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Germ Guardian AC5250PT VS. Bissell air400 Air Purifier

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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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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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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

  • TIMER
  • REMOVES MOLD
USABILITY
WINNER :

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
SAFETY
WINNER :

Bissell air400 Air Purifier

  • OZONE FREE
APPEARANCE
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Reasons why we like it:

  • TIMER
  • REMOVES MOLD
  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
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COMPARISON – Germ Guardian AC5250PT VS. Bissell air400 Air Purifier

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

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

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

Yes

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

REMOVES PET DANDER

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

No

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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

Yes

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

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

Uses only 75 watts while on its highest mode

ENERGY STAR

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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.

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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

No

ECONOMICAL

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

Well priced

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
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

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

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

On average it is 6 months.

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

No

OZONE FREE

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
No

Yes

It does not release bad gasses to the environment

Bissell air400 Air Purifier

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

Tower design – fits in small spaces

Yes

Not so unique

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

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

Yes

16.1 x 9.8 x 24 inches

WEIGHT

Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Bissell air400 Air Purifier
Yes

10.55 pounds

Yes

25.7 pounds

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