Honeywell had been a major player in B2B category of Air Purifiers and this season they’ve launched their Air Purifiers for Indian consumers after having a strong presence in US markets for decades. Honeywell Air Purifiers have stood out from the current range of purifiers majorly for it’s sleek & award winning design and the patented HiSiv Filter technology. If you don’t know about Honeywell, it has leadership in commercial, industrial, residential, and homeland safety and security solutions. They have a strong presence in India and have been here since decades with having more than 10000 employees across the country with 5 technology and engineering centers. Indoor are is more polluted now-a-days than outer and we spend our most of the times indoor. As per a study by Environmental Protection Agency, an average person spends 80-90% of his/her life indoors and most of this time is spent at home. Taking the average industrial exposure to 40 hours a week, consider that an infant is exposed to indoor home pollutants for almost 24 hours daily.

Have a look at below given facts: Hence, we do need Air Filters which must be capable of removing hazardous gases, bacteria, airborne particles, formaldehyde and above most PM 2.5 particles (PM 2.5 = 2.5 micrometers = 0.0025mm, these particles penetrate into lungs and cause health problems). Honeywell purifier comes with a unique 3-stage filtration process, which helps eradicating most of the indoor air pollutants and replace that with a hygenic breathing environment. Some features of Honeywell purifiers are: This trademarked technology by Hoenywell is capable of removing 2.5mm Particulate Matter (PM) using multi-layered filtration process. Also the filter life is of 3000 hours approx. Layers of 3-stage filtration includes: Pre-filter: It’s a washable pre-filter and used for removing large particles likes hairs, dander, dust and PM 10. HEPA Filter: It’s a high efficiency H11 grade HEPA filter and helps removing PM 2.5 and microscopic allergens. HiSiv Filter: It’s a long-lasting, catalyst based honeycomb designed filter which helps removing formaldehyde, VOC, microbes, odour and other toxic gases.

Visual Indicator of Air Quality There are visual indicators provided on the purifier which tells you precisely about the air purity level at your surrounding. It’s high accuracy sensing technology broadcasts the air quality at a single glance. Zero Blind Angle Air Flow Design This air purifier throws out purified air in a 3D design to ensure optimized airflow to reach corners of room.mammoth 7 stage air purifier Touch controls are easy to use and child-friendly which gives overall a good user experience.honeywell air purifier noise Nobody likes the sound of any rotating equipment in our rooms. nordyne electronic air cleanerHence, if you activate sleep mode in the purifier, it’ll reduce the fan speed automatically, cuts down noise and turns off the indicators.

Honeywell air purifier tells you when there is a need for a filter replacement and notify you with different colors and numbers specifying which filters needs a replacement. Also the drawer type design helps in easily removal and replacement of filters. With premium finish, build quality of this product is excellent with no compromise on durability. Honeywell Air Purifier Product & Particulate Removal Efficiency Details This purifier is available online exclusively with Amazon.in for a price of Rs. 29,070 and it comes with 18 months replacement warranty. The main function of the Honeywell Air Touch Air Purifier is to purify the ambient air inside your home and office. The Air Purifier, removes pollutants and provides fresh air. Fresh air is an important need in the present environment where major news and media reports constantly suggest about rising pollution levels, making it an unhealthy environment to breathe in. India is amongst the most highly polluted regions in the world.

As per a recent WHO report, 13 of the top 20 polluted cities in the world are in India. Add to this fact, the indoor air pollution is up to 10 times** worse than the outdoor air pollution. There are many factors that contribute to this indoor air pollution.  (i) Oil and spices based cooking (ii) Burning of incense sticks,  candles (iii) Pollution emitted from carpets and fabric based items such as sofas etc. (iv) Furniture polish (v) Usage of cleaning agents such as Floor cleaners (Phenyl), Colin, Wood cleaners etc. Broadly, there are 3 kinds of pollutants inside home, (i) PM10 size which is the normal dust, hair, dander etc. that we can see through naked eye (ii) Then the most dangerous particle in the form of PM2.5 (2.5 micron in size). This is the particle which is responsible for short term effects in the form of running nose, skin allergies, restlessness and migraine like headaches and long term effects in terms of diseases, reduced stamina and general unhealthy effects (iii) High concentration of harmful gases (again released by all the above) and external air – Carbon monoxide, Carbon dioxide, Nitrogenous and Sulphuric gases etc.

