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Alen BreatheSmart FLEX VS. Bissell air400 Air Purifier

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Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

Reasons to buy Alen BreatheSmart FLEX:

  • button icon Reduced energy consumption.
  • button icon 14 versatile designer front-panels.
  • button icon Removes 99% of airborne-allergens & dust.
  • button icon Ideal for medium-sized rooms of up-to 700Sq.Ft.
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Bissell air400 Air Purifier

Reasons to buy Bissell air400 Air Purifier :

  • button icon Ideal for allergy and asthma suffers
  • button icon Very effective at removing pet dander & dust
  • button icon Its thick charcoal filter gets rid of odor
  • button icon It moves a LOT of air while in high speed settings
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PERFORMANCE
DRAW :
USABILITY
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SAFETY
WINNER :

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

  • CHILD LOCK
APPEARANCE
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Comparison Winner
Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

Reasons why we like it:

  • TIMER
  • REMOVES MOLD
  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
  • CHILD LOCK
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COMPARISON – Alen BreatheSmart FLEX VS. Bissell air400 Air Purifier

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It comes with a Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter that captures 99% of airborne particles down to 0.3 microns to keep your home clean.

Yes

Uses a HEPA filter to capture 99.97% of air contaminants. It works hand-in-hand with the Pre-filter and an activated Carbon filter which captures Odor and germs.

TIMER

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It equipped with a Pre-set timer that will allow you to select between 4, 8 and 12 hours of operation before the device shuts-off.

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It uses an optional, Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate cigarette-odor. In fact, this filter is sold separately.

Yes

Features a 1 inch thick activated carbon filter to capture various household odors including cigarette odor.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It can purify air within small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 700Sq.Ft when running on the highest speed-setting coupled with multiple air-flow intakes and outlets for a high airflow-delivery-rate.

Yes

Room coverage is between 300 Sq.ft and 400 Sq.ft. Air flow quality is great, the unit has an auto mode, but while in the auto mode, the CirQulate Syste offers thorough filtration basing on the quality of air in your home.

FIGHTS GERMS

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

The Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter helps to capture 99.97% of airborne-particles including germs. However, you can also get an optional HEPA-SILVER filter for more effective germ-removal.

Yes

Gets rid of germs and bacteria that could cause harm to your health. The HEPA filter traps and removes 99.97% of air contaminants.

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

A Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter helps to capture 99.97% of dust-mites and other airborne-particles down to 0.3-microns in-order to keep your home dust-free.

Yes

Captures and removes dust mites that hide in thick carpets, sofas, bed sheets, rugs ....etc.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

If you suffer from allergies and have asthma - You will notice a huge air quality change when you put this unit in your room. It will get rid of pet dander and dust in your home.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

Its Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter can remove 99.97% of airborne-particles including pollen which is one of the major causes of allergies within people.

Yes

Uses the HEPA Filter to capture and remove pollen that gets into the air you breathe thus saving you from pollen related allergies.

REMOVES SMOKE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

An optional Fresh Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate smoke within your home. However, this filter is sold separately and doesn’t come with this unit.

Yes

Can detect and remove smoke from your room. This could be smoke from the kitchen or from a forest fire next to your home

REMOVES MOLD

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It can trap and eliminate mold-spores and other airborne-particles at an efficiency of 99.97% using an optional HEPA-Silver-filter that can be bought separately.

No

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

This unit captures 99.97% of allergens and other airborne particles down to 0.3-microns using the included Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter.

Yes

Uses its HEPA air filter to capture 99.97% of air pollutants including allergens of all types. , it will trap and remove those small allergens that pets release from their saliva and dander.

QUIET OPERATION

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

Uses WhisperMax technology to ensure quiet-operation with about 39dBs at the lowest speed-setting and 55dBs at the highest speed-setting.

Yes

Runs quietly and it switches off its indicator lights when you switch off light in your room. You will sleep comfortably without getting any noise pollution.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

Yes

The pre-filter is washable. It traps large particles so that they don't reach the HEPA filter and carbon filter. You can wash it once every week.

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

All the filters are easy to replace using simple tools and without needing any technical-help for installation.

Yes

Simply open the purifier from the front panel and remove the old filters to be replaced.

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

Yes

While in auto mode, the unit's sensors will always be on alert of air contaminants. Once the sensor detects a change in air quality, it adjusts fan speed to increase suction power of the unit.

SLEEP MODE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It has a sleep-mode that operates at lowest speed-setting with lights-off coupled with extra-silence hence making it perfect for use in bedrooms.

Yes

Using a Night Mode, the unit will detect that your room has got dark, so the white lights on the top of the unit will turn off and also the color wheel will go dim.

WATTAGE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It uses 56-watts at the highest speed-setting and 36-watts at the lowest speed-setting hence making it very energy efficient.

Yes

Uses only 75 watts while on its highest mode

ENERGY STAR

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

This unit is very energy efficient whereby it uses the same amount of electricity as a 50Watts light bulb.

Yes

Yes, it is energy start certified – your power bills won’t go up the roof.

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It has button-control at the top-section which include; Timer, 4-speed-fan-speeds, Sleep/Power-mode, Lock-button and Filter-life-indicators

Yes

All controls are found at the top of the unit. Modes include: Auto mode (auto detects air contaminants), Turbo mode (highest mode) and Silent mode (lowest mode - ideal for night time when you're sleeping).

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

No

ECONOMICAL

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

This device is very economical due to its low energy consumption whereby it uses the same amount of electricity as a 50Watt light-bulb.

Yes

The unit is Energy Star Certified. It uses 75 watts only while on the highest mode and filters air in your room 3 times per hour.

AFFORDABLE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

Yes

Well priced

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

This unit is 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

Right, Its CADR is 279 for Smoke, 307 for Dust and 206 for pollen - so if you have asthma, you will find this unit relevant to your health.

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

The Pure Antimicrobial True HEPA Filter should be replaced after 6-to-9 months for areas with poor air-quality & 9-to-12 months for areas with good air-quality.

Yes

On average it is 6 months.

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

Has a locking control-panel and child-safe vent guard which makes it safe for use in homes with kids and pets.

No

OZONE FREE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

It does not release bad gasses to the environment

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

Has a tower-shaped body with no sharp sides coupled with 14 plastic interchangeable front panels and a control-panel located at the top-section.

Yes

Not so unique

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It has dimensions of; 25"H x 15"W x 8.5"D coupled with a metallic tower-shaped body with interchangeable front-panels and a bottom-stand.

Yes

16.1 x 9.8 x 24 inches

WEIGHT

Alen BreatheSmart FLEX
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

It features a weight of 15-lbs (12.2kg) which makes it very lightweight and easy to carry around your house.

Yes

25.7 pounds

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