Coway Airmega AP-1512HH Mighty Fart Purifier - Review, 3 yr Update, Maintenance & WTF is CADR/HEPA?
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
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This is a long term ownership update for a Coway Airmega AP-1512HH "Mighty Air Purifier". I also explain what CADR and HEPA are, as well as what ionizers do.
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Your doing it wrong! to turn off the blue light hold down the ionezer button for 3-5 seconds and turns off the blue light. sadly the green lights dont turn off. on the new coway airjet theres a light function that turns off the blue light and the green ones. coway is a great product :)
@@markkeenan1 back when I bought this model, that feature didn't exist yet. Who knows, maybe they put it in thanks to this video! 😎
@@Bootstrappin i see. thanks for letting me know and how im wrong lol. my bad
@@markkeenan1 no worries!
@@markkeenan1
You're doing you are wrong.
honestly one of the best reviews ive ever seen on any product on youtube.
I'm honored! Thank you!
@@Bootstrappin I agree man.... Even covering the wattage was great! Buying one based on your review. Thanks!!!!
@@paulb1909 thank you!!!
@@paulb1909 Same. lol.
Dude yeah, this review was actually super good haha
"We made it angry" I'm done. This isn't just a a review anymore,it's entertainment.
Thank you. An actual authentic review. I hate unboxing reviews, as they don't give an accurate long-term assessment of the product. Nice to see you didn't clean up the machine before reviewing. Excellent.
Thnx for the video awesome demonstration. My wife had this in her shopping cart for a while. She wasn’t sure until I pulled up your video. We watched your very instructive and informative video and it answered all of her questions. Immediately we purchased it. Comes in tomorrow. 👍🏼
Thank you for doing this review and detailed cleaning... I’ve been researching air purifiers and it’s great to see a real person doing a real review
I appreciate that, thank you!
It amazes me how other air purifiers even sell when this beast exists, thanks for sharing the vid
Totally agreed, it continues to impress me to this day!
This guy is great. This is how you do a real friggin’ review!
Thank you! :)
I'm coming back to this after a few years. was NOT easy to find!! This guy is the best imo.
I bought this model because of you
....Coway should pay you. I like how natural your reviews are and the fact that you curse. You have a new subscriber.
I appreciate that! Coway is more than welcome to send me new purifiers to review 😉
Love a man who knows how to clean things properly! (Virgo here.) Great job, great review, thanks!!
Oh yeah you wanna know what else these hands can do? That's right...
Load the dishwasher like a moron.
@@Bootstrappin haha well I hate loading mine, nothing fits right on the top rack except for cups!
Hey I forgot to ask about this Coway yesterday, I was thinking of buying it today at Walmart on sale for $174 but I read once that Walmart sells its own version of products which may affect the quality of some things. Have you heard that and does that mean this air purifier won't be as well made or last as long as if I bought it somewhere else? What do you think?
@@Kit-se3zs if it says Coway, it has to be made by Coway, otherwise it's false advertising and you can just return it. You should be good.
When you first went in for the close up I thought - oh gawd, I hope he's gonna CLEAN that! ;-)
The fact you let it get to that state to get a good intensive demo of cleaning as part of the review shows true commitment. Great review!
I also really appreciated this honest, straight forward and humorous review! It swayed me to buy one. I tried to use your link but alas, I am in Canada and it would have ended up costing over $400! I find most reviews useless as people haven't owned the item long enough to really comment on its value. I also very much appreciated that you left it dirty so people could see an honest evaluation of the cleaning process but you didn't make us watch the ENTIRE cleaning process. Just enough to get the idea. And finally, thank you for your brilliantly yet sparsely placed colourful language and humour! five stars, two thumbs up and as other comments mentioned, I wish Coway would compensate you for this review! I don't know how many you have sold for them.
Thank you for the kind words! And I appreciate you attempting to use my link, it's all good! I'll take a subscription instead. :)
@@Bootstrappin it's a deal.
Just got this ( after watching this review) and I actually read the manual, and if you hold the ionizer button for 3 sec the air quality light goes off. Thanks for the great review.
That's a brand new feature, I'm really glad they added that. I'm happy I could help!
I'll echo the comments from others about this being one of the better product reviews on CZcams.
Too often, video reviews consist of a product unboxing, and a parroting of the manufacturer's product specs. The purpose of the video is essentially a shameless and desperate attempt to drive traffic to an Amazon affiliate purchase. More often than not, these videos offer zero insight into how these products perform in the real world, because the "reviewer" hasn't even used the the product.
