quality is poor, the indicator light will be red, and the fan will work at the highest speed.

Some technical information:

Pre-Filter is composed of an aluminium frame, aluminium plate net and initial cotton effect filter cotton. This filter removes large particles such as dander, hair and dust, and can be washed and reused.

Hepa Filter effectively filters particulate matter in the air, for the purification of PM2.5. (I had to google to find out what exactly PM2.5 mean - basically they are particles composed of solid particles and liquid droplets - dust, dirt, soot, smoke etc, they can be so small, that they are not visible to the naked eye. They are dangerous to the human health).

Activated Carbon Filter absorbs odour, deodorizes, dehumidifies and sterilises the air.

Molecular Sieve Adsorption Layer purifies gases in the air.

Photocatalyst Filter Layer kills bacteria with the UV light and decomposes toxins in the air.

UV Light destroys the molecular chain structure of microorganisms to kill harmful pathogens in the air.

Negative Ion Filter Layer releases negative ions to neutralise positively charged particulates, such as soot and dust, to purify the air.

Natural Humidification Method: humidifies the air.

That's probably enough of the technical information. 

What did we think of it?

We've used it for over three weeks now. 

And these are my thoughts: While my sinus pressure issues have not completely disappeared, I noticed that I find it easier to breathe at night with the air purifier in the room. It clearly does the job of improving the air quality indoors. 

It filters the air as you sleep. Conveniently, it has the sleep function, which means when this setting is activated, the display lights are turned off, so nothing disturbs your sleep.

We have tried it in two different bedrooms so far. Our younger son's bedroom is quite small, and though I air it every day, opening the window into the garden in the morning, we keep the windows shut for the night, and the room gets quite stuffy overnight. My son has also commented that he finds it different after the air purifier stays in the room.

It is an excellent product. My only bone of contention is that it is quite bulky (size 706x410x230mm) and heavy (its weight is 10.5kg), and takes space. I suppose, it's not a problem if it stays put in one place, but if you alternate rooms from one night to another, it is quite heavy to move around. 

Since we only tried it in November and early December, I'm looking forward to using it during the grass pollen season, as our older son suffers with the hay fever. If this unit helps, it will be brilliant.

Overall rating on the job done: 10/10. 

Disclosure: as mentioned above, we received this product for free for testing and reviewing. All opinions are our own.