Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Nobody could a) Pay me to write this review or b) Convince me beforehand that a HEPA filter would work so dramatically to reduce household indoor allergen responses which made my life a living hell in several rooms of a cat-filled house! Now getting rid of the cats isn't an option. Had it been 1/2 the problem might have been solved. This makes it possible to enjoy cats and breathe easy - no pun intended! Like others who have reviewed this I suffer from various non-life-threatening allergies. Just because they don't send you to the hospital doesn't mean you don't want to end the suffering, lol. I decided this filter was the best way to go about that. I could not imagine allergies caused such discomfort. I didn't realize the cause of the sneezing and watery eyes and constant mucus production and runny nose -- that's what allergies feel like/look like in case you didn't know! I resisted the notion I was allergic too! Well this filter proved me wrong and happily so! It had to have been the cats (which I knew about) and probably as well some mildew or mold from an A/C unit or carpet in the vicinity perhaps as well. That's a lesson and sometimes a small electronic box is the teacher. Simple but important lesson: Your lungs are your life! This unit cleans the air!!!! I haven't sneezed in MONTHS on account of the effectiveness of this unit. Here's how I could tell it made the difference: Before: I sneezed, blotted faucet-face, wiped/closed/narrowed-to-slits eyes, had relatively more inexplicable mild itch sensations (not much, but more than now!) ... a dozen, sometimes more a day! Being at this house more or less was to be in a veritable atmospheric torture chamber(!) Now: I don't sneeze at all here. I confess it happened once since I got it. I don't think I'm exaggerating. It's been 3 months now. I have yet to change the filter. I don't drip. I don't leak. I don't emit gunk from my head. What is this, even? It's the pleasure of having good air, my friends. You breathe constantly and this filter is your electronic bestie. I used to think my other consumer electronics were (phone/computer.) No. You breathe constantly. You can put down the phone. Putting down your life isn't so easy, so you might want to take the point away that if you are discomforted by air impurities, the rest doesn't matter that much and this needs to be addressed first. In retrospect I wish I had gotten one 10 or more years ago; had I only understood the causality of my moderate-but-constant sufferings at various places. This unit didn't save my life, it just made it more worth living! It's an investment in one's self. Wonderful product. Very effective. Strong air throughput; UV light is an outstanding secondary deactivator/filter. This kills discomfort so people can live! I would give it 8 or 10 stars!