Alen T300 Air Purifier Reviews

If you are looking for a reliable air purifier for a small apartment, then the Alen T300 air purifier may just be what you need. This is a functional, easy to operate air purifier that can efficiently clean the air up to 300 square feet of floor space.

One of the reasons for Alen T300 HEPA air purifier is highly recommended is its effectiveness in removing a variety of air pollutants, along with affordability. Lifetime warranty of this tower air purifier is also a great plus for any gadget on sale today.

Alen T300 Reviews.

1. How Alen T300 Air Purifier Works.

As you may know, each air filtration technology included in a given air purifier targets specific air pollutants. The more air filtration included, the better the machine is because it targets the widest variety of air pollutant. At the minimum, a good air purifier should include a filter which addresses bigger pollutant and another one to address gases, volatile organic compound, smoke and odor.

Alen T300 tower air purifier, which comes with a UV lamp, a built-in ionizer, and all-in-one filter package consisting of prefilter, true HEPA filter and either a carbon or odor powder filter, obviously goes above and beyond the norm. In addition, an optional silver ion HEPA filter can be added to the unit.

Alen's all-in-one standard filter contain of a prefilter which works great to trap big particulates, a true HEPA filter which is very useful in trapping particles up to 0.3 micron in size and a carbon filter to trap volatile organic compounds. This filter retails for $49 and should be changed every 6 months.

If you want a stronger odor/smoke removal with this machine, instead of buying the standard all-in-one filter, you should get the more expensive ($89) HEPA/SMOKE/ODOR MCP filters containing of a prefilter, HEPA filter and Alen's proprietary odor powder. This odor filter gives the machine a boost in trapping smaller particles which can't be trapped effectively by the standard Alen's filters, such as gases, smoke and odors. The odor filter has no carbon, but instead contains 100 grams of concentrated powder that is used for molecular conversion process (MCP). All this means is that odors and smoke is neutralized immediately.

On top of the all-in-one filter, a silver ion HEPA filters that retails for $59 can be added to the unit. The difference between the regular filters and the silver ions is that the silver ion filters can do a better job of removing up to 99% of airborne allergens and bacteria in the room, and 50% of the virus that can cause infections like the flu. It utilizes a process of oxidation and denaturation.

Alen T300 air purifier also includes a UV lamp so you can be confident that bacteria, viruses, and allergens are removed effectively. These are air pollutants that can invade your home, and and found in pollen, mold, and pet dander. Pet dander comes mainly from the saliva and hair of pets which can transfer to you every time you hold or pet them.

The UV lamp cleanses the air through denaturation which is the process of breaking down the molecules of a substance rendering it harmless. Technically, it is known as photocatalytic oxidation which combines UV rays with titanium oxide. When you do this, you end up with radicals and super oxide ions which, when readily attacks bacteria and other allergens, burns the harmful elements in the air, thereby purifying the air.

You may be wondering where all the bacteria or harmful elements come from. These pollutants, aside from being brought in whenever you step out, can also come from household cleaners which contain ammonia or formaldehyde. It can also come from your pets and building materials.

Lastly, this air purifier contains an ozone-free ionizer, which can be turned on or off and used when further cleaning is needed. An ionizer works by sending charged ions which can stick to the suspended air particles, hence making them settle to a surface such as walls, and carpets. The settled air particles can then be vacuumed or wiped.

2. The Positive Features of Alen T300 Air purifier

• This premium air purifier has HEPA filters, ionizer, odor/carbon filter and UV lamp which make it ideal for wiping out those nasty air pollutant that can accumulate easily inside a home. At 93% particle removal every single pass, it cleans extremely well. OTher known air purifiers which clean a slightly smaller area than this air purifier does and retail for $200-250 only clean 70-77% every single pass.
  
  
• At $299 apiece, along with lifetime warranty and its ability to clean air extremely well, the Alen T300 is very affordable especially when you compare it to other high end air cleaners. In many customer reviews, the preference for the T300 was because of the compact size, and the lifetime warranty. Buyers who bought other higher end air cleaners have experienced problems a year after purchasing the item, and sadly, by the time the problem arose, the warranty has expired.
  
