10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
By PurrSuede
This hangs on the back of the Essick/Bemis unit. It WILL cut down on the amount of dust and crud entering the back of the unit and contaminating the saturated wick that is used to humidify. The cleaner and better quality the wick unit (1041) is, the better the unit will humidify.
It's not designed to be like a vacuum cleaner and suck particulate matter out of the air, but it WILL prevent air-borne dust, smoke and pollen from contaminating the wick unit and for that reason alone it's worthwhile.
Additional: If you have seasonal allergies like I do, I found running the humidifier in the spring helps lessen them. Now while another reviewer said they found no cat hair on the filter, compare the relative size of the pollen or dander allergen to a cat hair. Frankly I don't have cat hairs flying around a foot or more above the floor, either... I reviewed this with my Allergist. He said the allergen is cat DANDER not cat hair, and it is at least 1,000th the size of a cat hair if not smaller. That's what this filter is designed to trap. Smoke, pollen, etc. It also reduces ODOR as a carbon filter is part of this, as well.
Yes, this is an 'optional' AIR PURIFYING FILTER per the manufacturer, but if you suffer from seasonal allergies, then you'll know why this is important...
As a hint, change your wick element OFTEN, but one of these will last you all season... I buy one on these each heating season and it lasts me easily five or six months into the spring and I could probably make it last even longer if need be...
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By T. Miller
This is supposed to filter the air on an Essick Air H-series console humidifier. In fact, it actually blocks the air to the unit and makes it much less efficient. It's an optional attachment to the unit and is completely unnecessary unless you live in a really filthy environment -- like maybe in a coal mine. Listen, we have three cats and I never saw any cat hair in the filter. The filter never got dirty. Does this tell you something?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Bob
i like the concept this accessory gave our whole house humidifier by using the charcoal filter to help clean the air before being humidified. the bad side is this filter also restricted the air so the humidifier had to run longer to maintain the same humidity compaired to not using this filter.
Product Feature
- Two-stage air cleaning filter
- Removes dust, pollen, smoke and odors
- Activated carbon media removes odors from cooking, pets, and smoke
- High effeciency, electrostatically charged filter media
- Superior product
Product Description
Aircare filter. Two stage air cleaning filter removes dust, pollen, smoke and odors. Fits 400, 600, H and E series.
Product Detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #5507 in Home
- Size: 1
- Brand: Essick Air
- Model: 1051
- Dimensions: 18.00" h x1.00" w x10.50" l,.70 pounds
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