Coway Airmega 250 Review In 2023: Up The Game But Not The Price

Published on February 21st, 2023

Design and Usability

Like 150 but need something more powerful? Introducing the all-new 3-stage Coway Airmega 250 air purifier. The sleek and modern exterior comes in a small 18.5 inches in width, 19.7 inches in height, and a slim 8.3 inches in depth. Not only the new design looks cool, it is also very practical and convenient with its EZ release design filter care. Every time there is a need to clean the pre-filter, you can easily slide it out via the top, wash it, and hang it for air dry. No need to pop out the panel like most conventional models. Another benefit of the slide-out mechanism is the increase in air inlets and outlets size so more air will be pulled in at one go. Weight is on the heavy side at a total of 20.5 pounds including filters. You can still move it around for room to room purifying if there is a need to do so. On the whole, Build quality surpasses our requirements with no harmful byproducts detected. Coway Airmega 250 air purifier is UL listed, CARB approved for ozone-free, and comes standard with a 3 years limited warranty.

Easy to use with autonomous centric purification. Coway Airmega 250 purifier runs solely on the top control panel. Choose from manual 3 fan speeds (low, medium, high) or Rapid Mode that runs at maximum power air circulation to counter a deteriorating air quality. In most situations, leave it in auto mode and the air purifier will adapt to its surrounding air quality by running at higher fan speed when a high concentration of pollutants is detected. The top real-time air quality monitor illuminates in blue when air quality is good, green when air quality is moderate, yellow when air quality is unhealthy, and red when air quality is very unhealthy. Sleep mode activates automatically when everything turns dark to reduce noise and converse energy. Auto Off timer can be programmed to turn off the air purifier after 1, 4 or 8 hours. Perfect before you hit the bed. Lastly, there is a separate pre-filter indicator that will remind you to clean the pre-filter and Max2 filter change indicator to remind you to replace the filter annually.

Airflow, Coverage, And CADR

Everyone deserves clean air, especially people that matter to you the most. Coway Airmega 250 can wrap every inch of a 930 square footage of room size at 2 air changes per hour for every 30 minutes. At 4 air changes per hour, it can still cover a healthy 465 square footage of air cleaning space. Ideal for large room sizes such as bedroom, living room, kitchen, basement, garage, workshop, playroom, open spaces office, and nursery home. Just leave it running 24 hours a day and you will be greeted with clean, purified air every time you step foot in a home.

Clean air delivery rate reflects well on the improved airflow distribution event without accounting for Rapid mode. Coway Airmega 250 CADR outputs a high 249 cfm for dust, 261 cfm for pollen, and 230 cfm for smoke. It is weakest against smoke particles but rests assured, it will remove all indoor pollutants within an hour or so.

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Filters And Performance

Coway Airmega 250 purifier advanced 3-stage HEPA filtration is 100% ozone-free as it only uses mechanical filters. The pre-filter traps PM10 particles including common dust, hair, and lint that would otherwise clog up the HEPA filter. You can reuse the washable pre-filter and should do so every time the pre-filter indicator light is showing. The Green True HEPA filter traps 99.999% fine particles down to 0.01 microns which is smaller than most bacteria and viruses. This includes common pollutants such as lead dust, mold, pollen, mildew, pet dander, and germs. The activated carbon filter neutralizes 99.99% of harmful fumes and odors, cigarette smoke, volatile organic compounds from pesticides, car fuel, and wood fire. The no ozone purification is ideal for an asthmatic or hypersensitive person that needs the most conventional air filtration without any compromisation.

Noise And Energy Usage

With the advantage of auto-sleep mode, Coway Airmega 250 purifiers run silently when it is needed to. Between a whisper quiet 22 decibels to a white noise 54 decibels, you can use it during nighttime when you are trying to get good quality sleep or during work that needs absolute focus. Power consumption peaks at 64 watts which is normal but no problem running it 24/ 7 thanks to the Eco mode. Eco mode will stop the fan from spinning after 10 minutes of consistent, good air quality. Our electricity bill did not spike up at all despite us running Coway Airmega 250 all day for months.

Pricing And Maintainence Cost

At less than 300 dollars after discount, Coway Airmega 250 is slightly slotted below the Airmga 300 range but comes with a much slimmer profile. Obviously the updated design is the main reason to choose this over the older models, there are minor drawbacks such as the AQI placement and random fan noise that might put some off. Then again, Coway Airmega 250 is much cheaper to maintain with a recurring filter replacement cost of around 79 dollars annually. Either way, you can't go wrong with the Coway Airmega brand.

Verdicts And Ratings

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