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Clean air is something we probably don’t think about unless there’s an allergy sufferer in the house, or there’s wildfire smoke hanging over your town. But air purifiers have the ability to scrub pollen, mold, pet dander and dust from the air, in theory making it easier to breathe.
I’ve tried a few air purifiers (most notably I’ve had the opportunity to review nearly all of Dyson’s line, plus Molekule too) and for the most part I find they’ve been able to cut back on my husband’s spring allergy attacks, as well as scrubbing that aforementioned smoke from the home when it starts to seep in.
I recently got the chance to test out a new and perhaps more sculptural air purifier option from LG: the LG PuriCare AeroTower. This tall drink of water is both a fan and a purifier. In this review, I’ll talk about what the device is designed to do, what my experience has been with it and if I can recommend it to you.
Unboxing and set up
This unit is perhaps comically large. It stands almost four feet tall and weighs in at 27.6 pounds. Though it is huge, LG has clearly gone to a lot of trouble to make it both look chic and to help it blend into a modern space. Its conical shape has a wide base that tapers to a split-V.
The LG AeroTower is supposed to easily cover rooms up to 818 sq. ft.
Getting it unpacked is a challenge, but when it comes to the set up, you really just snap on a base plate (designed to keep the unit from toppling over I presume) and plug it in. There’s a small remote control included in the box.
A filter is included with the tower, and you’ll need to remove it from the plastic and install it into the base of the fan.
What will LG PuriCare AeroTower show you?
The LG PuriCare AeroTower has a small color digital screen that will display:
Overall air quality i.e. “Good, Poor, etc.”
Air Quality reading (PM10/PM2.5/PM1.0)
Fan speed (1-10)
Temperature
UVnano status
There’s also seamless touch controls on the top of the unit that will control power, speed, let you change fan modes and rotation.
Particulate matter:
Particles and allergens aren’t all one size; some spores can be microscopically miniscule while others can be microscopically large. The LG PuriCare AeroTower is designed to detect and capture three levels of particles, but it won’t tell you what these mean: It’s on you to understand the readings. The unit will capture and rate Particulate Matter or PM as follows:
PM1 are extremely fine particulates with a diameter of fewer than 1 microns. (Wildfire smoke would fall in here)
PM2.5 (also known as fine particles) have a diameter of less than 2.5 microns. (Dust)
PM10 means the particles have a diameter less than 10 microns, or 100 times smaller than a millimeter. (Large dust particles)
Filtration & purification
The LG PuriCare AeroTower has a UVnano feature which is designed to kill bacteria and airborne nasties that get pulled into the purifier by bombarding them with UV light. It’s not something you’ll be able to see working, it’s something you can just trust is going the extra mile to circulate clean air back into the home.
The fan-purifier also has a true HEPA filter which LG claims captures 99.97% of fine dust and allergens.
LG doesn’t say how long the filter should last, but the small display screen on the unit will tell you when it’s at end of life.
Use on-device controls or included remote
You can control the action of the fan-purifier in three ways: using the included remote control, using buttons on the device, and using LG’s ThinQ app.
The remote control is very small and streamlined. It has all the important controls to adjust fan speed motion, to set a sleep timer, and also to adjust the information it shows on screen. The same touch controls are also on the top of the device.
Using the fan
Any time you use the fan, the purifier is automatically operating. If you only want purification, not blowing air, you just need to dial the fan speed down.
The fan has 10 speeds and three airflow modes:
Noise level: very quiet
This fan and purifier is ultra quiet. On Speed 1 it makes hardly any noise and there’s no discernible breeze from the device. Even on level 5/6 it’s not distracting or annoying and on Level 10, while its more noticeable, it’s certainly not unpleasantly loud.
App connection: LG ThinQ
One of the draws of this device should be that you can use your smartphone to control it and view air quality readings. I will say it was a nightmare for me to connect the AeroTower to the LG ThinQ app.
Before I launch into the hours I spent trying to resolve this issue, I will say this: You absolutely don’t need to connect to the app for this device to work. Using the aforementioned remote and on-device touch controls works just great.
29 авг 2024
