Whirlpool Whispure Air Purifiers Easy to Place

Air purifiers come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, as well as requirements for placement in a room. The Whirlpool Whispure model for small to medium-sized rooms up to 250 square feet, was designed to work with only the front and the top requiring clearance. As air purifiers go, the Whirlpool Whispure is easier to position in an odd-shaped room or very tight quarters. The back of the unit, as well as the sides can be placed against a wall or a desk. The Whispure can even be placed under a desk if there is room above the unit for the outflow of the clean air. The entire front panel of the Whispure is the intake for the dirty air. Air is pulled into the prefilter and through the HEPA filter, then pushed out the top outflow grill. It’s easier to hide in a small bedroom, to place out of the way in a hallway, or to place in an unused corner of an office, than many models on the market. It can also be placed right next to a bed with the back of the unit against the bed. The clean air flowing out the top of the unit would thus be in close proximity to the sleeper.

The Whirlpool Whispure is one of the true HEPA air purifiers which also contains a charcoal prefilter, so it can capture both particulate and some odors. The main filter, which is the HEPA filter, can last a year and captures the tiniest of allergens and particulates up to 0.3 microns. The charcoal prefilter (typically lasting about three months) both prevents larger pieces of dust, dander and hair from filling up the more expensive HEPA filter too fast, and captures light odors. (For heavy duty odors, such as formaldehyde, or tobacco smoke, air purifiers with more charcoal (also referred to as activated carbon) are more helpful). However, for rooms where there is no tobacco smoke, and little pet dander, the Whirlpool Whispure can rid the room of the pollens, dustmites, mold spores, and other allergens which are problematic for people with respiratory problems.

The proper placement of air purifiers is always a concern of new buyers. If possible, it is most helpful to place the unit closest to the source of the indoor pollution if there is a singular source, such as the couch where the cat sleeps all day. The design of the Whirlpool Whispure is helpful in this regard, because only the front and the top have to be accessible. Often, there is no single source of the pollution, it may just be that the house is tight and there is no natural airflow. In this case, placement of the air purifier can be anywhere in the room as long as it is within the designated square footage the unit is specified to clean.

Besides being designed for convenient placement in any room up to 250 square feet, the Whirlpool Whispure is whisper quiet on the lowest speeds, and remarkably quiet on the higher speeds.