Sharp PCI Air Purifier Review

myorganizedchaos.net,Sharp Electronics has a home Air Purifier that also has a built-in humidifier. To me, this is great since I like multi-use items {to save money and space in the home}. I live in Western Canada, known for it’s long dry winters. Combine that with a family with asthma and allergies, and it makes for terrible discomfort. With the Sharp PCI Air Purifier, air passes through three filters {including a True HEPA filter} and removes 99.97% of the dust particles in the air. As well, it absorbs odors with the Washable Deodorizing Filter. I received a Sharp PCI Air Purifier {KCC100U} for my home, and I was super pleased. You see, we all suffer from dry air. Plugged noses, dry coughs myorganizedchaos.net,and a general feeling of discomfort. Installing a furnace with a built-in humidifier is very costly and unrealistic for us since our furnace is fairly new. So, I always have smaller humidifiers placed throughout my home, all year long. The problem with this is the continual upkeep of many humidifiers {time and cost of the filters}. Plus, with the Twin toddlers, they have to be placed high up. This not only takes up much space, but refilling the water makes such a terrible mess.

For the health of the entire family {and guests if you have pets to which they are allergic}, an air purifier helps a lot. Keeping household air clean, especially when you have children is key to health. Since I have had this product, the kids haven’t gotten a cold.

How it works:

  • Alternating plasma discharge ~ The Ion generator uses an alternating plasma discharge to split water molecules into oppositely charged hydrogen and oxygen ions
  • Seeking Out Airborne Particles ~ Cluster Ions are drawn to airborne particles by their electrical charge
  • The Ion Cluster’s surround and inactivate airborne particles ~Positive and negative Ions react to form Hydroxyl (Nature’s form of a Detergent), which robs the particles of the hydrogen necessary for them to survive
  • Hydroxyl eliminates hydrogen from the virus ~After the Hydroxyl eliminates hydrogen from the virus, the PCI cleansing process is then complete making the airborne virus inactive.

The Sharp.ca website has a ton of technical information regarding the science of how this works. Since I am not a scientist, I’ll leave you to read that for yourself.
Yet, to put it simply – this is one revolutionary technology that goes beyond regular air sanitizing. It mimics mother nature’s way of cleaning the air – just think of fresh and undisturbed mountain air…

myorganizedchaos.net,The Sharp PCI Air Purifier is effective against:
Bacteria & Viruses – Influenza,  Mold Germs, Mold Spores, Pollen, Dust, Pet Odors, Exhaust Fumes, Formaldehyde, Coxsackie, Staphylococcus, E. Coli, Colon Bacillus, Cladosporium, Aspergitlus, Cigarette Smoke
{Wow, right?!}

The Sharp PCI Air Purifier has a display that will let you know how pure and humid your air is. You can set your humidity, and it’ll automatically turn on when it gets below that desired percentage. I check my display many times per day, out of curiosity. yet, if this is going in a bedroom and you don’t like lighted displays – it can be turned off.

myorganizedchaos.net,Personally, I am not at all concerned about the noise in a product like this {the Twins sleep by sound machine, we are all used to it}. Yet, if you are the type of person that is concerned about noise, rest assured – whisper quiet doesn’t do it justice. I can’t hear a sound from mine at all. Yet, if you manually choose the ‘quick clean’ feature there you can hear it cleaning the air, I’d compare it to the loudness of a portable fan. The quick clean feature is wonderful to remove odor after cooking, when you may have burnt something while cooking and the house reeks and has that haze {who, me?}, and when you notice that the display says that your air is dirty {In my experience, it takes less than a half-hour for the air to display ‘clean’}. And I have to add that each time I have refilled the reservoir, not one drop is ever spilled.

The Sharp PCI Air Purifier is small and stylish, taking up little space in my kitchen. You do have to fill the reservoir every day, yet if you don’t and it runs out – it has auto shut-off. And yes, I tested it. And I think I mentioned that the filter is washable, myorganizedchaos.net,which is worth mentioning again. Don’t buy, just wash! I am very satisfied with this product, I can see this being a must-have for especially those of ill health, with compromised immune systems, who suffer from lung disorders or those that may live in an urban area with dirty air. Yet, just as an ordinary Mom with 3 kids, it is one marvelous product to have.
I’m looking forward to experiencing the impact of this product when school starts {AKA, germ season}. Last year my daughter got a cold on Day 2 of school and it spread to everyone in the house {twice}. This time, I have a not-so-secret defense.

Buy it: The Sharp PCI Air Purifier retails for approximately $399 CDN
at various Sharp retailers including FutureShop.ca.

Disclosure: I was provided with product to facilitate this post, opinions are my own.

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  14. I have tons of allergies plus we have animals so it would be great to be able to breath properly. Be nice to win.

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  33. I would like to win the Sharp PCI Air Purifier because with electric heat there isn’t much air circulation in the house.

