Ionic Pro Turbo Filterless Air Purifier for Home, Cleans Up to 600 sq.ft

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.

This is a great thing to have when you have cats and dogs---seems to be working fine. Cannot hear it at all so does not interfere with a TV or sleeping. Tall, but narrow so fits just about anywhere.

First off I have had the original Ionic Pro when it was introduced on Sharper Image. There is one picture of both the New unit on old unit side by side. You need to know this is more for fine particles and generates negative ions which is most effective on small particles and odors. The metal plates collect the particles and they must be washed when the clean light comes on. There is no filter and the unit makes no noise except if it’s getting dirty and needs cleaning you may hear a faint buzzing. The Ionic Pro easily covers 500 plus square feet and will remove any odors and fill your home with that fresh post rain/lighting storm. Yes it generates ozone. Again Our family has used the previous version for over 20 years and never suffered any health issues other than helping to remove pollen and other allergens from the air. Helping with seasonal allergies.I bought a new one as I want to put one up at our lake cabin. How I understand it works is by generation of negative ions which attach to the various particles and instantly causes those particles to fall to the floor (the metal “filter”) catches most the particulates however if it misses some they will stay on the floor where they will be vacuumed or swept up when cleaning your floors. Everyone that comes to our home always comments on house fresh our house smells. We don’t use candles or any other “masking” room deodorizers or sprays. Just the Ionic Pro. There is always a fresh clean smell. We put it in a closet that had some musty odors and within 2 days that musty smell was gone and has. It returned. There are before and after pics posted so you can see the metal bars which act as the filter to attract the dust and dander again charged with negative ions. Great thing about Amazon is if you don’t like it you can always return it. BTW I have NOT received any money whatsoever for my review.

I keep it in my bedroom. The room does have a fresher smell in there now. It's a very small bedroom so I couldn't tell you how well it works in a large room. I gave it 4of5 stars because I only think it's working, I don't know, and I would be happier if the air came out a little harder. You just can't even tell if it's on other than the big bright blue light (which is too bright) because it's silent and you don't feel any air flow like at all. So like I said I think it works. Had it a little while now and I never have to clean it so who knows. Smells cleaner in there though. 3 years later: Still have it. The thing does work. And I might even say it works well. Here's the difference of using it for a couple of weeks vs years... When it was brand new I seemed to not need to ever clean it and it was silent. After using it for a while that changes. It now only goes like a day (maybe less) before it starts making a loud screeching noise. So you can't run it all night or it will keep you awake. This has been happening for like 2 years (I've had it 3). So what I have to do is clean it thoroughly (which is getting annoying) and it'll be fine for like half a day or a whole day then the screeching noise again. It's well made and good quality and I still like it. But to tell you the truth I don't know if it is worth the $300 price tag. I once saw it at $400 when I thought about getting a second one. When I bought mine it was a little over $100. And I thought that was reasonable. But I'd never pay even $200 for this thing let alone $3-400! That's outrageous and I say it's not worth that. Don't let the price fool you, it's just ok. It's not that amazing. Just get a $100 one from someone else. It'll work just as well. Also I want to mention that I never used it like all day everyday or anything like that. I just used it sometimes to give you an idea of the wear and tear I put on it. In other words, it hasn't been going for 3 years straight. I actually rarely use it anymore because I'm kind of annoyed with having to constantly clean it.

So far, so good!

Update: Recently purchased 3 more and all i can say is save your money> the ones purchased several years ago were great and wrote a raviving review about them below. of the 3 none freshened the home and 1 emited no smell 1 almose none ant the 3rd one a very tiny amount. nothing on collection plates, etc... i called the manufacture as i was concerned and disapointed thinking that possably they have a bad batch and if i was the manufacture i would want to know also. the response i received from them was a shame. they were not concerned and simply said just return them where you purchased from and exchange or get refunded. this to me i think they made a great product at first, received great reviews and now they make junk/complete trash!!! OLD REVIEW: Have this for several years and now finally reviewing it. I'm in the Odor Removal Business The Good - No Filters to wash, replace, purchase - Cleans the air that pass's through the machine - light weight - Easy to clean - Not noisy The Bad - Emits Ozone *Notes: This will not rid your home or room of mold, it is not nearly strong enough! This will not take a home that was smoked in for 10 years and suddenly turn it into a home that was not smoked in! This will not remove urine odors wear dog or cat pee's in your home frequently! This will not remove cat spray odor! This will however remove the simple every day odors from within a room or 2 within your home or business. We have plenty of commerical Ozone generators available and choose this product in our home. with that said we do not use it 365 days a year we may use it for a week or 2 here and there and put it away for a while (several weeks-a few months) and use it again for a short time as it emits Ozone and caution needs to be used with any ozone emiting device!

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 first purchased a product for 1/2 the cost, and 1/2 the size, and wound up throwing it in the trash after 2 months. This Ionic Pro extracts the odors and you can wipe the collected material off of the metal blades. Other products will not collect anything on their metal blades. ============================================================== THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THE PRODUCT. After 6 months, it began making a hissing noise. Running the blades through the dishwasher helped for about 1 week, then back to hissing like a snake. The customer service at EnvionProducts.com (the maker) said that the the blades may have lost their magnetism. The quality of the product seems relatively poor. They sent me a replacement unit for $20 in shipping costs, and I bought new blades for my old unit for another $24. The customer service person was extremely rude. He took my information, put me on hold, then hung up on me. They are based in Southern California and all of the service reps sound like they can barely speak English - though they claim to be working in the USA. I feel very cheated by a cheap company with poor customer service. Buy this product with extreme caution. ============================================================== Further update. The replacement blades did not stop the hissing in the original unit with the problem. In fact, when no blades were installed at all in the problem unit, and it was empty and turned on, the unit continued hissing in the same manner. Thus, don't be deceived if they try to send you replacement blades only, try the "empty" test to see if the unit still hisses. In my case, they sent me a whole new unit, and it has been operating for the past month running completely silently. I have raised the product review to 3 stars for now. The customer support is based in S. California and all of the customer support personnel sound like gang-bangers. Be prepared, but patient, and don't hesitate to demand an entire replacement unit if the unit won't stop hissing.