GermGuardian AC9200WCA Review

Last updated on March 18th, 2020

GermGuardian AC9200WCA review

The starters

GermGuardian AC9200WCA 17 x 27 x 9.8 in and 20.7 lb weight is considerably larger than most of its own HEPA tower air purifier. The clean front panel does give the console air purifier a nice modern feel. Touch control panel is located at top along with indicator. You can easily control the air purifier fanspeed, timer, UV-C or ionizer (both can be disabled). Other notable features in GermGuardian AC9200WCA includes 4-stage filtration including UV-C technology and Ionizer, filter change indicator, up to 6 hours programmable timer, 3 years warranty, CARB certified and complies with federal commission.

Airflow, speed, and CADR

The advantage of a console air purifier is performance tends to be better than tabletop/ tower air purifier. No exception with GermGuardian AC9200WCA as the punchy airflow delivery rate allows the air purifier catered for medium to large room size. Up to 3 selectable fanspeed that would have direct impact on the purifying coverage regardless if the UV-C/ ionizer is on or off. In short if you plan to utilize it in living room or bedroom, GermGuardian AC9200WCA is flexible to do so. Tally with the airflow performance, GermGuardian AC9200WCA CADR figures is on the high side with Dust at 310 cfm, Pollen 346 cfm and smoke 244 cfm. Feel free to compare with other air purifier via the table above.

What’s inside count

^ GermGuardian AC9200WCA filters/ lifespan/ price

Let's talk about filters. GermGuardian AC9200WCA has one of the most complete filtration setup in this segment. First is the permanent pre-filter that help capture large particles i.e. dust while prolonging HEPA filter lifespan. The HEPA filter work exactly as how it should by trapping micron size household allergens. A standalone Activated Carbon Filter would dedicatedly handle smoke and stinky ol' odors. Lastly the 2 optional germ killing UV-C light and negative ion releaser ionizer would further purifying the air when enabled.

Keep it down

GermGuardian AC9200WCA noise level is not the lowest in its range despite the better airflow performance. You could still utilize the air purifier in bedroom at low speed and crank it up when extra filtration strength needed. Power consumption is also reasonable that at average to high between 2 - 3 speed similar tier with its competitors. Ultra sleep mode uses the least power although the lack of Auto mode make it less than ideal for normal use.

At what cost

GermGuardian AC9200WCA is significantly more expensive if you compare with similar range air purifier such as Winix HR1000. You do get an outstanding CADR return with 5-stage comprehensive filtration. The combo filter pack is the opposite of GermGuardian AC9200WCA price direction as it comes with cheaper annual replacement cost if and only if you exclude the UV-C light replacement cost.

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