Dropped $400 on a high-end air purifier for my basement and it caught fire after 2 weeks, what do I even do now?

Daniel Gonzalez · 2026-07-04T07:25:04.533849+00:00

The thing started smoking at 3am and woke me up with that burnt plastic smell, has anyone else had a filter or fan unit just give out like that or did I get the one dud from the batch?

the_christopher2mo ago

Man my buddy got one of those expensive ones for his woodshop and the thing literally melted a hole in his workbench. He was pissed but also kinda impressed it didn't burn the house down.

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sage_moore372mo ago

Brian's buddy is lucky. A melted workbench is one thing. A basement fire at 3am is another level of scary. Bet that brand has some explaining to do.

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brianm662mo ago

Woodshop units are different from residential ones, actually.

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