Ionic Pro Turbo (TA550) Ionic Air Purifier Tower for Home, Quiet Ionic Filterless Design, Covers Up to 500 Sq. Ft., Removes Odors, Smoke, Dust, and Allergens – Black

Dad had purchased one and liked it so much that he bought one for me and kept one in his lake cabin as well as his apartment in town. When I first got it I rolled my eyes thinking that he had fallen for another gimmick. But I could not have been more wrong. I plugged it in and it was silent. I thought it wasn't even working. But I was wrong. The next time I walked into that basement room, there was something noticeably different. The air smelled great. Not stuffy. It smelled like the air after a rainfall! A few weeks later I noticed a slight buzzing sound coming from the Ionicbreeze and investigated, read the instructions, cleaned it accordingly; wiping away the black residue it had collected on it's blades with a damp paper towel and drying them. I also cleaned the wire by sliding the bar up and down a few times. The whole process took a minute or two. Then I turned it over and gently shook it a little and a few tiny dust particles fell from the vents. I repositioned the blades and viola. No purchasing of filters, no struggling, no mess. This machine is an electric miracle! It cleaned the air without even roping me into an eternal cycle of buying more filters! Jump ahead 5 years... I had let a friend borrow my ionic breeze for a few days... and this person moved to another town with it. I asked for it back, but realized that she needed it more than I did (enough said). When I tried to buy another, Sharper Image no longer existed but another company had a similar product. I bought one. Evion had the same technology and although the Ionicbreeze worked faster, the Evion product works just fine with the same effect, and I don't have to clean it as ofter. I have purchased one for each of my grown children who have families of their own. They in turn have purchased more for different areas of their home. We have one on every floor of our home. We never get a musty smell, we stay healthy, and we love this product. Do not waste money on filters. They don't come close to making the difference that the Ionized air does. Give it time to work... You will love it too.

I was looking for another air filter because I have guests with allergies, so I went to buy another one of the same. I have to units like this one, I bought the first one at Walmart, and the second on Amazon. I've had them both for over six years and they are still working fine. And it's been six years without buying a single filter. Now, you need to wash the blades from time to time by hand, and they take a long time to dry (the manufacturer recommends to wait 24 hours). I do as much drying as I can with a soft cloth and shake it well, and a few hours seem to do the trick. I wanted to buy replacement blades, so I don't have to wait, but couldn't find them anywhere. Still, after six years they are not as shiny, but seem to work as well. Then it has this wire in the back which you are supposed to clear just pulling a wand in and out. That never seemed to work well. I just pass my fingertips over it covered with some fort clear cloth, and that works great. When there is debris on the wire, it makes a very strong and annoying noise, but wiping the wire (no water!) does the trick. It is completely silent, and only if you get really close to it you will feel a soft breeze coming out of it. How do I know it's working? The blades get really dirty, that shows that it is catching a lot of stuff. Bot most importantly, it ended my morning sinus headaches. Worth the money. Please, note: I also bought a smaller unit for my office at work, and works the same, but the blades don't get remotely as dirty. While at home I have carpet and three cats, and my family is not exactly diligent about cleaning, my office has tile flooring and gets cleaned regularly, which I think is the reason some reviewers didn't see much of a result. The filter is not miraculous, and gets dust on all its surfaces. It won't make dusting unnecessary, but it improves the quality of the air.

I love this thing.. I have had several of these things.. They do wear out, but takes a long time.. I have two of them now.. They work great.. Having said that, the biggest complaint I have heard is that they make noise, they shut off when they should not, etc.. I went through all that years ago.. So I understand how unhappy people can be with this product.. So, why do I like mine so much when other people almost hate theirs???? I learned how to clean them.. The people who sell them do not give you instructions for the proper cleaning of these units.. The secret is rubbing alcohol. I am not sure the instructions I wrote for cleaning this thing is still on Amazon or not, but if not, here is a short version. When the red light comes on, or the machine starts making the cracking zapping noise, unplug it. Take the blades out, grab a few paper towels and a bottle of plain ole rubbing alcohol.. Soak the paper towel in alcohol, or at least put a lot on it so that it is very wet, then wipe the blades down.. Lots of crap will come off the blades.. Keep doing this until the blades are clean. Then wipe with dry towels.. Then, let the blades sit for a half hour or so and dry out.. You want them really dry... Second step is to clean the wire in the back of the unit.. It is hard to get to.. I advise people to wrap a paper towel around a toothbrush handle, or similar, attach with a rubber band, get the towel very wet with alcohol, then wipe the wire up and down with the wet towel.. Then let this dry for one half hour, or until you are sure it is dry.. REASSEMBLE and turn it on.. It should work like a charm. If it does not, then you did not get it clean.. Repeat the process until it is working properly.. Went it is working as it should, it does a great job of pulling dirty stuff out of the air.. I mean a lot of dirty stuff..... Ok, get one, keep it clean, and be happy.. Better yet, get more than one!