Do any of you actually use the fume extractor and vacuum pickup tool? I was looking at the xtronic 4040 which lacks these features but is $90 cheaper so I am having trouble justifying my purchase of this unit. Also where do the fumes go, I would like to vent them out a window rather than have it recirculate in my room. Do any of you actually use the fume extractor and vacuum pickup tool? I was looking at the xtronic 4040 which lacks these features but is $90 cheaper so I am having trouble justifying my purchase... » Read More Do any of you actually use the fume extractor and vacuum pickup tool? I was looking at the xtronic 4040 which lacks these features but is $90 cheaper so I am having trouble justifying my purchase of this unit. Also where do the fumes go, I would like to vent them out a window rather than have it recirculate in my room. « Show Less
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The fume extractor isn't near adequate and even light tinning will lead to a fume trail. Poorly designed.
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Can't say I make much use of the fume extractor, but I don't use the unit that often anymore. If you're doing extensive soldering work then it may be worthwhile. The suction air comes out of the hot air wand. Remove the tip from that wand to get maximum air flow for suction. I suppose you could connect a hose to the wand that goes outside. You would want to keep the HOT AIR switch off if you do this this, even though hot air heating does stop whenever the wand is in the holder.
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I haven't used the vacuum pickup tool but I do use the fume extractor regularly. For example if I'm soldering in a confined space beneath a car dash then I'd prefer the fumes removed. They are just blown out the back of the main unit though.
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If u are capable of removing and replacing robots, I'm not rel impressed with the smell removal, if smell is a big issue for u look elsewhere. I hear with some of these cheap filters the carbon gets settled and creates channels that allow unfiltered air to be expelled out of your room.
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The Bionaire Air Cleaner has been used in our bedroom for nearly 10 years, and the ionizing setting has always been activated. The decision to use it came from when family members owned a motel, and when smokers or smells lingered in a room it took out the smell and left a cleaner atmosphere. In my mind, and my nose, I feel it has the same conditioning effect in the 12 X 12 X 8 bedroom. Just make sure your A/C outlet's 3rd pin ground is proper, otherwise the unit builds up static charge and if you touch the Bionaire it tends to discharge through you. Not lethal, but annoying just the same.
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I have had mine for two years. For the first,I smoked and it was in the room. For the second, it has been in my new house's basement near the cat litter. I check the filters every month, and so far I've only had to blow them clean with compressed air. I think it depends on what you are asking the machine to clean, but I would not let it discourage me from buying this. really works great.
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I had bought a used one and returned it. My aunt had Ecoquest and it did and excellent job on odors and dust. We have a FilterQueen, Defender for about one year. It does a good job with odors and dust. I usually have several sinus infections during the winter months. This year I had no trips to the doctors and zero sinus infections. We have a ranch home and it doesn't keep the dust down as good at the end of the house. They had recommended we get 2 units, we only bought one.
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Yes, I bought it specifically for my moms house. She quit smoking in the house and cleaned everything but it still smelled. This Kendal Ozone Ionizer worked great. The house has no smoke odor at all.
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He needs to go to the eccotemp people, or check with the local plumbers, a manual should be available on the eccotemp site. This heater draws its air from the room it is in, Not through the same pipe that it uses for exhaust ( as done on direct vent pipe within pipe exhaust system) Thus most states do NOt want this in a bedroom or an area without good ventilation.........no fire without oxigen !
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Depends on your device you are applying it to. As in power... This unit is one of the best units with 6.0 cfs. Compared to 3 cfm or even 4. Doesn't even cut it close on how fast this unit pulls full vac. The only thing you have to worry about is oil (which it comes plenty with) read how to use the thing and don't think twice. --- This unit blows away (or sucks away) the other competition. The price is what got me. Can't believe a unit this cheap is better then the big boys. I use a mercury HG unit. Without the nipple cut - it says it can only read around 25. ... I have made it say 30 with this unit easy. Just buy it Depends on your device you are applying it to. As in power... This unit is one of the best units with 6.0 cfs. Compared to 3 cfm or even 4. Doesn't even cut it close on how fast this unit pulls full vac. The only thing you have to worry about is oil (which it comes plenty with) read how to use the thing and don't think twice. --- This unit blows away (or sucks away) the other competition. The price is what got me. Can't believe a unit this cheap is better then the big boys. I use a mercury HG unit. Without... » Read More Depends on your device you are applying it to. As in power... This unit is one of the best units with 6.0 cfs. Compared to 3 cfm or even 4. Doesn't even cut it close on how fast this unit pulls full vac. The only thing you have to worry about is oil (which it comes plenty with) read how to use the thing and don't think twice. --- This unit blows away (or sucks away) the other competition. The price is what got me. Can't believe a unit this cheap is better then the big boys. I use a mercury HG unit. Without the nipple cut - it says it can only read around 25. ... I have made it say 30 with this unit easy. Just buy it « Show Less
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I have a very large kitchen and foyer. I just dust mop the entire floor and then move it all towards the Eye-Vac. The motion detector sucks up all the "stuff". I have 2 kids and a shedding dog. Every two or three weeks I empty the cylinder out. LOVE IT!!!!! So easy.
