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For pet owners, pet odors from your pet's bathroom space can be hard to deal with. Whether it's a puppy's pee pad, a cat's litter box, or another bathroom area for other household pets, pet waste can release harmful gases into the air such as methane and ammonia. These gases can contribute to air pollution and have a negative impact on the air quality inside your home. One of the best ways to ensure that the air indoors is clean and is safe to breath is by using an air puffier. These devices can effectively remove airborne pollutants from the air indoors, absorbing harmful gases and bad odors from pet waste, cooking fumes, cigarette smoke, and VOCs (volatile organic compounds), while also capturing allergens like pet dander, dust, and pollen from the air, reducing your exposure to these triggers. For pet owners looking for a air purifier that's specifically designed for households with pets, we recommend the SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04.
The SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04 is an advanced filterless air purifier and odor eliminator designed to be wall-mounted directly above your pet's bathroom area, intercepting odors at the source before they spread throughout your home. It utilizes Sunstar's proprietary PiCTECH technology, an innovative photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) technology that makes it capable of eliminating unwanted odors by decomposing odor-causing substances into compounds such as water and carbon dioxide without using any harmful chemicals. It also integrates a high-end UV LED light that effectively kills bacteria and viruses, making it capable of reducing bacteria by more than 99% in 2 hours and reducing viruses by more than 99% in 3 hours. The device is rated to have a 524 sq. ft. coverage area, making it suitable for medium-sized rooms, and also has a whisper-quiet operation. It also boasts a user-friendly control panel and two fan speed settings, including Standard mode and Max mode.
Thoroughly designed to catch bad pet odors right at the source, this advanced air purifier and odor eliminator provides a continuous and efficient odor elimination for households with pets.
Below is our in-depth review of the SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04, where we explain in detail how this air purifier and odor eliminator is designed to work, and also discuss all the features it has to offer you.
DESIGN & SPECS
Starting with the device's size, this air purifier has a compact and unobtrusive footprint, measuring just 11.6 inches long by 3.3 inches wide by 14.5 inches tall, and is also rather lightweight, weighing only 3.5 lbs.
The SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04 also sports a sleek and stylish aesthetic that allows it to easily blend in with the rest of your room.
Moreover, the device also packs a high-quality construction, as its outer shell is built of hard plastic.
It's important to note that SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04 was particularly designed with pets' safety in mind, as it is meant to be wall-mounted directly above your pet's bathroom area, such as a cat's litter box, a puppy's pee pad, or another bathroom area for other types of household pets (like rabbits for example).
This design choice not only ensures that the unit is installed away from your pet's reach, but also enables the device to strategically intercept bad pet odors right at the source before they spread throughout your home.
We'd also like to highlight that the device is fairly easy to install onto any wall.
Moving on to the air purifier's internal components. For filtering the air in the room where you have your pet's bathroom area, the SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04 utilizes Sunstar's proprietary PiCTECH (Photocatalysis integrated Ceramic Technology), an innovative Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO) technology that works based on a Seto ware component made of a traditional Japanese Seto-yaki ceramic material that's very porous, making it highly efficient at collecting unwanted odor compounds present in the air.
The integration of this component makes the air purifier capable of eliminating unwanted odors from things such as cat litter boxes, sweat, leftover food, diaper bins, and shoes. This is achieved by decomposing any captured odor-causing substances into compounds such as water and carbon dioxide without using any harmful chemicals (such as ozone or chlorine) or without emitting harmful gases, thus making this air purifier perfectly safe for pet environments.
In addition, this air purifier also integrates a high-end UV LED light that effectively kills bacteria and viruses, for which it is rated to be capable of reducing bacteria by more than 99% in 2 hours and reducing viruses by more than 99% in 3 hours, as according to the company’s research data.
When it comes to the air purifier’s total coverage area, know that the SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04 is rated to have a 524 sq. ft. (48.68 m²) coverage area, making it suitable for filtering and cleaning the air in medium-sized rooms. (Note that the minimum recommended room space for the device's air filtration process is designated to be 108 sq. ft. / 10.03 m²).
What's more is that since this air purifier has a filterless design, its maintenance is hassle-free, meaning there are no extra costs for filter replacements like you'd typically have with traditional air purifiers from other brands. In case dust or hair gets trapped on the guard at the air intake, it can be gently vacuumed to clean.
The air purifier’s air intake is located at its base, while its air outlet can be found at the top-side of the device, through which clean air is released upwards.
Plus, the device also has a whisper-quiet operation that varies between 21 dB and 36 dB (depending on what fan speed setting you set it to work with).
It's also worth mentioning that this air purifier is also certified by CARB (California Air Resources Board) for strict ozone emission standards, which again, qualifies it as being safe for households with pets.
The device is electrically powered through a 6.6 ft. power cord, and has a power consumption rating of 12W (100V-240V) when working in Standard mode, or 23W when set to work in Max mode.
INTERFACE / CONTROL PANEL
For controlling the air purifier’s operation, the SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04 comes equipped with a simple control panel with a user-friendly interface, which is located at the front of the device close to its base.
At the bottom of its control panel, we have its dedicated Power On/Off button, and directly above it there's its Max mode button.
The QAIS-air- 04 features two (x2) fan speed settings, including Standard mode (for a standard air cleaning process), along with Max mode, which provides a more powerful deodorization of the air indoors for faster results (note that Max mode goes back to standard mode in about 10 minutes).
WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
Inside their package, users will find: their SUNSTAR QAIS-air- 04 Air Purifier, along with its AC adapter and power cord (plus some cord covers), some sets of screws for the device's installation (including 12 pins for plasterboard and 4 screws for wood base), a leveling guide, and a user manual as well as an installation manual.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Overall, this air purifier is a thoughtful and efficient solution for cleaning the air indoors in households with pets. The device is easy to set up, can operate on a 24/7 basis if necessary, and is noticeably quiet.
If you’re interested in purchasing it, know that each unit is priced at $349, and each purchase is also accompanied by a 1-Year Warranty. You can order it online, either directly from SUNSTAR's official shopping page, or you can get it from Amazon if you’d prefer.
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