After I was diagnosed with Sinusitis, having an air purifier in the home became a necessity but we could never find one that was right for the home. We tried everything from the normal ones to the ones that emit ions but nothing really worked.
Needless to say, I was grateful to PRISM+ when they offered the opportunity for me to try out three of their air purifiers — the Aura, Vortex, and Vortex Pro.
PRISM+ AURA
As someone who loves her Jellycat soft-toys that takes up a lot of space in my room, having an air purifier is essential, especially when I have a sensitive nose. While I had initially struggled, waking up with a blocked nose at times, I found that the frequency of this occurrence started to decrease two weeks after the PRISM+ Aura was added to my room.
Equipped with an HEPA H13 filtration system, the Aura smart air purifier is able to help capture airborne particles as small as 0.3 micrometres which include allergens, dusts, and even bacteria and viruses that thrive in the heat and humidity of our Singapore climate.. It also neutralises airborne pollutants and absorbs formaldehyde, a carcinogen found in some flooring, wall paints, and furniture.
Being someone who does not really like to open the windows, there is a constant worry that I may be living with stale, unclean air. Using the Aura felt easy because I was finally able to understand if my air purifier was working for me.
With their cute emoji display that taps on its infrared sensors to reflect the air-quality in real-time, I was able to find out immediately if my air quality was good, average, or poor.
One other thing that I truly appreciate about the Aura is the stealth-like sound quality of the air purifier. While I may be a deep sleeper, it is hard for me to easily fall asleep so I often needed to have near silence when I am lying on my bed about to go to sleep.
Concerned that I may be encountering yet another noisy air purifier like the one I had a few months ago, I was surprised to find that the Aura with its DC brushless motor that made the whirring of the fan at low speed sound almost non-existent.
The PRISM+ Aura is priced at S$279 and is available for purchase HERE.
PRISM+ VORTEX
After having contracted Covid three times in the past, I noticed that my father’s immune system isn’t as strong as it used to be and he was starting to get more sensitive to allergens, often having running nose in the morning and evening for no reason.
Worried that it might have to do with the air in his room, I placed the PRISM+ Vortex near his bed in the hopes that it will help to disinfect and clean the air.
Built with UV-C technology, the Vortex smart air purifier acts as a powerful shield against airborne contaminants, helping to disrupt and eliminate harmful pathogens to nurture healthier living spaces — a must when my dad has a bad habit of sneezing all of a sudden.
Like the Aura, the Vortex uses medical grade HEPA H13 filter as well, helping to eliminate more than 99% of airborne contaminants, bacteria, viruses and allergens.
Equipped with infrared sensors that monitors air quality in real-time, the Vortex air purifier was able to indicate to my dad about the air quality in his room without needing to have him fumble with the machine. It did the indication through a series of colours — blue for good, orange for average and red for poor.
Needless to say, the indicative colours were easy for my parents to read because there was a day when the light indicated orange and my dad, in a slight state of panic, began to open all the windows of the home to “air” the space.
Since I added the Vortex to my parents’ bedroom, I have noticed that my dad had been waking up with less bouts of sneezing which also has also coincidentally helped with improving his mood, making him less of a grouchy sneezer in the morning.
The PRISM+ Vortex is priced at S$269 and is available HERE.
PRISM+ VORTEX PRO
Suited for larger rooms, I saved the PRISM+ Vortex Pro for my living room which has a wider surface area, since my home had an open concept interior that extended from the living room to the kitchen.
While the open concept has been great for our family temperature wise, it has not been the best in terms of controlling odours as the living room leads straight to the rubbish chute with no doors or walls in between. This means that whenever there is a pest disinfection going on in the estate, the fumes goes straight into our living space, no filter.
Built with H13 medical-grade filters, UV emitters and laser sensors, the Vortex Pro is a powerful sanitisation machine that can be managed remotely and effortlessly with the PRISM+ Connect app — which allows you to monitor air quality, humidity and temperature in your home.
A concern that the family had when we placed the machine near the sofa was that it would get too noisy while we were watching TV. However, despite its larger machine size, the sound emitted was almost silent and we would often be surprised by the light indicator because we would forget the air purifier was there!
Since having the Vortex Pro in the living room, I’ve noticed that the air felt fresher and less stale than it did before. It also felt like there was less dust particles in the air and whenever we were caught off guard by random unpleasant smells, we would find that the odour dissipates rather quickly and doesn’t stick in the air.
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