Saturday 26 September 2015
Filter Stinks: Samsung Virus Doctor Air Purifier AX020FCVANDO
Why?? It's supposed to remove odors, but the filter is giving out a weird, sweet-smelling, headache-causing stink! Damn filter is made in China. What the heck they put in it? What glue?
When first used the machine, the smell was there but bearable. After a few times of turning it on, the smell became worse until a few days ago, it smelled like the motor was burnt.
But we tested it by removing the filter & when we do that, there is no smell. The motor is fine. When the filter casing is put back, the stink is back.
The stink is coming from the paper section of the casing. Those paper "gills". It can be smelled just by putting your nose close to it.
Searched online & no reviews mentioning this problem.
I bought mine directly from Korea. This model runs on 60 Hz whereas Singapore's electrical supply is 50Hz. But if it's the Hertz difference problem, it's certainly not the motor giving off this smell.
This model was/is also sold on Q100. And recently was also sold at Best Denki. Both selling at cheaper price than when I bought mine from a Korean website.
Anyone knows what could be causing this stink?
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Mine also got tis weird smell.
sometimes wen switch on, got salty/sweet smell, after use for long while got sweet smell like coffee. my older hitachi purifier also got coffee smell, i changed filter but new filter also same smell
But it's not coffee smell. It's a sickly sweet smell that gives a headache. Changing filter won't help because it's the same material.
If it's new smell, it's Ok because it will fade with use. But it's a smell that got worse until smell like burnt motor. Impossible to continue. Had to switch it off.
Also, smelling such smell is bad for health.
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