Dyson Purifier Cool Autoreact review

Dyson has been a long-time participant within the fan market, and lately, it has begun tackling the difficulty of air purification. It is sensible – if the fan is already circulating air, why not clear it on the similar time – and amidst rising air air pollution ranges, it’s one thing shoppers are extra conscious of than ever.

The Dyson Air purifier Cool Autoreact seems to be to each cool and purify the air in your house, with a formidable filtration system and built-in sensors offering real-time information on the air high quality in your room. The query is, is it value its premium $549.99/£499.99 price ticket? Properly…

Design & construct

The Dyson Air purifier Cool Autoreact may be very a lot a Dyson fan, following the identical design philosophy as the remainder of Dyson’s bladeless fan assortment. Its smooth, distinctive design is actually extra premium than most competing followers and air filters, with a white and silver color scheme that wouldn’t look misplaced in an ultra-modern lounge.

It’s taller than some would possibly anticipate, measuring in at simply over 1m (1050mm) tall, although the comparatively small 220 x 204mm footprint means it doesn’t take up an excessive amount of house total.

It sits on a swivelling base that permits you to angle the air air purifier wherever you’d like, with choices to set rotation at anyplace between 45- and 355 levels to chill a whole room. The rotation isn’t fairly as exact when rotating the fan your self, clicking into place each 10-15 levels, however you’ll be able to simply lock it into place utilizing the bundled distant management.

Lewis Painter / Foundry

Beneath the long-lasting bladeless loop, you’ll discover a acquainted silver cylinder with a smattering of small holes that permit the Dyson Autoreact attract air from the atmosphere. That is for greater than merely circulating air – it options a big air filter inside that’s easy to put in – however extra on that in a minute.

You’ll discover a round LCD show that sits on the entrance of the cylindrical base, offering at-a-glance data not solely concerning the present fan velocity settings however every kind of metrics in your present air high quality.

Lewis Painter / Foundry

That is significantly vital with the Air purifier Cool Autoreact as, in contrast to competing air filters just like the Zigma Good Aerio 300, there’s no smartphone companion app. As an alternative, you should utilize the distant management, which magnetically snaps into place on high of the filter, to cycle via varied screens to get a breakdown of air high quality, humidity and temperature.

Lewis Painter / Foundry

Those who need onboard smarts must go for the (much more premium) $519.99/£549.99 Dyson HEPA Air purifier Cool Formaldehyde Purifying Fan.

The problem is that, very like with different Dyson followers, the design comes first – and meaning there’s a scarcity of onboard controls. There’s an influence button, however that’s about it. Virtually each single operate needs to be enabled through the distant, and for those who lose it, you’ll lose entry to a lot of the performance on supply. Buttons to regulate oscillation and rotation would’ve been good, on the very least.

Lewis Painter / Foundry

Options & efficiency

The principle options of the Dyson Air purifier Cool Autoreact are within the identify; it’ll not solely cool the air, however purify it utilizing its suite of built-in sensors and a complicated filtration system.

As such, the Dyson Air purifier Cool Autoreact does an excellent job of cooling the air within the room. It does this utilizing Dyson’s patented air multiplier expertise to funnel air in entrance of the fan for a constant breeze, and with 10 fan speeds to select from, it ranges from a delicate breeze to a robust stream of cooled air. The airflow is comparatively slender too, which means it gained’t blow close by papers out of the way in which if it’s pointing at you.  

It’s not fairly as intense as an everyday desk fan at most velocity, however it’s extra comfy for all-day use.

After all, it’s not nearly cooling down – although that could be a very useful function throughout sizzling, sticky days. The important thing function of the Dyson is its air purifying capabilities, and extra particularly, the power to routinely ramp up or down relying on the present air high quality ranges in your room.

It sports activities a replaceable glass fibre HEPA H13 filter that, mixed with Dyson’s tech, can filter gases together with VOCs and smelly odours from the air, in addition to 99.95% of particles as small as 0.1 microns. It’s not simply the filter that’s designed to the HEPA H13 customary both; the entire chassis meets the usual to maintain trapped pollution inside, stopping them from releasing again into the air over time.

Dyson

It’ll swap the on-screen data between PM 2.5, PM 10, VOC and NO2 relying on what’s detected within the air, all the time supplying you with key data at a look. The air high quality ranges may be displayed within the type of a vibrant graph or just by numbers – I desire the latter to see precisely how good or dangerous the air high quality is within the room, however every to their very own.

What differentiates the Dyson Air purifier Cool Autoreact from different air purifiers out there is the corporate’s air multiplier expertise, which helps create circulation within the room and direct pollution within the air again towards the filter for higher efficiency. In reality, it’s capable of generate as much as 290 litres of purified air per second, making it very best for purifying each small and huge rooms pretty rapidly.

Lewis Painter / Foundry

You’ll be able to both set the Autoreact to, effectively, routinely react to pollution within the air, however you can even overwrite it along with your selection of fan velocity. The extra highly effective the fan the faster it’ll clear the air, however the airflow may also be far more highly effective and doubtlessly disturbing relying on what you’re doing, although there’s a subtle mode that’ll divert the air to the rear of the fan if wanted.

Regardless of the mix of air purification and cooling, Dyson has one way or the other additionally made the Dyson Air purifier Cool AutoReact 20% quieter than its predecessor, and that’s instantly noticeable in use. Even at greater fan speeds, I by no means felt the necessity to flip up the TV to drown out the hum as I did with cheaper air purifiers I’ve examined.

That’s significantly helpful when used at evening together with the devoted evening mode, offering a delicate breeze with no disturbance to your sleep. It’ll additionally flip itself off after a predetermined period of time – acquired to maintain these power payments down, proper?

Lewis Painter / Foundry

Pricing

As you would possibly anticipate from a Dyson product, it’s not the most affordable air air purifier in the marketplace at a cool $549.99/£499.99, although the spectacular air purifying capabilities and high-end design might make it a tempting buy for some. It’s actually a greater performer, and slicker, than the likes of the $169/£145 Zigma Good Aerio 300, so that you do are likely to get what you pay for.

In case you’re tempted, you should purchase the Dyson Air purifier Cool Autoreact from Dyson itself alongside key retailers together with Greatest Purchase within the US and John Lewis within the UK. To see the way it compares to the competitors, check out our collection of the very best followers.

Verdict

The Dyson Air purifier Cool Autoreact is a high-end air purifier/fan combo, and the worth tag displays it. In case you’re seeking to merely purify your air on a finances, the Dyson most likely isn’t for you – however for those who’re searching for a high-performance air purifier that not solely performs exceptionally effectively however seems to be trendy, it turns into a way more interesting choice.

Its air multiplier expertise not solely offers a cooling breeze, however it helps direct pollution within the air again to the air purifier to maintain the air within the room good and clear. Bonus factors go to Dyson for noise ranges too, with notably quieter efficiency total in comparison with cheaper air purifiers.

The one frustrations are with the controls; it depends virtually totally on a moderately small distant, and with no onboard controls or smartphone app compatibility, you’ll lose entry to numerous performance for those who lose it.