Your video on the other hand, is actually useful to prospective buyers. You covered all the important points. You discussed features and specs, but also provided an in depth demonstration of the product in actual real world use. Furthermore, you offered some very useful information showing how to clean the pre-filter and the sensor. You also discussed the effectiveness and long term performance of the product -a rarity on CZcams reviews.
Very well done.
Thank you. Everything you just wrote is exactly what went into my thought process on this one. It's a rare cross between the manufacturer's longevity vs. still a relevant and popular product 3 years down the road, which is why I can never make a successful smartphone review video lol.
Your filter looks so clean even after all those years! Thank you so much for such a crisp, thorough, and realistic review. (I hope you're monetizing on this)
Thank you! Yes the pre-filters do a pretty good job. And I am, especially since CZcams decided to show ads regardless of my settings. You going to the moon? 🚀
This answered literally every question I had about this filter. Thanks for putting your review together.
"we made it angry!"
Thank you for showing us how to clean it, I'm considering buying this unit and was wondering how nasty it could get. Thanks again :D
this is probably one of the most useful reviews i've watched. totally sold on this product. thanks!
I really appreciate that, thank you!
2023 and I just purchased and started using mine.
Thanks for the overview, the manual leaves out a lot.
My apartment is slowly killing me so I have high hopes for this.
Sure thing! What's going on with the apartment?
@@Bootstrappin Respiratory problems that disappear when I step outside. Keeps me up all night.
Plus allergy seasons are hell.
Sold! Wow, you really know air purifiers!! I appreciate that you've done your review 3 years post purchase. I'm literally being smoked & poisoned out of an apartment building where smoking is (supposedly) not allowed. So can't wait to try. Will be referring back to this review once I've purchased one.
Thank you! Landlord not caring, I presume?
Thank you, I really loved the informative review in a calm manner covering all aspects of the mighty coway. To purchase a purifier, It was certainly very helpful to know CADR ratings, power usage, cleaning aspects and general feedback on this machine over 3 years period. Excellent !
I appreciate that, thank you!
I actually love this purifier, bought one for my bedroom. During the pandemic, and a visit to my doctor's office I noticed this model in each of her rooms. Now it is 2024 and she has the same ones in her exam rooms.
this was a very thorough and informative video. Thanks Bootstrappin'
This is a great video dude. Thank you for taking the time to make this
Thank you!
Best review i have seen on that thing. Instead of a salesguy that looks like he is straight out of the brady bunch, a regular guy, telling you how it is, with actual long term use description and a how to, "in the field" explanation of how to clean and use the machine. Thanks for that! I bought the purifier 2 weeks ago and was a bit unsure of wether or not i used it correctly, found your video, watched it and as a result of watching your video, am sure of how to use the air purifier now. They should be making all "how to" and "review" videos like your videos. Im sure, all these companies would make a lot more money that way. By being honest for a change. Thanks again
Thank you for the kind words and feedback! You nailed my intent with this video, and I'm glad we're on the same wavelength for what reviews should be like.
@@Bootstrappin Yea there is too much confusion happening from the companies side. Honesty seems to be a rare commodity these day which is why you stick out in a positive way. Keep doing your thing! Its much appreciated! Subbed! :)
Thank you for your thoughtful, thorough and helpful response!
Amazing no bs, no marketing, real world review
Absolutely fabulous review. So helpful. Greatly appreciate this.
Firstly, great job going into detail, told my landlord for best price to performance to get this air purifier and the filter cost isn't half bad either.
You have to press that watts button a second time on your kill a watt (which I also own). Fans like air purifiers use require that VA watts (as listed on the Kill A Watt manual) to be accurate, switch to VA and that Coway till come close to it's 77watt max power draw as listed on the manual. Thanks for the review, it's cool to see someone go into detail.
"The actual power for the fan, lags the voltge, and as such, it no longer is called Watts any more. Now it is call VA or VA.R". Could just add annotation with the Apparent power - The combination of reactive and true power measure in volt-amperes (VA) is... I learnt about reactive power via my apprentice electrical schooling, it is caused by the voltage being out of phase with the amps so Watts is not accurate, utility companies in Canada when they added the digital power meters it read the actual power and many people suddenly received much higher electricity bills.
