Homedics BRT-150 Brethe Air Revitalizer Review

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(More customer reviews)If the price of the unit and scent accessories was lower I would have given five stars.

The supplied scents do a good job of 'freshening' (actually scenting) the air throughout most of my 1500 square foot house.

The fan noise is noticeable, I usually run it five or ten minutes at a time to achieve the same effect as spraying an aerosol air freshener. The blue lights in the tank are good for a 'mood' effect and can be switched off if desired. If you just want to 'tune out' for a few, this thing is excellent. My spouse smokes cigarettes several times a day and the BRT-150 does a good job of covering up the odor from a cigarette.

I would not say that this unit is a humidifier. It will run for three or four hours continuously and maybe only use a cup of water. I would also not call this unit an air cleaner as such. It is an effective air freshener. The air coming out just smells and feels good.

I, honestly, purchased the BRT-150 so that I could disburse essential oils without having to use heat, nebulizers just seem way too strange and complicated to me.

My wife thought the citrus scent was a little overpowering so I experimented a little and came up with a fairly good recipe for using essential (fragrance) oils. My recipe will only freshen up the air in the room it is in, not the whole house (I don't know how they get that strong of a scent from the supplied material).

I borrowed/modified this from a perfumers recipe for making a spray-able air freshener with essential oils.

1/4 teaspoon Polysorbate 80 (an emulsifier derived from natural oils). You can get this from a soap maker's supply store.

30-60 drops essential oils, some oils are stronger, experiment for the best amount for your choice. I used 30 drops of pine needle oil and that worked fine for me.

1 tablespoon of cheap vodka (for low smell alcohol). This is optional but I found the oil's scent was more intense with it.

Mix the ingredients with a few ounces of water and add to the water to the freshener's filled tank. You will see the familiar white bloom in the water as you add this mixture.

Have fun!

Ken

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Product Description:
This air revitalizer neutralizes up to 99% of odor causing bacteria and removes odors caused by pets, smoke and other odor causing bacteria. The unique vortex cleaning action uses an intense "rainforest" mist to wash incoming air with an emulsified botanical solution. This 100% natural botanical solution comes with a choice of 3- 2.03 fluid ounce scents. Refreshing citrus, energizing lime and soothing vanilla. No bacteria filled wicks or filters are required and the air revitalizer also helps to maintain optimum humidity levels while the soothing blue light adds ambiance to anyenvironment.

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Homedics Brethe Air Revitalizer Solution Review

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(More customer reviews)I liked my Homedics Breathe, but I was turned off by the fragrances that came with the unit. Having spent a lot of $$$ in humidifiers/ozone/air purifiers & co., I decided to test the use of this relatively inexpensive machine, using a different fragrance (even if the instructions specifically forbid this). Worst case scenario, I figured, I've thrown $50 down the drain (surely not for the last time!)
I found that you can pour in just a teaspoon or so of Mrs. Meyer's Ironing spray (love their smells), fill the tank up with water as usual and...

BOOM! Just kidding...

My Homedics has worked just fine for a month, now. A full size bottle of Mrs. Meyer's ironing spray is way cheaper than the Homedics refill... and you can't beat the smells of geranium, basil, lavender or lemon verbena. Try it yourself, but I warn you... I said to use the ironing spray which is a liquid, non-foaming solution. Other products, especially essential oils won't work or may clog your machine.
Once you try this, you'll be excited at the prospect of using the Homedics without being hooked to the purchase of so-so fragrances that are way too expensive, and not that enjoyable (according to my husband's nose!)

There, problem solved, my husband's nose is now finally satisfied!

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The soothing vanilla air revitalizer solution neutralizes up to 99% of odor causing bacteria and removes odors caused by pets, smoke and other odor causing bacteria. This 100% natural botanical solution comes in one 8 ounce bottle. Use this solution only with the Homedics Brethe Air Revitalizer.

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Thermax MM-WT-DM-K Thermax Mini Max White Dome Air Purifier With LED Review

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(More customer reviews)I just bought this and paid $60.00 for it at a local vacuum and sew shop.I should have known better and looked for it at AMAZON.com instead of impulsively buying this with no return possibility!The motor is quite loud and this makes an expensive night light.I would return it if I could.Time will tell how well it works here in dry Nevada and if night time allergies are helped.

