QUOTE(kimsim @ Sep 25 2015, 11:33 PM)
Just my short review after 1st for few hours only.
This sharp KCA-40EB comes with Humidify function can help up room clean air with added cooling on room temperature as well, the airflow without noise at all, when 1st run got slighly charcoal smell, after an hour no more smell already, for a whole room feels much fresh now.
That is worth it.

At the back after pre-filter I had applied Daiso gas filter, can reduce the dust get into hepa, hope it helpful to created longer life.

You should tried prevent using custom pre-filter.
this will just slow down the purifier to clean ur air seriously.
the HEPA filter itself when u stretch the whole HEPA filter itself the length is always longer maybe 1 meter or somethg else.
but this pre-filter will shorten ur coverage to less than 30cm.
I am using xiao mi purifier, i test with and without pre-filter before.
without pre-filter can clean faster because pre-filter will shorten the coverage less than 50cm but without pre-filter can stretch up to 1.2 meter, so i believe theoretically it works the same for all purifier.
Conclusion,
Use pre-filter during normal day, pro-long the lifespan of hepa filter.
Take off the pre-filter during hazy day, so it can clean faster.
This post has been edited by sovietmah: Sep 28 2015, 11:05 AM