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For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan on purchasing another unit for my main living area. For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan... » Read More For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan on purchasing another unit for my main living area. « Show Less
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I've been changing the charcoal ones about three months(that's what they say to do),and that seems to be working out ok. You can take the cover off, and see how much stuff has accumulated on the filter, and I guess make your own determination. Have not changed the HEPA yet, I will probably go for the year, and see if it looks like it needs to be changed. It probably will. It's my feeling that most companies have spent lots of $$$$$ testing their products under varying conditions, and have set up the change intervals to optimize performance. 04/12/2014 Just changed the complete set of filters after about a year. The red HEPA light came on, and I ordered a complete set. I figure the cost is about a quarter a day. Not an issue for the increase in air quality. Hint: (1)Press and hold the reset button until it blinks, then it will go out.(2) Use a small hand vac with brush to clean the sensor area, it will pick up impurities quicker, hence, the fan speed increases quicker and doesn't have to run faster as long. After a year, we are completely satisfied with the EL500.
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The Powermatic was the only unit I could find whose remote control worked while other, remote controlled larger machines were on, such as the dust collector and furnace. I am not an electrician, but a guy who is told me that Powermatic uses a different technology in the PM 1200 than that used by other remote controlled dust filters of similar capacity. It is comparatively quiet, the filters are very easy ro remove, clean and reinstall, and it does an excellent job of picking up the fine duat that might escape the dust collector. It is expensive, but my rationale in buying it was that my lungs are worth the best. The Powermatic was the only unit I could find whose remote control worked while other, remote controlled larger machines were on, such as the dust collector and furnace. I am not an electrician, but a guy who is told me that Powermatic uses a different technology in the PM 1200 than that used by other remote controlled dust filters of similar capacity. It is comparatively quiet, the filters are very easy ro remove, clean and reinstall, and it does an excellent job of picking up the fine duat that might escape the dust collector. It is expensive, but my rationale in buying it was that my... » Read More The Powermatic was the only unit I could find whose remote control worked while other, remote controlled larger machines were on, such as the dust collector and furnace. I am not an electrician, but a guy who is told me that Powermatic uses a different technology in the PM 1200 than that used by other remote controlled dust filters of similar capacity. It is comparatively quiet, the filters are very easy ro remove, clean and reinstall, and it does an excellent job of picking up the fine duat that might escape the dust collector. It is expensive, but my rationale in buying it was that my lungs are worth the best. « Show Less
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Don't get me wrong, I really do like my Skeeter Vac but I really couldn't tell a difference in the number of mosquitoes killed whether I used the attractant or not. The fan on the unit killed quite a number of bugs but the real clincher is the sticky paper that you place around the unit. That seems to be the big killer on my Skeeter Vac. I really don't think the attractant is worth the extra money. That stuff is not cheep. Hope this helped. Have a great day in your beautiful state.
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Personally I used ours, owned 3 that are now sitting on a shelf in our garage, for humidity and to remove cig. smoke from the air. If I had to rate them, I would give them a 3 on a scale of 1 -10. Also, keep in mind, they are tough to clean, if you can get all the "white" accumulation off at all, and the additives are expensive. I would not recommend this product PERIOD! For your needs, there are products out there that will do a much better job in my humble opinion.
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In my experience, no ionizer can FULLY eliminate that kind of smoke (I am also extremely sensitive to it). However, if the smoke smell is very fresh, it might help quite a bit to clear it up and prevent it from becoming permanent, although it may not fully take care of it. If you are trying to remove the odor from an item or a piece of furniture that has had long-term exposure, it will give only minor relief, although it can help a little under those circumstances. Depending on what you are trying to air out, you might benefit more fully from a full-sized ionizer, although this personal unit comes in handy in areas where you need it to be very portable, and/or you are unable to connect to AC power. (I like having both, according to the needs and circumstances of the moment.)
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I purchased the Roomba $260 at Costco, for the specific purpose for cleaning the carpeting under the Queen waterbed (which is heavy and immovable). The Roomba is a piece of junk whose battery lasted only about a year and needed replacing twice already. Now the entire unit is nonfunctional and I don't want to purchase another one, even though iRobot is willing to sell me a new shell at a discount ($125). Does anyone out there know of any other cleaning appliance or method to clean/vacuum under a large bed that's quick, easy and cost effective? Remember, it's carpeting, not hard wood flooring. Thanks.
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Did you ever get an answer on how the Tempo works on hard wood? I'd love to hear as that's all I have. From the reviews it sounds like a great and reasonably priced vacuum, but it seems to have mixed reviews on the question of bare floors. Thanks very much!