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Thermax Item # MM-WT-DM-K White Dome with built in LED Light.

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Thermax Mini Max (Large) Water Based Air Purifier/Air Freshener Review

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(More customer reviews)I just bought one of these, and have had it running for two weeks now. Here is what you should know. First of all, it was fairly loud out of the box. But over the course of the first week, as the motor broke in, it became a little quieter each day. I was worried that it wasn't doing anything at first, because it really doesn't move much air. But it definately picks up a lot of crud out of the air. The 'clean' water will often become VERY cloudy over the course of 24 hours. The 'smell' addetives they include are not as critical as they make it sound. It cleans the air just fine with plain water. However, if I have company coming over, I may add a drop of the blue stuff just to help freshen up the room a little more.

I finally understand the weakness of a water-based air cleaner compared to the other types. The other ones you can just setup in some corner, and forget about it for weeks. That is not the case with this machine. Because water evaporates, you need to pay attention to this thing every day. Currently, the water goes down from the MAX line to the MIN line in about 24 hours, so I have to add or replace the water every day. I am also worried that this machine will not live very long. It seems cheaply constructed, and I am concerned it might stop working after a few months.

I bought it for a room in my house that honestly does not smell very good. I have tried cleaning it thoroughly, but that doesnt fix the problem. The smell does seem to have diminished quite a bit over these past two weeks that I have been running this machine.

I do recommend this to anyone who is looking for a low budget air cleaner, but with the understanding that you need to keep an eye on it's water level every day. Otherwise, don't bother buying it. It will not do you any good if all the water evaporates.

UPDATE July 2010: I have had this air cleaner running for about half a year now. It is still running. Although the noise level went down at first, it never comes close to being 'quiet'.

NEVER just add water to it. Always dump the water and put fresh water in. How this machine works is it sucks water up the small hole at the bottom of the spindle, and sprays it out the holes at the top of the spindle. The gunk it cleans out of the air will build up inside of the spindle. Eventually these dark clumps will break off and you will see them floating around inside the water, and they can plug up these small holes. You can reduce this problem by putting fresh water in each day insetad of adding water to dirty water.

Cleaning: The Spindle does NOT come apart, so cleaning the crud out isn't easy. I wouldn't recommend adding bleach or some other cleaning agent to the water. You wouldn't want poisonous stuff being spread into the air. I just do my best to clean the crud out of the spindle by blowing into the holes with an air compressor, or sticking small objects into the holes, like toothpicks or twist ties. It's not perfect, but thats about the best you can do without using chemicals.

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Thermax Mini- Max Water Based Air Purifier/Air FreshenerThermax has done it again with its revolutionary water filtering air freshener and purifier called the Mini-Max. Like Thermax's AF1 and AF2 Home Environmental Cleaning Systems it uses water as the filter--nature's best cleaning agent since the beginning of time. No more expensive filters that just clog or leak dust, germs, and bacteria back into your home. While removing things like cigarette smoke, foul cooking odors, pet odors and all other harmful particles floating in your air, you can use Thermax's specially formulated oil based fragrances and/or deodorizers to leave a fresh sanitizing smell behind. It scents the actual air molecule so it will smell fresh and clean even hours after you turn the unit off.Covers approximately 800 square feet.Includes:Mini-Max Purifier/Freshener 1 x Aqua Blue Deodorizer (8 oz) 2 x 1.6 oz Concentrated Fragrances- 1 x Eucalyptus/menthol and 1 x Mulberry(Additional concentrated fragrances are listed separately on our site- available in the following scents- Vanilla, Eucalyptus Menthol, Mulberry, Italian Cream Cake, China Rose, Cinnamon & Spice, Lemon, Citronella, Lavendar, and Fresh Linen)Aqua Blue Deodorizer- Therapeutically cleanses your indoor environment, neutralizing any harmful germs and bacteria. It deodorizes, helps neutralize and kill offensive odors, leaving a fresh airborne scent behind.

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