Sharper Image Ionic Breeze - Air Purifier - Professional Plus Reviews

Ionic Breeze Quadra S1397
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The Ionic Breeze Quadra s1397 is an air purifier that has quite the reputation for filtering out the air of allergens, smells and improving the overall air quality in your home.
The unit is small and slender and runs quiet enough that it won't disturb you watching t.v., reading or sleeping, in my opinion. 

My Viewpoint!
I was a skeptic about how well the Ionic Breeze would work in my household. I have 2 dogs, 2 cats and a daycare!  It can get pretty stinky in here. I work hard to get my house smelling fresh and void of all animals and dirty diapers.

My Mom...

The sharper image ionic breeze is easy to use & purifies the air. My favorite feature is that there are no filters to change. You just remove the center piece and wipe or rinse off the dirt. You can really see how much dust the machine picks up.
My allergies have improved since I got the Ionic Breeze machine. A relative stayed with us after having nasal surgery & we put one of the Sharper Image machines in the room. She said it helped immensely.
The one caution is to keep it away from the wall & furniture. Sometimes it emits a blackish residue, which we were unable to remove although we...

Had a Quadra for about a week now, and have noticed a dramatic reduction in dust in my house.   True, the ozone smell is prevelant, but we all have gotten used to it...the smell isn't "bad", just different.  Almost an artificial fresh.  My wife and I have experienced a lot less morning congestion and easier breathing.  Neither of us have respiratory distresses such as asthma, but in Florida, the pollen and mold can really get to you at times of the year.  It is still early in our ownership, but I can honestly say that there is a marked difference in our air quality.  *Note*  We have one...

At first we didn't want to spend the money.  We decided after some research to purchase the Professional Plus Ionic Breeze GP and the Hybrid GP unit also.  The Professional Plus needs the bulb.  As the bulb starts to go it makes more noise so you need to clean it more often.  With the Hybrid I have to turn it down if we are sitting by it because it is cold air.  Shortly after we purchased these units we heard some negatives on TV and called and had our questions answered and felt better about our purchase.

We have in floor heating with no air flow in the winter so when we had a plumber...

We bought two refurbished models in 2003. I just changed the bulb in one of them. That's more than 4 years later.

 We also have a desktop model in a child's bedroom. A bathroom model in one bathroom, and another bathroom model in another child's bedroom.

Perhaps you may take for granted the fresh clean air while it is working...

But when I come home from work, and the one we keep in the living room area/kitchen is full and shuts off... I smell it the moment I walk into the house. There is a pet smell, and general smell that you just don't have when the units are working. I feel the same way about...

The Sharper Image Ionic Breeze is suppose to purify the air by using static electricity to attract dust to the metal rods located inside the casing.  I have a few pets and a family member that's allergic to pet dander.  So, rather than getting rid of the pets and/or the family member I decided to try the "Breeze" instead.  I bought 3 of these things and placed them strategically around the house and guess what!  Not much happened.  Somehow I expected a little more hustle for the price.

These things have to be cleaned once a week and there is evidence that some dust, smoke, dirt etc. is being...