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CES 2024: Mila Debuts HomeKit-Compatible Smart Air Purifier

User 6502 said:
It has plenty of sensor you can use in all sorts of automations. For example you could link hue lights to air quality alarm or use the presence sensor to trigger lights.
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I remember an air purifier I had up until about 3 or 4 years ago when it finally broke... I think it was a Sharp. Anyway, it had an LED on the front that would change colors when impurities in the air were detected. I always got a kick out of farting, and then seeing the air purifier detect it on the other side of the room. :)
 
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Other than HomeKit integration, don't think there is anything special with the purifier from this brand.
 
I like the IKEA Starkvind for this purpose. It’s a nightstand/small table with an air filter built in. Compatible with HomeKit. In fact, I like the IKEA smart devices ecosystem. Good price for the quality.
 
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RobotFranchise said:
I’ve dusted off my account which I haven’t logged into in 16 years to tell you to NOT buy one of these. I had the prior model for 3 years, with continued fan issues—originally replaced 3x but they stopped responding to me on the 4th failure — that would start grinding and making noises. Years of promising new features,including HomeKit on original/older devices, that have never come to fruition (2+ years now of stating filter replacement monitoring is “in the works”).

Save yourself some money and just get a Coway Airmega or another highly rated “dumb” air filter that has affordable, non proprietary filters.
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Ditto. On my third just this week. Do NOT buy.
 
szw-mapple fan said:
Buy any good HEPA filter air purifier with a hardware switch and hook it up to a smart plug. Maybe add a smart PM 2.5 detector. Probably saves you $200 - $300 compared to this thing and works just as well.
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My Coway just spins up when it senses that there's particulate matter in the air. You can set it to either spin completely down after that, or stay running at a baseline to maintain air quality. It's quite responsive, too. If I start cooking way at the other end of the apartment, I'll hear it going crazy for a while in my daughter's room until the air is clean.

Have had this same unit for quite a few years now and it's really incredibly solid and the replacement filters are reasonably priced as well.

I just can't think of a good reason for bloody air purifier to need internet connectivity. If you're going away for a weekend, maybe switch it off. If not, just let it do its thing.
 
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ignatius345 said:
I just can't think of a good reason for bloody air purifier to need internet connectivity.
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The examples mentioned so far are either not the intended use of an air purifier (setting up an automation to only kick on when the heat turns on) or have dubious utility or limited appeal (setting up an automation to turn the lights on when the purifier is on). I'm not against HomeKit integration. Sure, let people have their idiosyncratic automations. But I agree that I have yet to see a compelling use case for it and it's certainly not a must-have feature for me.
 
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I am also dusting off the account to say I would not suggest this product. Sure it looks nice, but thats about it. I had one on the lower level of a townhouse. Anytime I cooked anything, that thing would kick on. Even with my hood fan that thing would be going full bore. Nothing like siting down to eat your dinner and listening to a jet try and take off. I dumped it on Facebook market place at a huge loss and never looked back. You are better off getting a cheaper one like a Levoit. Save yourself some frustration and just get a non-smart one. Let it run on a schedule and let it be. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
 
I will counter the other comments and say that I really like Milas (I own like 7) because:
  1. They have all the air monitoring sensors I want and it sits in the purifier package, one less device for kids to throw stuff at and break/need batteries/etc.
  2. They look very nice compared to most other purifiers (which you pay a premium for, I realize)
  3. Their app is easy to use
  4. The HomeKit integration is nice for "real world" sensor HUD in the Apple HomeKit UI.
  5. Their support used to be very good... although it seems like that has changed based on what others have said.
THAT SAID, the other commenters are 100% right that the fan issue in these things is ridiculous and I've had to replace several of them 2-3 times. You may even have to get argumentative with support to make them stand by replacements. And the replacements are refurbished (which seems funny to me, what if it sat in a smokers house before you... you can't get those particles off the purifier). I'd say proceed cautiously because I really hope Mila can pull themselves up to the next level (and not get bought out/destroyed by a private equity company). You probably aren't going to find another purifier like this and at least my experience has been they stand by their product. They just need to offer an upgrade path to everyone to get these new models if they have actually fixed the fan issue.
 
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Koodauw said:
I am also dusting off the account to say I would not suggest this product. Sure it looks nice, but thats about it. I had one on the lower level of a townhouse. Anytime I cooked anything, that thing would kick on. Even with my hood fan that thing would be going full bore. Nothing like siting down to eat your dinner and listening to a jet try and take off.
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My Coway does this as well. This is not a flaw but a sign it's doing what it's supposed to do. It has no way to know the difference between particulate pollution from cooking or from wildfire smoke or dust or what. I usually just let it do its thing -- but will manually turn it down if it's too much noise -- like in your dinnertime example.
 
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McWetty said:
I bought a v1 for my son’s room. He has bad allergies. I can echo the other user’s frustration with these things. I went through 2 units and on the third, they asked me to pay $100 to send out a replacement. I agreed because I still had 2 unused filters, but I’m out after these two are used. Would not recommend.
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I have mine replaced several times, but they never asked money. Only had great customer experiences.
Too bad they keep failing though. I hope they finally fixed them.

To be clear: they are not actually failing. They just start to make a lot of noise. They are excellent in cleaning the air very fast.
 
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Depending on the filter selection, pricing will be $408 to $448, though it will drop to $349 for users who subscribe to an auto-refill service for filters.
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Sheesh, these were $199 when they launched on Kickstarter a few years ago. I like mine, but the fan is starting to get noisy and I don’t think I’d get another at this price.
 
RobotFranchise said:
I’ve dusted off my account which I haven’t logged into in 16 years to tell you to NOT buy one of these. I had the prior model for 3 years, with continued fan issues—originally replaced 3x but they stopped responding to me on the 4th failure — that would start grinding and making noises. Years of promising new features,including HomeKit on original/older devices, that have never come to fruition (2+ years now of stating filter replacement monitoring is “in the works”).

Save yourself some money and just get a Coway Airmega or another highly rated “dumb” air filter that has affordable, non proprietary filters.
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I almost never post on these forums but I wanted to echo your sentiment. I had purchased three and they all failed at least once in varying ways. One of the units failed twice and to their credit they replaced one of them the second time outside of the warranty period. However eventually two of the others completely stopped working where they just make a strange electrical buzz when switched on.

There is still one of mine still kicking but it is just a matter of time before it fails in similar fashion.
 
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The design is nice but the product is dumb. Who needs a "smart" air purifier? To me it seems like smart products are just another way to get hacked or for something to be glitchy and annoying. Or worst, HP printers that block you from using anyone else's ink and turn off if you don't pay a subscription
 
ignatius345 said:
My Coway does this as well. This is not a flaw but a sign it's doing what it's supposed to do. It has no way to know the difference between particulate pollution from cooking or from wildfire smoke or dust or what. I usually just let it do its thing -- but will manually turn it down if it's too much noise -- like in your dinnertime example.
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I get that it was doing what it should, but for me it was a cure is worse than the cause situation.
 
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