You are absolutely correct about VA, reading 2 "watts" off an electric motor should've raised a red flag for me.
This was a really informative review. You covered everything important.
It’s because of your review I bought 2 of these coway air purifiers. One white and one black. Thank you
Wow! Amazing review! I don’t usually leave comments on videos I watch but you did such an great job! Just bought one! Thank you
I really appreciate that, thank you!
Thanks so much for all this dope info ill go buy one after I'm done watching your video. I'm a new subscriber now you're awesome, informative , and entertaining. COWAY should sponsor you I was on the fence before watching this.
Thank for the kind words! I'm glad I could help you reach a decision. Truly one of my favorite appliances around the house.
This was honestly a great review. Thanks man!
Outstanding review. Will be buying one today after multiple written reviews but this video review is even more compelling. Thank you.
Thank you, I appreciate that! I have links in the description if you're interested.
Great review, very helpful. Love the humor
Best Coway review ever, broski..
Can you please do a review on every product on the market? 😂
You are the perfect combination of knowledge and entertainment ❤️❤️❤️
I have same but in black color 5 years with it ,still working pretty good
Oh, wow. When I was comparing it vs the winix 5500 to purchase recently, I didn't think about it gathering dust around the intake and enables particulates to get trapped around the ring. Which would have been a deal-breaker and am really glad that I got the winnys now. Yes that is plural, I bought two of them and am really liking em so far. I was torn between the two because the coway is also an excellent product and both have their advantages, but chose these for the fact that the carbon filter has pellets rather than sprayed on a textured mat like the coway.
Thank you. Just getting to change my filter for the first time and did not know what to do. Great demonstration.
I can't say i expected to laugh a few times during this review but i was very pleasantly surprised. The info was front and center and i didn't have to wait till 80% of the video was done to learn anything. Great video now i just have to pick between this and the Winix 5300-2 Air Purifier.
Thank you, I always try to get right to it & don't want to waste anyone's valuable time! I don't think you can go wrong with either purifier. Buuut if you choose to go with the Coway, I would certainly appreciate it if you used the links in my description! ;)
@@Bootstrappin if that's the choice we make then we will use the link. thanks again.
If anyone is looking at this video in 2024 I can tell you.This model is still a beast, It can be silent when you want it to be, And can purify
The air in a large room quickly when needed.
I have 4 in my home and I have not needed to use Asthma medication in 6 months.
I used to be swapping resistors to dim down annoying lights but now ive just been sticking perfectly cut kapton tape over things. By applying several layers you can dim the blue light to barely visible and the other colors will still get through.
Thanks I just ordered two. 😊
Seriously, I loved this review!
Best review I’ve seen for this product!
@2:55 the exact same thing just happened to me, right down to "wow, the air is so fresh !"
Meanwhile, I, with my 400+ IQ, ran it that way for probably 3 months...
same here! hahaha
Oh this is perfect for me then. I like using a night light so that blue light can double as my night light.
The only possible issue is the carbon filter. Another video mentioned a pellet carbon filter was better at VOCs. This one uses a carbon sheet instead.
Blue light tricks the body into thinking it is daylight, and blocks melatonin production, so it should be avoided. The new models you can turn off the light by holding the ionizer button. Haven't personally had trouble with odors.
I didn't find the link to buy the others talked about, but I have decided to get this one for our bedroom to try it out. You gave very good information and I really appreciate it. Thanks for sharing
Ah, I got disqualified from being an Amazon Affiliate for not being a "big enough channel", so no worries. Glad I could help!
I just got this Coway last week. Last night right after my a/c came on, the air quality light turned red, and the Coway kicked into overdrive. Pretty soon it was purple, then back to blue. Pretty impressive, who knows what I've been breathing in.
Awesome review and details on how to maintain it. Oh and very funny as well. Never thought an air purifier review would make me laugh so much. Thank you!
Such a good review!
The prefilter should be cleaned about every 2 to 3 weeks or at least once a month. Great vid!
best review video I've seen in a while. Nice to see how much it packs. I have a GermGuardian for 5 years now(!) and hardly a spec of dust on the hepa just a thin dust on the carbon filter.
Is it compatible with the coway or is it a different air purifier company?
Wonderful review...exactly what I needed to make up my mind and feel good about my purchase of a Coway air purifier. Thanks!
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Thank you for this vid you got yourself a sub. Also you really called it at the end, I've watched recent reviews of other products and still they recommend this.