  
• The Alen T300 tower air purifiers, which produce only 35 db at the lowest speed, is quiet. You will hardly notice it hard at work in cleaning your air, unless you set it to the highest fan speed. It has 4 fan speeds which make it easier to control. Furthermore, the control buttons are user-friendly push LED buttons.
  
  
• Easy filter replacement with an auto power off so you can be sure that the power is off when you replace any of the filter.
  
  
• This tower air purifier is compact, stylish and does not consume a lot of floor space. In size, the this Alen air purifier is about 9 inches in depth, 28 inches in height, and weighs 12 lbs.
  
  
• The Alen T300 air purifier also has a programmable timer, so those who are energy-saving conscious can dictate when and how long you want the air purifier to work.
  
  
• Low wattage (40 watt for the smallest speed) and hence energy efficient.
  
  
• Filter replacement is a snap and you have an indicator that will let you know when you need to change your filters. As a rule of thumb, the filter needs to be replaced every 6 months.
  
  
• Safe. Although it has an ionizer, this air purifier is ozone-free and is therefore safe.

Overall, this Alen air purifier is a good machine for small areas. It is energy efficient, effective and easy to use. To top it off, it comes with a lifetime warranty.

3. The Drawbacks of Alen T300 Air Purifier

• One problem that came up with the Alen T300 air purifier was the burn out UV bulb which may be due to overuse or extended use. At $59 a pop, replacement bulb is pretty expensive. However, one customer found that you can get a Phillips PL5/UV for $13 which can be used instead of getting the one from the Alen Corp. Be careful when you do this though, because this may cause the warranty to be void.
  
  
• This air purifier will work best in small contained areas only. Once you go over 300 square feet, you limit its efficiency, and compromise its effectiveness. You should follow the specs of the manufacturer and use this air cleaner for your bedroom or small apartment units.
  
  
• The highest fan speeds (60 dcb) can also be too loud for comfort, and is recommended only when no one is going to be using the room.
  
  
• The standard all in one filters, retailing at $49, will clean the air but if you really want better control on gas and odor, you will need to shell out more money to get the more expensive filters (the all-in-one odor filter) which cost $89 every 6 months.

What Kind of Particles Are Trapped With The Alen T300 Air Purifier and Who Needs This Air Purifier The Most?

With the Alen T300 air purifier, your air can be cleansed of pollen, mold spores, bacteria, and odor. Our indoor air is considered a potential health risk because of the particles that can be trapped inside a room. These particles are so small ( from .0001 to 10,000 micron) that it can pass through our noses without any problem. Unfortunately, our lungs may not be able to exhale these particles easily either. This is what causes illnesses and allergies.

Do you have problems sleeping? Do you wake up coughing and sneezing, and having a difficult time breathing?

These are just some of the symptoms of an allergy. You can eliminate these easily with the Alen air cleaners.

This is because the Alen T300 air purifier with standard all-in-one filter is equipped with allergy HEPA filters, carbon filter and a UV lamp,and therefore it can effectively suck in the bad air with particles of up to 0.3 microns plus some gases, such as dust mites, dust, bacteria, some smoke, pollen, animal dander and virus,and subsequently release clean air. You never need to worry anymore about your allergy with this air purifier because, in line with the phrase 'the prove is in the pudding', the 'pudding' said that Alen T300 air purifier provides a relief of their allergy symptoms after using this air purifier.

But how about those nagging pet odor, cooking odor and smoke ? Are they also addressed by this Alen air purifier ?

If you purchase the odor filter instead of the standard filter, these problems can be minimized, too. Because its ability to curb gases and smoke, this product will also help most of the sufferers of simple respiratory problems such as asthma which, due to sensitive lung cannot be exposed to certain gases and smoke.

One caveat though. Cleaning air is not all about removing the offending air particles, but also about preventing them to be there in the first place. Therefore, if you continue to smoke heavily, and keep pets around, nothing, not even the Alen T300 can help you to eliminate the problems completely because the contaminants will continue to breed.

All in all, overall customer and test feedback from this Alen T300 air purifier is positive. It ranks among the premium class and for allergy-prone individuals, it cleans the air quite well to allow for less incidents of allergy attacks.

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