  35. I would like to win the Sharp PCI Air Purifier because in the summer when I open the windows a lot of allergens and pollen come into the house.

  37. I have two young children and I suffer from hayfever myself and would like to keep our indoor air as clean as possible so they don’t have to suffer either.

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  42. I’d love to win this because I have allergies and it would help to keep the air a lot cleaner in our home.

  46. I would like to try this to get rid of contaminantes in my air so that my children will have cleaner air to breath.

  51. I would love to win this b/c my DD has allergies and this would be such a huge help to her.

  57. I’d love to try out the AQUOS® Blu-ray Disc™ Home Theater System (of course, my dh would then take it over and play with it himself, so maybe I’d be better with the air purifier! lol)

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  66. With 2 little kids, we are always battling colds and other such germs in our house so I’d love for this to help us clean and purify the air we’re breathing in our house at least!

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  81. I would like to win because I have allergies to dust and chemical smells and smoke from the neighbours. I get headaches and/or sneeze like crazy.

  89. I would love to win this because I live in an older home, with lots of dust and not to mention pet odors!

  97. I ‘d like to try air filter. my son start developing allergy for dust and pollen

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  105. I would love to win this after reading your review I am thinking the dry air is making my children sick as well and I am constantly getting nose bleeds from the dry air so I would love to see if this would help!

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  117. i would love to win this for my home as we have a 16 month old, 3 dogs and me with bad allergies. I’m thinking my daughter may be allergic as well but only time will tell. I would just like to know that something is taking the bad stuff out and filtering clean air into our home and hopefully that would eliminate some of our reactions to allergens.

  135. The Sharp PCI Air Purifier sounds like a great way to battle dust, dander, and other allergens, not to mention cooking odors (think fish, yuk! or cabbage, ick!) – would love to have one.

    The microwave drawer looks like a dandy feature for a kitchen with limited counter space, like mine. I’ll have to check into that one some more.

  142. I have a pet so I’d like to keep the dander down. Dust, of course, is everywhere, so I’d like to keep that down, too.

  146. I would LOVE to win a Sharp PCI Air Purifier because I’m allergic to dust and my house is full of it. lol. I’ve wanted to buy one for awhile but cant afford it.

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  158. I seem to be stuffed up all the time, plus we have dogs and a cat, so it would be great to breathe easier and have cleaner air.

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  169. I’d love to win this because I have allergies and live in a household with a dog and 2 geriatric cats – if I’m not sneezing from the cats, I’m sneezing from my allergies!

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  171. Why would I like to win the Sharp PCI Air Purifier? The last two years, I’ve had a seried of sinus infections, congestion, colds and recently started to suffer from asthma like symptoms, so I would love to win this Air Purifier for my health and helping to improve my physical body. Thanks!

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  173. I have two young children and just moved to the country with a field behind us….lots of field and grain dust esp at harvest and would like to keep our indoor air as clean as possible.

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  179. I sneeze a lot and I know if the air was cleaner, I would stop.
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  186. We have pet dander everywhere from our little Jack Russell so this would clear the air from her, and also from the constant dust coming in from the highway

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  192. I would love to win the air purifier because I live in an older home, with shedding dogs and nose is often so dry in the winter it bleeds all the time. Some of my family can’t come to my house because of allergies to the dogs. Plus, when I cook things like fajitas the smell stays around for days! This would be a god-send!

  204. I would like to win a Sharp PCI Air Purifier because I live with my mom and she has allergies. With this Air Purifier, it would certainly help her!

  217. Crazy amounts of allergies is why I would love to win this air purifier!! As well as the building I live in is very smoke-filled and I think/hope this would help alleviate some of that for me! Or if you have a bubble…that would do..lol. No no, I kid, I would love the air purifier! 😀

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  223. Ooh I almost forgot! I was at Sharp’s website & I think their AQUOS® Blu-ray Disc™ Home Theater System would be pretty cool to try!

  226. I would like to win this for many of a same reasons as you – Western Canada Household with small children who bring home every thing from school and pass it around. I’d like to see if it really does make a difference.

  234. It would be really interesting to bring movies, sporting events and every program to life with the XVZ15000 SharpVision 1080p high definition DLP front projector – it appears to be a great way to set up an outstanding home theatre without a lot of bulk or equipment!

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  245. Home Theater-really more on behalf of my husband who would love one of these home projectore things. I would on the other hand have no clue how to use it LOL. He would be in heaven though 🙂 The air purifyer would make me very happy though as my daughter has allergies as do I.

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  271. I’d love to have the purifier because I live in a 250_+ year old farm house and that alone causes alot of dust and dirt and mold. Plus we have 3 dogs and a cat. My ma has asthma, I’m allergic to dust and pet dander. My niece and nephew have a wide vairiety of allergies that are severe so our house needs to be safe from everything.

