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  • Build Quality
    4.4 (5)
  • Value for Money
    3.5 (4)
  • Ease of Use
    5.0 (4)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.8 (4)
  • Room Type
    • Large Bedroom (4)
    • Living/Dining Area (2)
  • Pet OwnerYes (4) · No (1)
  • Smokers Yes (0) · No (5)
  • Air Quality Improvement
    4.0 (5)
  • Noise Level
    3.5 (4)
  • Odour Improvement
    4.5 (2)
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Liz K66

Liz K66South East Queensland, QLD

Do not buy this unit

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This a great machine, I have 2 and love their functions and performance.
HOWEVER, you cannot get replacement filters so it will be obsolete very soon. It will be a complete waste of money and it wasn't cheap....very disappointing!!!

Purchased in July 2021 at The Good Guys for $350.00.

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Room Type Large Bedroom and Living/Dining Area
Pet OwnerYes
Smokers No
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LoveToShop

LoveToShopVictoria

  • 6 reviews

Good Air Purifier

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Good air purifier. I have a 6 month old and the air purifier is always running in her room. I wouldn't call it silent as It acts as a good white noise machine for us.. Which for our current requirements is a positive.. The filter is easy to remove and clean.

We can see visible difference like less dust on the side tables, table lamp base etc. Also when we remove the filter to clean there is a lot of particles on there too.

We have been using it everyday for the past six months and the change filter started flashing.. Which can be annoying in the night..

Purchased at Harvey Norman.



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Room Type Large Bedroom
Pet OwnerNo
Smokers No
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Richard Main

Richard MainSydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Don't get caught out

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Purchased at The Good Guys for $187.00.

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Air Quality Improvement
Room Type Living/Dining Area
Pet OwnerYes
Smokers No
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Tony R

Tony RNorth Queensland, QLD

  • 3 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Good Air Filter

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This air purifier offers good value and is portable so can be moved between rooms.
Have had this for some time and it does a good job of removing dust and odours from outside air. The night setting is quite but the lights are very bright and are not able to be dimmed, I stuck tape over them. The only other issue is the pre-filter needs to be cleaned every few weeks and may need to be hand washed and air dried before re-using.
Look for the replacement filters on special as they as a little expensive and I have been running them longer than what the manufacturer recommends if they look OK.

Purchased in October 2021 at The Good Guys for $187.00.

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Room Type Large Bedroom
Pet OwnerYes
Smokers No
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Zaxon

Zaxon

  • 3 reviews
  • 4 likes

Very Effective

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We live in a very smokey area with neighbours who run wood fires. Have been running these filters for about 6 years now. They are effective, we run one per room, and we couldn't live without them over winter.

Note: there is a filter change light (one of the regular lights starts flashing). This simply calculates the number of hours the machine has run. It does NOT actually test that your filter is full or needs replacing. Use your own judgement, but you may find that you can run them for considerably longer than what the manufacturer states, simply because they want to keep selling you new filters (prematurely).

Purchased in January 2021 for $249.00.

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Room Type Large Bedroom
Pet OwnerYes
Smokers No
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Dan Johnson

Dan JohnsonSunshine Coast, QLD

  • 85 reviews
  • 2 likes

Malfunctioning after minimal use

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Date PurchasedJul 2017
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Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson

Breville support have given me a return number so I can swap it out at Harvey Norman. Meanwhile, another Cli-Mate CLI-AP20 unit we bought at the same time has also developed the buzzing sound. So 2 out of 2 units gone bad in one year!

BuyGeorge

BuyGeorgeGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC

  • 25 reviews
  • Verified purchase

One bad point

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Date PurchasedJun 2018
congaflute

congafluteSouth West, QLD

  • 19 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Dont buy company doesnt make filters anymore

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!!!!!update!!!!!!
Dont buy this product. You will not find a replacement filter :(
This air purifier is affordable and portable - we cart it around the house giving each room a thorough go. It removes mould and dust and all things nasty from the air and pet smells are gone quickly at full setting. It has a very quiet night setting, but a bright on light which can't be dimmed, so doesn't work well for sleeping and light sensitivity. I have looked up replacement filters (don't need one yet) and they are about $50 which is terrific.