The effects of all these gases are proven to be extremely detrimental to health. Honeywell Air Touch has a 3 stage filtration process. Filter No. 1- Pre Filter removes all the PM10 and larger particles.  Filter No 2 – HEPA Filter (high efficiency particulate arrestance) removes close to 100% of PM2.5 particles.  Filter No. 3 – Patented HiSiv filter that traps the harmful gases, volatile organic compounds (the odor and smell) and the carcinogenic (cancer causing) formaldehydes from the ambient air. The effect is that once you put this product in your room it traps the harmful pollutants (which one can see or which are invisible) and provides pollution free fresh air for you and your loved ones. Any normal AC is designed to suck in the air from the room, dehumidify and cool it and then send it back. It does not remove any pollutants from the room except the PM10 which it removes to some extent. The concentration of the PM2.5 and other dangerous pollutants remains the same as it just re-circulates the same air.

Some consumer durable companies have launched ACs with air purification technology. However an AC is likely to be in operation only during summer season and consume lot of electricity. Air Touch is designed to work for you throughout the year at very low power consumption. At the maximum fan speed it uses 52 W (which is less than a normal ceiling fan) and the lowest fan speed it uses 7.5W (comparable to LED bulb). The product is designed to run 24 hrs. However one may use it asper personal preference -during sleep time or even in the day time as per requirement. The unit has a CADR (clean air delivery rate)* of 300 Cubic meters per hour which is good enough for a 270 to 300 sqft area (as per operating environment). Please note that square foot area coverage is a subjective claim as per different measuring standards. Our recommendation is to compare products basis the CADR. The Indian bedrooms are typically 100 to 150 square feet in size while the living rooms are 250 to 300 square feet which essentially means that this unit should be good for all the different type of rooms that you have in your house.

*Clean air delivery is the volume of air that a specific model air purifier cleanses of a specific pollutant in cubic feet per minute. CADR is the airflow in cubic feet per minute (cfm) multiplied by the efficiency (percentage) of particle removal. So a customer should look out for airflow rate or CADR in combination with area coverage. If the air flow rate is low and area coverage is more, it means it will take longer to clean the entire room. The Air Touch Air Purifier can be used in the bed room or the living room. The product has a ‘Zero blind angle’ air circulation design which covers all areas of the room within coverage area. 1 Air Touch Air Purifier cleans only the room that it is operating in. The product weighs about 9.5 Kgs and hence portable. It has a latch at the back to carry it. However if relocating the unit is not convenient then it is advisable to opt for multiple units as per requirement. No, it doesn’t remove the moisture from the air, in fact HiSiv is more efficient than Activated Carbon in maintaining moisture in the room.

Smells / Bad odor are generated by Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). The HiSiv filter traps the VOCs and removes any smell / bad odor. The time taken to clean the air in a room is a function of 3 factors – Room size, CADR and ambient air pollution level. Higher the pollution level, greater the time taken to clean the room air. Yes it would work, but with polluted air also coming in at the same time, the air purifier would operate less efficiently. For instance, consider how we use an AC. When the AC is on, we tend to keep windows and doors closed. The purifier has three LED colors – Red, Amber and Blue. Each color indicates the air quality in operating room. The smart sensor in Honeywell Air Touch senses the level of air pollution and accordingly the LED changes its color. Red indicates highly polluted air, amber indicates moderately polluted air and blue indicates clean air. The life of the HEPA and HiSiv filters is close to 3000 hrs. The Smart Sensor on Honeywell Air Touch provides a light indicator that alerts the need to change filters (blinking of specific number marked LED for each filter on touch panel display).