It is not putting a good smell in my home, It smells like cigarette smoke. I have a classic air purifier, and a newer model with ultraviolet light. They both do not put a good smell, in fact the one in my kitchen I turned off. It really smells like cigarettes.

That's interesting... I doubt it is the filter if the new filter did the same. It might help if you take a fan and blow it through the area behind the filter, or maybe even spraying some Lysol in it, because my best guess is that something inside the purifier is what is causing the smell. Hope this helps!

You have a three year warranty on the machine. Send it back so they can fix it at no cost. It will only cost you about $15 to ship it to them.

They don't have fans. They attract things using an electricity. if you put your face in front of it you should be able to feel a light amount of air moving and smell what i describe as fresh air. if so it's working fine.

Turn down your square footage level and it will decrease

it needs new plate (s)

You need to be careful of the saturation. It is an electrical apliance and can be a fire hazard if the fumes are too great. But from my experience with my Flair Classic it will diminish the fumes and smell, but will not completely eliminate it. The paint will have to cure. The unit does work wonders on smoke and musty smells though.

Ionizers do cause a bad odor to happen. I work in the copier business and do work around machines that can cause an ozone to happen when there are ran. Copiers like ionizers can cause an ozone to happen because the air particles are being electrically charged. The smell isn't good to be breathing in as well.

Here is an EPA report about ionizers

The Consumer Products Safety Commission is going to be making a decision about the health effects on ionizers by the end of the year. Their decision can effect selling ionizers all together.

This industry should have been regulated years ago and after what happened to Sharper Image this year due to their arrogance it isn't doing the industry any favors. They went out of business because of Consumer Reports findings and tried to sue them for it.

If you really want the air in your house cleaned, the best way to do it is using a hepa filter.

Hi cant standit,

Can you control this odor by adjusting the ozone (O3) control? High levels of O3 smell obnoxious or irritating to some people; you want a fairly low concentration (~40 ppb - that's parts-per-Billion, not much).

It sounds like you've done everything else right. Have you consulted with the dealer you bought from? How about EcoQuest? If it's not the O3 level being too high, then perhaps there's something goofy with the unit. If it's under warranty, pursue that option. You should have contact infor with the unit; respond if you need it and I can post it.

Let me know.

Hello DWolfS,

1) Are you still looking for a solution?
2) Are you able to trace the odor (e.g. do you see any visible signs of scorching or burning, esp. with the electronics components?
3) Unless you are an electronics technician, you won't be swapping out cooked parts from a circuitboard (and if you were, you wouldn't need my advice......(;^]). If the circuitboard is bad, it's probably more trouble than it's worth to fix.

EcoQuest Int'l, manufacturer of the Living Air, no longer provides repair or refurbishment of the Classic product, but they do offer a trade-in on a newer version. If you can't locate the dealer you purchased it from to assist you, you can likely find a dealer in the LA area (Google or Yahoo keyword search "EcoQuest Dealer, Los Angeles"), or contact EcoQuest directly aT 1-800-989-2299 or [email protected].; I'm sure they can put you in-touch with a dealer in your area.

The company website is www.ecoquestintl.com/

If I can be of further assistance, let me know. If this helps or solves the issue, please rate it accordingly.

Thanks in-advance,

Jon