20 Most Recent Kenmore 85250 Air Purifier Questions & Answers

Have you tried Sears.com? I know you can order all kinds of repair parts for Sears products. If you have a Servall store in your area, they have a variety of parts for appliances like washers, dryers, airconditioners and so on. Last, check online using your Model number in the Browser search.

I just bought the same model and also have the smell. My previous one did not so I returned the first unit and the second units smells the same. I called Sears Customer Support and they told me that it is probably due to the factory smoke test they do on each unit. He said let it run for a few days and it should dissapate. I went a step further and am trying a new filter and if this works he said call the store and they will get me a new filter.

read the operators manual as it probably means that all systems are ready to receive some directions from you. ie start , time level etc

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Remove and replace guard over filter, the switch gets sticky.

If it's only doing it for a short period of time, it's picking up dust in the air and zapping it like a bug zapper. If it's continually doing it, there may be a short where the filter touches the electrodes or just misplacement of the filter.