Purelle, the air purifier with HomeKit and Thread

Airversa has launched its new Purelle air purifier, a device that makes the difference with the others mainly by betting on the technology of the future, Threadto connect it to our home automation network.

main Features

When it comes to air purifiers, there doesn’t seem to be much room for innovation or design, at least for now. The Airversa Purelle purifier has the design you would expect from a device of this type: a rounded prism with a discreet design, with white as the predominant color, and with grilles in different places for the entry and exit of air. air. This does not mean that its finishes are good, that the plastic used is of quality, and that the grids have been placed strategically so that its design is as elegant as it gets. Its height of 34.5 cm and its weight of only 3 Kg make it smaller and lighter than most purifiers of similar power that you can find on the market.

According to the manufacturer, it can remove up to 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns and up to 99.9% of those down to 0.1 microns. It does this through its three-layer dual filter system.: a prefilter for large particles such as hair and fibers, a HEPA filter for pollen, smoke and dust, and a carbon filter for odors. Its power is manually or automatically adjustable depending on how dirty the air in the room is, but it can clean a room of up to 93 square meters in 60 minutes, which is not bad at all.

In the upper part it has an LED display where we find information on the air quality (PM2.5), the speed of the fans in use, the status of the filters and different buttons touch screens to manually control its operation. In addition, a large ring around the screen visually indicates the air quality

(green for excellent, red for mediocre). Touch controls include:

ignition button
Auto mode for fans to operate based on PM2.5 concentration of filtered air
Manual mode to control fan speed
Child lock: you have to press for 5 seconds to activate or deactivate it
Night mode to reduce the illumination of the LED screen
Timer to program the shutdown of the purifier (maximum 24 hours)

Having all this information right on the device is really handy, no need to use the app to find out the air condition in the room, and if at any time you want to change how it works and you are next to the purifier, you can do so by touching the screen. All I need is a temperature indicator, and to get the honors, a humidity indicator.

Purelle PM2.5 sensor

On the back we find some small slots for the PM2.5 sensor and the connection for the cable that supplies the electricity. And basically we have a lid with a twist lock to replace the filters (in the box we have the two necessary filters) and which can be replaced in a very simple way (remember to remove the bags that protect them before starting to use the purifier).

connectivity

If we analyze this purifier on our blog, it is because it has connectivity to control it from our mobile and because it is compatible with HomeKit. Purelle has Bluetooth and Thread connectivity. The first is known to everyone, and we already know its advantages and limitations, the limited range being the main negative point. But what is Thread? It is about the connection of the most immediate future, one could already say that almost of the present. It is a type of low-power, long-range connection that has the advantage of being “mesh”., that is, it can create a network of devices interconnected to each other so that they do not need to connect directly to your router or accessory center, but can connect to each other until they reach the accessory center (HomePod, Apple TV). It is also the basis of “Matter”, a new protocol that will change home automation as we know it and which will allow us to forget “compatible with HomeKit” or “compatible with Alexa” because all brands have assured that they are going to adopt

HomeKit, Matter and Thread: everything you need to know about the new home automation that is coming

To use Thread, you need a HomePod mini or Apple TV 4K (2021), older Apple TVs and the original HomePod will not work. If you don’t have either, you can use Bluetooth connectivity to spawn them on your HomeKit network, but you won’t get the benefits of Thread connectivity.

Purelle app

By connecting it in the Sleekpoint app (link), which is very simple as in any HomeKit product, we will be able to control all the functions that we have on the purifier screen, in addition to other customization options more advanced. We have the possibility to see in a graph the evolution of the measurements made in the room and we can set up a custom schedule and hours of operation. It also allows us to change the brightness of the screen and the color ring, and disable the sound when pressing a button. We can see the status of the filters and buy new ones if necessary from the app itself.

In the Casa app, for its part, we have far fewer options, basically turning it on and off, regulating the fan and measuring air quality. We cannot establish automatic operation, nor modify any other parameters of the application. It’s time to Apple is starting to consider a House app with more advanced options to control devices of this type, because not everything is light bulbs and sockets in HomeKit. The advantage of the Casa application is that it offers us compatibility with Siri to give voice instructions from the HomePod or our Apple devices, and the automations that allow us to fill in some of these gaps.

Purelle in app Casa

So we can make the purifier activates when the air quality drops below the limit we set, or who is in charge of cleaning the air when we are not at home. I have personally set an automatic mode in the official app and only at times do I use Siri to turn on or off or even manual device controls but the automation options are there in case you want to use them.

Functioning

Air purifiers have become very popular, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although their usefulness for this type of virus is quite controversial, they are really useful for homes where there are allergies to pollens or animal hair, for those who hate the smell of food at certain times of the day Where simply for those who want to breathe cleaner air at home without harmful PM2.5 particles. The action of this Airversa Purelle is objectively noticeable, and not only because from time to time you see it working overtime because there has been a little oversight in the kitchen, but also because you really notice its action with the bad smells, perhaps the most objective point of its operation.

Something that worries many is the noise of the device. , you’ll barely notice it, but when the quality drops and the ring turns orange or red, you obviously hear it. I do not find it to be a device that is at all inconvenient at all times, quite the contrary.

Editor’s review

Purelle by Airversa is an air purifier that fulfills its mission perfectly, with a smaller size than usual in these devices (given its power) and that has the great advantage of already using Thread connectivity, an investment in the future for which we want to continue the use of home automation in the years to come, taking advantage of all its advances. Its price is 189.99$ on Amazon (link) and for one month you can use the code ACTUAL10 to get a 10% discount.