Comments on: Blueair 601 Air Purification System

By: HST wannabe

HST wannabe — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:49:01 +0000

The dust problem in our house was unbelievable. A visible coating of the stuff appeared within 24 hours of dusting. We have replaced windows, we sealed the air conditioning system, we replaced 3-month filters every month. Still, dust dust dust dust.

We tried the Ionic Breeze (actually four of them at once), a Kenmore model, a Whirlpool, and several others. (For technical reasons, we could not get a "whole-house" system.) My research finally lead us to the Blueair 601 . . . and thank goodness it did.

This unit is amazing. On high, it devours dust so fast that thrice-a-week dusting in the master bedroom has turned into twice-a-month. We bought a second one for the family room and have had the same results.

Yes, it is loud on high, but with three other speed settings, a quick "click" and the 601 still does a fine job cleaning out the Sahara that is our home. The unit looks sleek, moves easily, and draws less power than a box fan. It has a better warranty than any other unit we tried and, because it's European-made, there's plenty of pride-of-craftsmanship here that you won't find in machines made in Asian sweat shops.

Rating: 5 / 5

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:52:40 +0000

I have 4 Blueair units in my home. This unit is amazing, its quiet, energy efficient and cleans the air fast! My wife has horrible allergies and having a 601 in our bedroom is the only way she can sleep through the night!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Amelia Dyckman

Amelia Dyckman — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:41:52 +0000

We LOVE our Blueair! Yes, it’s big, but at least it’s stylish. It’s easy to wheel from room to room, and it is truly silent on the lowest setting, a pleasant white noise on the medium, and not all that loud on the highest. If it’s too loud on the highest, just turn it on high when you leave like the previous reviewer suggested, and turn it down when you return. Wonderful on cooking odors (especially fish sticks!) and pet dander, and was SO useful when we painted the inside of our house–tremendously helped with that reely-head-from-fumes sick feeling–bleah! We’re thinking of getting a second one for downstairs!
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Guy Stewart

Guy Stewart — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:06:17 +0000

The manufacturer is quick to point out this units maximum clean air delivery rate on high, what they conveniently don’t tell you is that as soon as it is turned down one notch from high it barely moves any air. I called Blue Air directly to inquire why they don’t list the cubic feet per minute on other settings, they informed me that “It hasn’t been tested.” In my opinion, that means they don’t want to answer honestly because they know they have a problem. They tout how quiet it is on lower settings, yet state “Its exceptional airflow on low” that is a boldfaced lie. Avoid this unit, save your money!
Rating: 1 / 5

By: Roger Berlind

Roger Berlind — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:06:29 +0000

We’ve had several BlueAir purifiers for at least 5 or 6 years now and are very happy with them. They are quiet at low speeds and have very high ratings for the amount of air they purify. We bought ours based on recommendations from the Allergy Buyer’s Club. My wife is allergic to our Norwegian Elkhound and is only able to tolerate him because of our BlueAir purifiers.

We like the two 402 units (which I gave 5 stars) more than the 601 unit. The 402 units have 4 speeds, the lower 2 of which allow us to sleep. The 601 unit only has 3 speeds, of which only the lowest is quiet enough to allow sleep or listening to music or TV in the same room. The 601 unit is good for a family room or living room as long as you turn down the speed while in the room. The 402 units are much better for bedrooms.

Rating: 4 / 5