Alen BreatheSmart 75i-vs-Germ Guardian AC5250PT

COMPARISON – Alen BreatheSmart 75i VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT

HEPA FILTER

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that captures 99.97% of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns in-order to keep your house clean.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features a Pre-set timer/scheduler that will help you select between 4, 8 and 12 hours of operation before the device shuts-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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It can effectively purify air in large and open living-rooms of up-to 1,300sq.ft every 30-minutes to keep rooms feeling fresh at all times.

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

There is an optional, Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that will help this unit to trap and eliminate cigarette-odor. However, this filter is sold separately.

Yes

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

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It can clean air in rooms of up-to 1300Sq.Ft every 30-minutes and it even provides multiple air-flow intake and outlet thus creating a high airflow-delivery-rate.

Yes

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

FIGHTS GERMS

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It uses a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to capture 99.97% of airborne-particles including germs within your home-environment.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It still uses a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to capture 99.97% of dust-mites and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It can effectively trap and eliminate 99.97% of airborne particles including pet-dander using an integrated Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

The Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter can eliminate 99.97% of airborne-particles including pollen which is one of the main causes of allergies within people.

Yes

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

REMOVES SMOKE

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It uses an optional Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate smoke within your house. However, this filter is sold separately.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It can trap and eliminate mold-spores and other airborne-particles and efficiency of 99.97% in-order to keep your rooms very fresh.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It captures 99.97% of allergens and other airborne particles down to 0.3-microns using an integrated Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It uses WhisperMax technology to ensure quiet-operation with about 25dB at the lowest speed-setting and 49dB at the highest speed-setting.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It’s equipped with a washable Pre-filter (with HEPA-filter) in-order to ensure efficient performance at all times.

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

All its filters are very easy to replace using simple tools and you don’t need any technical-help for installation.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It uses an Auto-mode and Laser Smart Sensor to detect most airborne particles and then self-adjust the fan-speed to achieve best air quality.

Yes

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

SLEEP MODE

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features a sleep-mode that operates at lowest speed-setting with lights-off coupled with extra silence thus making it 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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It uses about 45-watts at the highest speed-setting and lesser watts at the lowest speed-setting making it very energy efficient.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

This unit is very energy efficient whereby it uses the same amount of electricity as a 45-Watt light bulb.

Yes

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

CONTROLS AND MODES

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features button-controls at the top which include; An Ionizer, Timer, 4-speed-fan-speeds, Automatic-mode, Sleep-mode, Smart-sensor and Filter-life-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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It’s equipped with a Smart Filter Light indicator that will let you when it’s time to replace the pre-filter and HEPA-Pure Antimicrobial filters.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

This unit is very economical due to its low energy consumption. In fact, it uses the same amount of electricity as a 45Watt light-bulb.

Yes

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

AFFORDABLE

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

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

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

Its very ideal for use by people with asthma because it’s equipped with a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that captures 99.97% of Allergens.

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

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

REMOTE CONTROL

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

Both the Washable Pre-filter and Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter should be replaced after 12-to-18 months of regular use in-order to ensure optimum-performance.

Yes

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

CHILD LOCK

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features a locking control panel and child-safe vent guard that make it very safe for use in homes with kids and pets.

OZONE FREE

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It does not produce ozone via its Ionizer and it’s certified to be Ozone-free by California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

DESIGN

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features a tower-shaped body with no sharp sides coupled with several plastic interchangeable front panels and a control-panel located at the top-section.

Yes

Tower design – fits in small spaces

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features dimensions of; 18.5 x 27 x 11.5 inches coupled with a metallic tower-shaped body with simple polyester and plastic interchangeable front-panels.

Yes

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

WEIGHT

Alen BreatheSmart 75i

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Yes

It features a weight of 27lbs (12.2kg) which makes it a bit heavy to carry around your house.

Yes

10.55 pounds

PERFORMANCE	WINNER : Alen BreatheSmart 75i FOR LARGE ROOMS WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS
USABILITY	WINNER : Germ Guardian AC5250PT AFFORDABLE
SAFETY	WINNER : Alen BreatheSmart 75i CHILD LOCK OZONE FREE
APPEARANCE	DRAW :

Alen BreatheSmart 75i VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT