Similar to other devices and equipment, air purifiers vary in size, form, and cost. The Dyson air purifiers are frequently the priciest of all of them. However, over time, is the cost justified? In order to respond, we examine the Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1.
People in and around Delhi-NCR are having a hard time breathing this time of year. With levels over 500 in many areas, the AQI is rising once more. Even at 1 PM, I can see a layer of haze blotting out the sun as I write this article through the glass window. As it happens, many of us who have the means to do so frequently switch on our air purifiers around this time of year. Or we get one in the end. In a dirty metropolis, an air purifier has become just as crucial as a room heater in a cold city. Like last year, I’m utilizing the Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1 this time around in the hopes of maintaining breathing air in my room.
Now, one choice is Dyson. However, as I mentioned in my review from the previous year, it is pricey. It is available for reading here: Review of the Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1: Enables Delhi to be habitable despite winter pollution.
As we struggle with rising air pollution once more, the crucial choice is whether to purchase a less expensive air purifier or to invest in a more costly model like a Dyson. And if you purchase something similar to Dyson, does it somehow make up for its cost? It does, based on my extensive experience with the Purifier Cool Gen1.
Even though the Purifier Cool Gen1 made last winter bearable, its usefulness to me continued after the smog subsided. In actuality, the Cool Gen1 never returned to its box, in contrast to certain other seasonal equipment, such as the room heater. Throughout the four seasons, it continued to function. Additionally, this unit has helped me maintain clean interior air throughout the monsoon and all four seasons. I think it’s worth the investment, especially for someone with respiratory problems like me who lives in a heavily polluted city. Why am I saying that? Let me clarify:
Beyond winter and into summer and spring
The benefits of an air purifier are particularly noticeable in the winter months in a place like Delhi-NCR. However, I discovered that the Cool Gen1 still offered considerable utility in February, when the winter seemed to be coming to an end and the air appeared to be crisper and the sun was shining. It alerted me to the contaminated indoor air every time I switched it on. Pollutants like pollen were detected by the purifier, which recorded them using its sensors and showed them on a tiny LCD screen.
You see, we Indians frequently open doors and windows to let in fresh air throughout the summer. But in urban areas, car pollutants predominate over fresh air. In addition to pollen, bees are abundant during the summer and spring, when nature reproduces. I have slight respiratory problems and a propensity for allergic reactions, therefore I never enjoy pollen from growing flowers. To make matters worse, there are sporadic sandstorms during this season, which produce absurd amounts of dust.
Even while the AQI outside the room and house was under 200 in the summer and spring, which is fine for a city like Delhi but awful for other places, it was frequently near to 300, and occasionally even 350–400 if I had guests over or someone was smoking. The answer? Frequently, I kept the Cool Gen 1 operating. It purified the air and even produced a mildly refreshing breeze on days when the summer heat wasn’t too harsh.
Into monsoon, autumn and winter
I anticipated that the monsoon rains would purify the air in the city as summer came to an end. It did, to a certain degree. In a city like Delhi-NCR that is usually gloomy, I was able to view the blue of the sky on days when there were fewer clouds. However, rain causes me its own problems. Once more, this has something to do with my allergies. Mold is brought in by the higher humidity, which contaminates the indoor air with spores and other pollutants. The monsoon season’s humid, thick air has an oddly unclean quality. When particles from kitchen cooking, such as deep-frying pakoras and parathas, are added, the indoor air becomes oppressive and odorous. On certain days, I measured indoor pollution levels as high as 800 to 999 AQI.
I was once again struck by how helpful the Cool Gen1 was to me. This year, I actually experienced fewer attacks that would have required me to nebulize myself and went for my inhaler less frequently. That alone, in my opinion, made the Cool Gen1’s price worthwhile because, in addition to being successful in reducing indoor pollutants, it also greatly aided me in recognizing the need for air purification by gathering information via its sensors. Because I would have assumed that the air was pure if I had only looked at how it appeared outside.
What about the running cost?
Now that the monsoon was finished, Delhi-NCR’s “pollution season” was set to begin once more. The main function of any excellent air purifier during this season is to keep the air pure. As previously stated in the review, the Dyson Cool Gen1 performs admirably at making air breathable.
As I have stated on multiple occasions, the Dyson Cool Gen1 is pricey in comparison to other models. However, it also features a better, slimmer, and unquestionably more aesthetically pleasing design. I’m also pleased with its year-round functionality because it never malfunctioned. Last winter, it was operating effectively and comparatively quietly. It is currently performing the same thing.
Surprisingly, it hasn’t yet needed a filter change. I anticipated that its filters would last for around half a year. However, the air purifier has not yet indicated that a change is necessary after months of consistent use. However, your experience with the life of filters may differ if you have pets or live in a dusty place like Rajasthan.
But for me, the Cool Gen1’s simplicity and dependability have been its most remarkable features, more so than its price or general quality. In many respects, it has been a device that has significantly improved my quality of life because I am quite sensitive to air pollution. That, in my opinion, justifies the hefty cost.
The Cool Gen1, which costs Rs 32,900, is a significant investment, but after more than a year of use, I think it is a wise decision and well worth the cash. The Cool Gen 1 has one disadvantage, though: it emits cool air, which might not be the best for winter. During the winter months, I had to move it to a certain place. However, Dyson has introduced a Hot+Cool Gen 1 model that addresses this problem. Naturally, that costs more and requires a new premium.