Speaking of features, one of the things I love about this model is it produces something called Pink noise. BreateSmart 75i’s much improved, the better-looking control panel is on the top of the unit while there are intakes on both sides and the bottom of the system. There are some other things you can do to help extend the life of your Alen BreatheSmart 75i. One of them is performing regular maintenance on your home’s HVAC system. Have it professionally serviced every year by a certified company. Your cooling system should be checked in the spring and your heating system should be checked in the fall.
I also tested the unit in my bedroom after unboxing a cheap foam mattress. For the first test, I ran the unit without the ionizer on. After two hours locked in the bedroom with the mattress, the chemical scent was still very apparent. With the upgraded filter in place, I ran a number of tests. The first was to pit the unit against my neighbor’s cigarette smoke that comes through the windows every morning. I was sent a BreatheSmart FIT50 made by the Alen Corporation for review.
And the front panel features magnetic closures that make it super easy to get the panel off and on. Within ten minutes all noticeable smoke smell was gone and the air quality in my living room was back to blue. I have tested a ton of air purifiers in my home, and I have to say, the lasko pedestal fans 75i really took me by surprise. I knew this would be a quality machine that performed well, but I didn’t know just how much I would like it.
Air purifiers are worth the investment, but they can be expensive to replace. So, if you’re trying to determine if you need a new unit, the first course of action should be changing your filter to see if that solves the problem. The alen file in this repo is an init.d script to run airfilter.py as a daemon. Using a Wi-Fi connection, the BreatheSmart 75i can be connected to the Alen Air app on your smartphone. Unfortunately, integrating it with a smart voice assistant is not possible. The Classic model, on the other hand, does not have any connectivity capabilities.
I can tell you from experience that you just don’t see many air purifiers that look half as cool. If you want a device that’s a bit smaller, you should also read our review of the Atmotube portable air pollution monitor. Most air purifiers use between 8 and 130 watts, with the Lasko Box Fan average unit using about 50 watts on standard fan mode. According to my direct measurements, the 75i uses just over 5 watts on low fan speed and only 25 watts on turbo mode. In conjunction with this, the more high-tech air purifiers can employ an extra line of defense.