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Air Shield UV Air Purifier VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT

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Air Shield UV Air Purifier

Reasons to buy Air Shield UV Air Purifier:

  • button icon 9-Stage Technological Air-Purifier.
  • button icon Covers rooms of up-to 800sq.ft.
  • button icon Auto detects germs, Dust & Odors.
  • button icon Long-lasting HEPA & 2 Washable-Filters.
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Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Reasons to buy Germ Guardian AC5250PT :

  • button icon Affordable
  • button icon Ideal for allergic people
  • button icon Great for pet households
  • button icon Effective on litter box odors & other weird odors
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Air Shield UV Air Purifier

  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS
USABILITY
DRAW :
SAFETY
WINNER :

Air Shield UV Air Purifier

  • OZONE FREE
APPEARANCE
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Comparison Winner
Air Shield UV Air Purifier

Reasons why we like it:

  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS
  • OZONE FREE
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COMPARISON – Air Shield UV Air Purifier VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a High-Performance HEPA Filter that is tested to effectively capture 99.97% of airborne-particles and as small as 0.3 microns.

Yes

HEPA Filter that captures and removes up to 99.97% of allergens and other particles as small as 0.3-microns such as household dust, pet-dander, mold-spores and plant-pollens.

TIMER

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This device features a timer-function that will allow you to select the number of hours you want it to operate before shutting-off.

Yes

Comes with an inbuilt-timer that can be set from 1-to-8 hours depending on how long you want this device to purify your room air before it shuts down.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It designed for use in medium-to-large room sizes of up-to 800-Square-Foot. This actually makes it perfect for use in huge living-rooms and bedrooms.

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

An Activated Carbon Filter will help to absorb cigarette-odor and other hazardous chemical fumes within your home.

Yes

Uses an activated charcoal filter to capture and eliminate common odors including cigarette smoke odors.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It can clean air within medium-to-large rooms of up-to 865sq.ft. It also features a redesigned-front-cover that increases airflow coupled with an air-volume of 106cfm at the highest-fan-setting.

Yes

Room coverage is up to “180Sq.ft.” CARD rating; CADR Smoke - 116, CADR Pollen 128, CADR Dust - 126

FIGHTS GERMS

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses Ultraviolet (UV) Light Irradiation to break down the molecular structure of airborne-germs. The HEPA Filter also helps to eliminate some harmful airborne-germs

Yes

Uses optional UV-C light technology that works along with Titanium Dioxide to eliminate airborne germs like; staph, influenza, pneumonia and rhinovirus

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses a HEPA-Filter and Dual Photo Catalyst Nano-TiO2 Germicidal Sanitizers to suppress the growth of harmful microorganisms including dust-mites.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to capture and remove up to 99.97% of dust mites. Additionally, it also features a Pre-filter that helps to capture large dust particles.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Uses Washable Electrostatic Dust Collector Plates to trap and eliminate pet dander and other harmful airborne particles and pollutants.

Yes

Uses a Pre-filter with an activated carbon layer to capture and remove pet-odors within your home hence making it a perfect appliance for pet-owners.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It can remove 99.97% of pollen using an integrated HEPA-Filter and Washable Electrostatic Dust Collector Plates.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate pollen and other allergy-triggers within your home.

REMOVES SMOKE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses Washable Electrostatic Dust Collector Plates coupled with Anion Continuous Negative Ion Generation Technology to remove smoke from your home.

Yes

Uses an integrated Pre-filter and Charcoal-filter to trap and eliminate cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other types of smoke that may accumulate within your home

REMOVES MOLD

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This unit uses Dual Photo Catalyst Nano-TiO2 Germicidal Sanitizers to suppress the growth of harmful microorganisms including mold and other household fungus.

Yes

Uses a Hepa-Filter to capture up to 99.97% of allergens including mold. It also uses Pet Pure which is an antimicrobial agent added to the filter to inhibit the growth of mold, mildew and odor-causing bacteria on the surface of the filter.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses a HEPA-Filter and Ultraviolet (UV) Light Irradiation technology to eliminate 99.97% of allergens and airborne germs

Yes

Uses a Hepa-Filter to remove 99.97% of allergens and other particles 0.3 microns from your home. This actually makes it a perfect home-appliance for allergy sufferers.

