IQAir HealthPro Plus Review

IQAir HealthPro Plus review

The starters

Iconic design that is highly recognizable even from far, IQAir HealthPro Plus 15 x 28 x 16 in/ 35.3 lb weight is big and bulky that would not fit into tight spaces. Moving around the air purifier is no easy task but fortunately there is top carry handle and casters standing-by. Build quality is Swiss grade with impact resistant ABS plastic housing and 3D UltraSeal triple-seal technology that prevents any leakage. The long list of features include 4-stage filtration with 6 fanspeed, PreMax pre-filter, HyperHEPA True HEPA filter, V5-Cell MG Carbon filter, 3D UltraSeal body, digital display with programmable timer that allows you to pre-set start time/ end time and speed setting separately from Monday through Sunday, Intelligent Filter Life Monitor displays in green, orange (20% lifespan left), red (10% lifespan left) and flashing red when filter is exhausted, individually certified performance, IAACM (International Association of Air Cleaner Manufacturers) certified, no-ozone 100% Healthy technology and 10 years warranty.

Airflow, speed, and CADR

Dependable, robust and consistent is probably the best way of describing the air purifier. Between 6 selectable 41-300 cfm airflow speed, there is plenty of kick to go around from the three-dimensional optimized design. Extensive 1098 sq. ft. airflow applicable area is more than enough coverage for most ranging from living room to master bedroom. Again do keep in mind of the air purifier bulkiness. What's unique on airflow distribution is airborne pollutants are absorbed from bottom and distribute at top, where majority of the pollutants resides. Another unique features is every IQAir HealthPro Plus is checked and certified independently by IQAir quality control engineer that will issue a certificate of performance in air delivery, filter leakage, and particle filtration efficiency. Only downside to all the outstanding list of features is the lack of air quality/ odor sensors thus no Auto mode.

What’s inside count

IQAir HealthPro Plus filters strength is undoubtedly the best in its class. Starting with the latest PreMax Filter F8 that not only capture large contaminants such as dust, it also capture micro-sized particles such as Pollen, spores, pet dander, mold that is typically capture by HEPA filter. Secondly smokes and odors notoriously from cigarette, VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) would be capture and eliminate by V5-Cell Granular activated Carbon filter. The V5-Cell also includes Pelletized chemisorption filter that eliminate other harmful chemicals e.g. formaldehyde. Lastly and most importantly the highly effective HyperHEPA filtration system can retain 0.003 microns size; 100 times smaller size contaminants than most HEPA air purifier could. It also reduces (slightly) ozone level in your home.

Keep it down

Thanks to the new "fan-in-center" centrifugal, backward curved fan, the noise level is at 25 - 59 dB which is very impressive given how strong the airflow capacity is. Further isolating the noise is the thick double-walled housing, sound deflector EvenFlow Diffuser and rubber suspension pad that reduces the motor vibration noise. 27 - 215 W Power consumption is reasonable if you utilize not more than speed 3 regularly or take advantage of the excellent scheduling timer to control the operation frequency.

At what cost

IQAir HealthPro Plus is very expensive lets make no mistake about it. Is it worthy of the premium price tag? Absolutely YES. What you will get in return is a Swiss made air purifier with state of the art technology and robust airflow distribution. On top of that, the pre-bundled filter price alone would already cost you close to 400. With the latest advanced filter-pleating pattern technology, PreMax lifespan is around 18 months, V5-Cell is around 2 years and HyperHEPA lifespan at 4 years. All mentioned are based on daily usage of 10 hours at speed 3. On to the filter replacement cost, there is PreMax Filter F8, HyperHEPA Filter H12/13 and V5-Cell Gas & Odor Filter MG you have to replace. While IQAir HealthPro Plus filters is also very expensive to replace, keep in mind that each of these filters has tremendous lifespan that if you even out, the filters cost is actually very low.

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