Pippy

PippyGold Coast, Qld

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Great investment

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Great product. Pro's... It helps remove the smell of smoke/odours from outside air coming into our house which is great. Night time mode is quiet and you don't know that it is really on other than the flashing LED light which is a little bright. Con's.. the weekly filter clean is a must and it does need to be hand washed and air dried before re-using. Overall, happy with this product.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
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hayfever sufferer

hayfever sufferer

  • 2 reviews
  • 4 likes

it doesn't help with my hayfever symptoms

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It helps a bit with the dust but my hay fever symptoms have not been reduced. Waste of money for me unfortunately as I bought two units. I live in a two bedroom unit so not a huge area to cover. Disappointed as I had high hopes based on reviews

Date PurchasedMay 2017
oomph

oomphAU

  • 9 reviews
  • 4 likes

Great machine

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Bought this after researching air purifier for pet allergy and hay fever, was tossing between this and Winix. Decided to go with this as it is readily available at the shops (Harvey Norman). This model works great for the bedroom. The night mode is super quiet. The LED light is quite bright though, may annoy some people but I like it. Have not yet cleaned the filter. Purchased the CLI-AP60 for the living room which is a lot larger and so far so good.

Date PurchasedApr 2017

Very quiet, perfect sleeping partner.

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The sleep setting really peaceful. Cleans air well though the prefilter needs a weekly wash but apart from that easy to use. A secondfilter while the other is drying would be good as i mostly want it at bed time. Very light and portable and good also as a fan on humid days. I bought a homemedics previously. This is quieter onlowest setting and lacks the annoying blue led.
quiet, effective, timer functions.

Questions & Answers

Liz K66

Liz K66asked

Where can I buy filters in Australia for this unit please

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Richard Main
Richard Main

Hi Liz, some months ago I wrote s review on this machine. I have also answered a number of enquiries similar to yours. The short answer is (since I wrote the first review) I have not been able to buy filters anywhere from any source, and I have exhausted every avenue I know including overseas, I was told (from a major retailer) that more than a year ago Breville bought out CLi and shut production down completely with the view to promoting their pwn machine which has no resemblance to the CLi. There are still 5 major retail suppliers who continue to advertise the sale of these machines - they either haven't caught on about the situation or they are dumping these machines as a liability. I have tried every retail supplier in Australia and New Zealand I can find, and even searched Amazon and eBay to find replacement filters. Absolutely no luck at any price. I am on the last filter I could buy (almost a year ago), and when that is unuseable, I will chuck the whole machine. If you have bought a machine recently then you've been had, and it will be useless once the filter becomes. Sorry can't give you any good news.

Liz K66
Liz K66

Thanks Richard for your reply. Yes, I did buy the unit last year from Good Guys and bought extra filters at the time. So disappointing as I really like this machine and in fact have two.
Did you notice on eBay at the moment, there is a Hong Kong seller selling 1 filter for $34 and says it is for the AP20. It does look like the right one. Can you have a look and see if you think it looks right.?
Anyway, thanks for your info
Kind regards
Liz

Richard Main
Richard Main

Hi Liz, Yes, I've had a look, it looks similar but I'm not sure it is the right filter, a waste of time effort and money if it doesn't fit properly - and even if it is, what about the next time you need to replace the filter, especially if you have two machines? I wouldn't bother buying it. If you bought these from the Good Guys only recently I'd go and get your money back - it is not fit for purpose if you can't get replacement filters. If they can't guarantee replacement filters then they have sold a faulty product. Under consumer law, you're entitled to a full refund.

David Leo n.

David Leo n.asked

Are CLI-AP20 replacement filter sold or discontinued?

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Richard Main
Richard Main

Hi David,
If you check my review the answer is there - Cli-Mate Air Purifiers are STILL being advertised for sale by 6 leading whitegoods outlets, however as I have been informed from a previous stockist, this would have to be old stock (they're trying to deliberately or inadvertently trying to unload). I'm told that that sometime early last year Breville bought out Cli-Mate closed down production altogether with the intention of designing and selling their own brand sometime in the future. Filters for the Cli-Mate 20 are unprocurable from any source I can find (and I've tried so many), as stocks run totally dry. I can find no substitute filters of any kind. At the time I wrote the review, the only place you could get replacement filters was on eBay and as soon as the seller found out they were in total short stock he upped the price from $49 to $99 for the few he had left. I see that he has even fewer now and the price is now more than the machine cost. When the last filter in my machine becomes too clogged to clean, I'll just chuck the whole machine out.

Liz K66
Liz K66

I note your info thanks Richard Main.

Marc Armstrong

Marc Armstrongasked

My unit that I bought today seems to turn itself off about 10 min into being switched on. Almost like it looses power, but it hasn’t as it then restarts but I have to switch it on again, any suggestions? Or do I return it?

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Liz K66
Liz K66

return definitely. mine does not do this

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