This review is so good, they should pay you for it.
That's very kind, thank you! :)
Got this a few days ago and can confirm that it now has very clear yellow stickers on it to tell you to unwrap the HEPA filter 😂
So glad for reviews like this before i went and spent $600 on an air purifier!
One of the best reviews I have watched on YT & genuinely enjoyed every second of it. Thanks for sharing!
I love the size, the fan sound, and how reliable they seem to be. I however, got 3 of them in this last week and all the filters had a sweet chemical smell emananting from them. got so bad in the course of 9 hours that it was stinging my throat, and caused asthma symptoms to flair up for the last few days. Turns out a lot of people have been complaining of the same thing online recently
Man I’m having trouble choosing a cheaper option (Levoit core 200s) between this: would you this recommend the Co way?
@@MarshForLow don't get the Levoit. it's pretty anemic. this is much beefier and a good unit. just be warned the filters they've used post 2020 have a nasty chemical scent that many people are not happy with (it seems to be hit or miss)... you can buy 3rd party filters that are good though and avoid that.
otherwise get the winix 5500-2 or the D360 (the D360 is the 5300-2 just without the ionizer, but the 5500-2 and the 5300-2 you can turn it off manually.). the Winix's are better unis imo, especially the 5500-2... I have 4 of the D360s (exclusive to HD) and they're very solid, and zero nasty smellls.
@@user-yk5ln8lp2v where do you get the 3rd party filters from please?
no words man except thanks.
Nice video! Also, newer versions have the ability to turn off the blue air quality indicator light.
Noticed that on my second one I recently bought, great update!
Excellent review, I appreciate you going through all of the features, showing electrical usage and maintenance in such detail
This is a GREAT video. Thanks so much for the cleaning tips. Taking stuff apart & reassembling is a challenge for me.
You got this! Happy to help.
Fantastic review. Appreciate you taking the time to make this.
11:47 The one I just got, if you hold down the ION button for 3 seconds it turns off the air quality light.
GG Been looking for an air purifier. Every time I see sunlight at home those tiny little dust particles come in to view. A Lot Of Them come into view. Currently on sale for 116.32 on Amazon 11/25/2019.
Yeah, it's a nice quality of life improvement. And damn, at that price it's tempting to pick up a second one.
So... my Coway arrived. I was happy for your advice to unwrap the filters out of the plastic. So... I know you threw the manual away but I also discovered accidentally,(AND the manual confirms) if you hold the ionizer button for 3 seconds it turns off or on the giant blue light so you can sleep at night! 😁
That's awesome! Must be a new feature, I got all excited but didn't work on mine. Nice update.
Wirecutter update confirms that this is for the updated model. thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-air-purifier/
I was thinking of getting a coway up until I watch this video! So much simpler to clean the Winix range.
👍
Excellent review style I can understand (retired sailor) anyways best review I've listened to in a long time.
informal but informative. this is the best air purifier review i've ever seen.
Thank you!
Hey btw if you hold the ionizer button for three seconds, it should shut off the light (although maybe that's only on the later models)
Yes that seems to be the case, doesn't work with mine. Great feature!
Long press the ioizer button to turn on/off the blue light
Your approach is a bit unconventional , but it works for you dude. As others have stated, this is a great review. I feel like I've owned the unit and now know it's in and outs.
Interesting perspective, thank you!
I have a Winix 5500-2 and it’s also an excellent air purifier that is pretty up to par with this unit. Though the Winix has a better carbon filter that is pellet based which is better at filtering odors and gases. The PlasmaWave as I will say is actually a better ionizer that emits dual polarity ions that create hydroxyls which breaks down pollutants rather than shooting them down from the air by making them heavier. It also doesn’t produce any ozone, there is a video on CZcams that shows this
I just cleaned the hell out of my Coway! Thanks!
LOL. I love the way you talk.
Haha thank you
Perfect review thank you man!
I wanted this until I saw this review. I hadn’t realized how difficult it is to clean. Interesting that it has the exact same sensor as the RabbitAir MinusA2, which I have and is much easier to clean than this one appears. I’ll just have to get another RabbitAir, the extra filters and the ability to hang it on the wall make it a better one for me.
I'm glad I could help you narrow it down!