  286. I’d love to win this for my little brother who has asthma and is always sick in general.

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  294. One reason I would love to win this air is because I have a toddler. I hate to think of her breathing in any nasty particles- especially in my home! The thought of fresh and undisturbed mountain air in my home pleases me very much!

  299. My first entry seems to be lost in cyber space, so I just wanted you to know that another Sharp product I would like to try is their T.V.’s! I need a bigger house to fit a bigger tv so i would choose 42″ HDTV D85U Series!

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  303. I would like a Sharp PCI Air Purifier because I live in an older home so I worry about the air quality. My youngest granddaughter has asthma so I worry especially when she visits. This would really improve the air.

  313. Hubby has been wanting a blu-ray plaeyer for a long time..so I would like to try the AQUOS Blu-ray Disc™ Player

  314. I have kids, a husband, a dog and a guinea pig….that makes for a lot of smells and I have allergies and sinus issues so a sharp purifier would be appreciated.

  327. I’d love to have the AQUOS® Blu-ray Disc™ Home Theater System 🙂
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  328. I’d like to win the air purifier because I live in a very old building and there is some strange dust that comes out of the vent system. I don’t even want to imagine what it is! I like that the filter is washable because on the humidifiers I’ve had I can never seem to find the same model when I go to buy a new filter.
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  350. I’d like to win a Sharp PCI Air Purifier because my son & I are both allergy sufferer. This will helps us a LOT!

  412. I live in a very windy city and there is so much dust, dirt and pollen flying around and it manages to make its way into my home. An Air Purifier would definately help out.
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  459. We have a very small house with two dogs, one of whom is a giant breed and is also super hairy (A Newfoundland), so I do worry about air quality. This would be a perfect solution!

  460. We have a Sharp Aquos downstairs but this ones so much better would love to have it instead AQUOS® LCD HDTVs LC60LE810UN

  462. I would like to win because we have so much dust build up (blame the basement fill of junk) and I have allergies so anything would help. Always wondered if it would make a difference in my overall health too.

  478. If you say the twins have not gotten a cold since, then that is a great reason, I want one!

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  544. i would love to win a Sharp PCI Air Purifier because i have to small children at home and think this would be great for them
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  557. I would like to win a Sharp PCI Air Purifier – it would definitely help out with my daughter’s allergies….sounds like a great purifier.

  571. I would love the electronic dictionary – my son is a “wordie” like his mom, and we’d have a ton of fun.

  572. I’d really like to win this air purifier as my son suffers from asthma and allergies. We live in Calgary and it’s “dryer than a popcorn fart” here. It would make such a difference!

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  625. I’d love to win this because my hubby has a heart condition and asthma and this would be beneficial for his breathing.

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  637. Our A/C is on the verge, and I see Sharp also has a PCI A/C unit. Nice!

  638. I’d love to win the Air Purifier since we have four cats and a rabbit, plus our existing air purifier recently died and since I can’t afford another one yet, I’m having to live with dirty air (and I’m a germaphobe!). 🙁

    But I wouldn’t trade these kids for nothin’ 🙂

  644. I would love to win this because I have such horrible allergies and we already use a purifier to help! But its old, and worn out and I need a new one!!!! They sure seem to help! But I’ve heard this one is great!!!

  648. I’d like to try the “SHARP AIR PURIFIER AND AIR CONDITIONER”!!! I need a/c in my house! I love the heat, but not a hot house!!!

  665. 2 out of 3 of my kids has asthma. We’d love to have a purifier for them.

  683. I have an older house and would love to have a purifier to freshen the air.

  701. I didn’t realize they made air purifiers. I could def use one. I would love to get a bigger tv by Sharp!

  766. I would LOVE to WIN a Sharp PCI Air Purifier, because I have Lupus with compromised immune systems. This would be GREAT!!! for my health and also for my family.

  863. I’d like to win a Sharp PCI Air Purifier because there is so much dust in our condo all the time. Every time we open the windows and doors more pollutants come inside. There is construction all around us. An air purifier would help us breathe so much better.

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  870. I would like to win this as I seem to have acquired allergies. Not sure what they are but this item will help me purify the air.

  889. I’d like to win the air purifier because our winters are also very dry, and this appliance will both humidify the air and keep it clean at the same time!

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  915. I would love to try a Sharp LCD TV! There are so many to choose from I would be happy with any one!

    Thanks!

  920. I would love to win an air purifier because I live in the city and we often keep our windows open so an air purifier would help us breathe in less toxins!

    Thanks!

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  949. I would like to win the air purifier as we just found out my husband is allergic to dust, dustmites, etc. so that may explain the hives he gets off and on.

  958. I would love the 46″ HDTV LCD Television for the bedroom. I am thinking with a newborn on the way it would be nice to lay in bed and watch tv (if not passed out) while holding the baby or while it’s sleeping.

  960. I was sold on the air purifier when you mentioned it cleared the air in your home during our past smokey days from the BC forest fires. Clean air = healthier kids which is always a good thing.