QUIET OPERATION

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It is very quiet and does a great job of cleaning air. In fact, it features a quiet-mode that facilitates for silent-operation at only 20dbs.

Yes

Operates quietly even when operating at the highest speed-setting. Also features an ultra-quiet sleep mode that operates at the lowest setting to provide you with optimum peace when sleeping.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It has a washable Pre-Filter that removes large airborne particles to extend life of other filters. It also features Washable Electrostatic Dust Collector Plates.

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features easy-to-replace filters that can be accessed by removing the front-panel. In fact, you just need simple tools to replace the filters.

Yes

Features easy-to-change filters that will need to be replaced after 6-to-8 months or depending on the use of the product. In fact, these 3 filters can be easily accessed by pressing a lock and release button

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features an Auto-mode that works along with Air Pollution Sensors to monitor indoor pollution and then adjusts system performance to maximize air-cleansing.

Yes

Features an auto-mode that automatically captures and eliminates 99.97% of dust and allergens as small as 0.3-microns.

SLEEP MODE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a sleep/quiet-mode that ensures optimum-silence with only 20dbs of sound while providing optimum-performance. This makes the device perfect for use in bedrooms.

Yes

Features an ultra-quiet sleep mode uses the lowest speed-setting in-order to ensure optimum silence when you’re sleeping at night.

WATTAGE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses only 80-watts on the highest fan-setting and a lesser wattage on the lowest fan-setting. This makes it very energy efficient and effective.

Yes

Uses 63-watts when operating on the highest speed-setting and it use 33-watts when running on the lowest speed setting.

ENERGY STAR

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It’s very energy-efficient because it uses only 80-watts at the highest fan-setting.

Yes

Energy Star Certified because it meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US-EPA

Air Shield UV Air Purifier

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It feature touch-button-controls located at the top-front section. It also features several modes which include; 4 fan-speeds, Auto-mode, Timer, Power and other modes, sensors and LED-indicators.

Yes

Controls include: A timer-set button, UV-C ON/OFF Button, Fan-speed button, Power on/off button and a filter-reset button. Modes include; the fan-speed mode, UV-C mode and ultra-quiet sleep mode.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features Diagnostic Sensors that work along with LED-lights to alert you when it’s time to replace filters, UV-light or clean the collector grid.

Yes

Features a filter replacement reminder that alerts you when it’s time to replace the filters. However, its only one single filter that needs to be replaced every 6-8 months

ECONOMICAL

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Its very economical because it consumes less-energy of about 80-watts at the highest fan-setting and even lesser-power when running on the lowest fan-setting.

Yes

Uses less energy even with long-hours of performance and it is also very affordable.

AFFORDABLE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It’s very affordable considering its 9-Stage Advanced System and wide coverage area of 800sq.ft. In fact, it works better than most advanced air-purifier-brands on the market today.

Yes

It is very affordable compared to most air-purifier models within its range.

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This unit is a must have for people suffering from asthma and other allergies because it features an 9-stage filtration-system that will eliminate all airborne pollutants.

Yes

It is perfect for allergy sufferers including Asthmatic People because of its UV-C light technology that works with Titanium Dioxide to reduce airborne bacteria, viruses, germs and mold-spores

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The HEPA-Filter, ultraviolet-light-bulb, Activated Carbon Filter and Germicidal Sanitizers can be replaced after 12-months of constant-usage. The Pre-filter and Electrostatic Dust Collector Plates are washable.

Yes

All the filters in this device require a replacement every 6-to-8 months

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

OZONE FREE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This device uses UV-Light and other advanced-technologies to safely clean your room air without producing ozone-contaminants. This actually makes it ozone-free and environmentally friendly.

No

Air Shield UV Air Purifier

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a classic, tower-shape with a nice-looking black-body with a stand and built-in handle for easy movement.

Yes

Tower design – fits in small spaces

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features dimensions of 12 x 12 x 24 inches coupled with a durable tower-shaped body made of ABS-plastic coupled with control at the top-front section.

Yes

28-inch tall with a small footprint coupled with a lightweight body

WEIGHT

Air Shield UV Air Purifier
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It weighs about 23-pounds which makes it a bit easy to carry and move from one room to another.

Yes

10.55 pounds

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