@@Bootstrappin yeaaaa but it's nearly 3x more. It all comes down to "how much do I value my floor space?" haha
@@krankenheim13 ah I see. To be fair to this thing, you can probably get away with cleaning it maybe once or twice a year. I complain, but it's barely any more work than washing dishes.
10/10 review
So, I ended up buying one of these after I watched your review and read a bunch of others, and I love it. Right out of the box, it was great. The one thing I noticed after-the-fact is that it has a Prop 65 Warning. Did this ever give you pause? I mean, I know basically Cali has determined that everything causes cancer and so we should all be warned accordingly, but certainly not every air purifier has this warning. As I'm thinking about buying a second one of these, I wondered whether you'd weigh in on this as a 3-year user. Thanks!
Point well taken on a product that is supposed to be good for your health. The problem with Prop 65 is it encompasses over a thousand substances, and it doesn't really say how much of said substance causes cancer, and how you'd be exposed. For all we know, we'd have to *eat* three Coways to risk cancer. Cali punishes severely for missing the label, so many manufacturers just slap it on to be safe. I'm not worried about it, the benefit of filtering out pollutants heavily outweighs the low risk of some Prop 65 substance that I'd have to put in my tea daily for two years before I'd develop a problem.
@@Bootstrappin Thanks for corroborating my initial opinion. That if I were planning to eat it, or perhaps wear it right next to my skin, or pet its bright white casing all day long, maybe I might be at a higher risk. But then, just the regular ol' unfiltered air kinda has a Prop 65 warning, too. Lol. Glad to have your take, humorous as ever.
@@StephaneeK I do highly recommend for you to pet it, it likes that.
@@Bootstrappin 😄
Excellent review, thank you
Awesome review. Very helpful. Thank you
Thank you. A true and honest review!
Every time I clean my Conway I pull up your great video. Just a thought - the little magnet in the top always seems to drop out. I look at it and can’t remember what it does each time until I plug it in and it doesn’t work. Maybe show the magnet and remind us (me) why its necessary. Its odd that it just drop out when you pull the front off. Thanks again for a great video and great instruction.
I wish I could edit this video without re-uploading it and starting over from scratch. You're right - that magnet tends to fall out, it's basically an interlock so that you can't power the Coway on without reinstalling the door. I've pinned someone's comment regarding caution with that magnet to the top though!
Brilliant! THIS is a review!
Thanks for this! A really huge help
You're welcome!
OUTSTANDING VIDEO!
Thank you!
Again, thank you for your reply to my question. It was so helpful, thoughtful and thorough. Now I have set up the purifier, though not yet the co2 detector as you had suggested. I wanted to see if I could register any difference the purifier might make to our apt air.. Because the indicator light came on blue and stayed on blue, indicating that there is not pollution, I imagine it is not detecting any pollution. On eco mode this machine is quiet and seems only to use energy for the blue light. Also, to my distress, I find when it runs it gives off the unpleasant smell similar to that of the inside of an airplane. This makes makes me wonder what this machine, of all man made materials, (plastics of different sorts I imagine) might itself be off putting into the atmosphere of my little apt. already plagues, apparently with CO2. :( If you have any thoughts I would love to read them. . . items made of our polluting technology, using our polluting technologies to make them, purported to clean the pollutions they create. . . I am not at all sure today. Thank you.
In time, it should air itself out. And hopefully you didn't repeat my mistake of forgetting to remove the plastic wrapping of the filter inside the unit. I would like to stress an important distinction - I'm assuming that you're talking not about CO2 (carbon dioxide), but CO (carbon monoxide). Monoxide is deadly, so you should definitely be aware about the CO levels inside your home and keep the detector running. Also, the blue light on the Coway will *not* indicate whether there is CO present in the air - it can't detect gases, only things like dust and particles. I definitely hear you though, a unit designed to clean the air should not have any odors. It has been a couple of weeks, how is your situation now?
Thanks ! I am getting one 🎉
Perfect review! Thank you!
An excellent, excellent video.
I'm in the market for one now. The winnix or what ever gets great reviews. This one is always #2 but I like the way it looks so much more I'm leaning toward it instead.
It certainly has a very clean non offensive look, which is important for an item got have to see daily.
SUPER thorough (and at times, gross) review! Just ordered mine and can't wait to fire it up! Er, the Coway, I mean... :-D
You could turn off the light by holding down the ION button. Thanks for this video. I own one now.
I have to agree with the others in saying what an awesome review!!
That a giant iPod shuffle you got there.