Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter Review

Sporting an extremely simple design, and offering the most basic features of any of the air purifiers we reviewed, the Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter is an ideal product for those wanting to test the waters when it comes to home air purification and cleaning.

We put this air purifier to the test in the harshest of environments - where we purposely let off toxic fumes, smoke, dust and allergens, and mold spores. 2 minutes after this, we turned the Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter on to full and measured the air quality. Our findings are included below.

Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter Specifications & Features

Filtration Functions
The Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter utilizes many of the commonly acknowledged filtration techniques to ensure that the air you are breathing is clean, fresh, and bacteria free. Firstly, the HEPA filter removes fine particles of dust and allergens, ultimately reducing the "physical mass" floating around in the air.

Following this, the machine has a UV lamp, which kills bacteria and any mold / fungi spores which the HEPA filter missed. All in all, the machine achieved a 99.40% particle removal rate - which is an extraordinary achievement.

An inbuilt ionizer also freshens the air - however the health benefits of this are somewhat debatable.

Design & Style
The design of the Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter is on the borderline between simple and ugly. Basically, this is just a tower design, which is an off white / yellow color. If that goes with your furniture, so be it. But many people may find themselves hiding this machine behind the sofa, as it really does turn in to a bit of an eye sore at times.

Accreditations
This model from Alen Paralda uses HEPA rated technology, and is also RoHS compliant - which means there is no lead involved in the manufacture of the product. It also has an energy star qualification - for low and efficient power use.

Effectiveness
The Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter is advertised to keep a room approximately 400 square feet clean at all times. We found that this was indeed possible with the machine on its maximum power setting. The fan has 2 different modes, with 4 varying speeds.

Our Rating of Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter
Aside from the fact that the Alen Paralda HEPA Air Filter is not the most stylish air purifier that we have ever laid our eyes on, it certainly did the trick as far as performance is concerned. We would award this purifier a 4 star rating - based on our findings. More stages of filtration, and a nicer design might have swayed us up to 4.5 stars. Furthermore, adding an intuitive user interface would have topped the machine off with 5 stars.