Shark – 3-in-1 Max Air Purifier, Heater & Fan with NanoSeal HEPA, Cleansense IQ, Odor Lock, for 1000 Sq. Ft, Charcoal Gray – Charcoal Grey

I like the Shark Air Purifier because its reasonably quiet, has good air flow, has an enormous HEPA filter and has a heater and fan option but its missing two key things for me. Its missing the ability to schedule task and it doesn’t allow you to access the unit remotely except by using the included line of sight remote control – there is no mobile app for this unit. While these aren’t show stoppers they do limit some of the functionality of this Air Purifier. Other Air Purifiers that I own allow me to set up a schedule so that the unit runs at a higher fan speed while we are out of the room or automatically turns off the display at night. The second issue is the total reliance on the remote control. If it’s CR2025 coin size lithium battery dies or the remote gets misplaced you cannot access the controls. Shark recommends this unit for 1000 sq ft room but they don’t provide any data on its AHAM verified Clean Air Delivery Rate for smoke, pollen and dust. Neither do they tell you how long it would take for the unit to circulate the air for a 1000 sq ft room. Most other large top tier air purifiers provide this information so that you can validate the actual air purification.

This Shark does have some interesting features. It can rotate on the base to more evenly distribute the clean air and there is a louver control for the front vent that lets you direct the airflow up or down. There is a large display on the front that tells you the quality of your air as well as the temperature when you are using the heater. The heater works quite well and you can definitely feel the heat when it is on. In the Purified Fan mode the unit produces a nice breeze out the front vent where as the Purified Air mode provides air through the front and back vents thus less breezy. Both settings as well as the heat mode purify the air when operational. Although you cannot set up a schedule you can set a timer for it to run from 1 to 12 hours or you can set it on auto which uses Shark’s Clean Sense IQ to monitor the air and adjust the fan speed. Once the air quality is good the unit then drops into an eco mode which lowers the fan speed. The remote control is a round hockey puck style remote which sits on top of the unit and is held in place magnetically. The remote allows you to power it on/off, select the fan speed, adjust the display brightness, set the temperature for the heat mode, turn on/off the rotation and to select the automatic mode. The remote works fine as long as its pointed at the air purifier and the magnetic base keeps it secure when not in use. Shark recommends placing the unit 3 feet from the wall and furniture which can be problematic if you want to keep it less conspicuous.

The Shark Air Purifier 3 in 1 Max is an impressive product. The size – 11″ diameter and 30″ tall – blends nicely into the room’s surroundings without taking up too much space. It runs quietly in the background while cleaning the surrounding air – up to 1000 square feet.
It operates with a six-speed fan and the sound is undetectable on the first two speeds, however it still moves plenty of air. Turn it up another couple notches and you can really feel it! There are three operating settings –
Purified fan – cleans the air while the fan blows cool air
Purified heat – cleans the air while the fan blows heat
Purified air – cleans the air and exhausts it through the rear of the unit
Both purified fan and heat also have an oscillating feature to move the air around the room even more efficiently. Speaking of quiet – there’s no extra noise during oscillation – a definite plus!
The unit includes a removable HEPA filter designed to filter up to 99.98% of the bad particles in the air, including pet hair and odor. The filter is accessed through a panel on the back side and simply slides in/out.
In the purified heat mode, it acts as a thermostat to measure room temperature, heat the room, and maintain temperature. It also utilizes a feature they call Clean Sense IQ to clean the air around you and display the results on the front of the unit in real time. The display is easy to see/read and has a colored circle to indicate air quality – blue indicates good, orange is fair, and red is poor. We cooked bacon on the stove and saw the circle change in real time! While cooking, the circle turned red, but within minutes the unit cycled through orange and onto blue.
For such a compact size, it cleans the air in such a large area – without the large “box” design like so many similar products. In fact, it looks more like a regular tower/oscillating fan than a device that heats, cools, AND purifies the air. It’s also priced less than some of those other products.
All in all, this is a fantastic product that really works!

The Shark Air Purifier 3-in-1 Max is a great air cleaner, cool fan and heater that covers a really large room. It also has an automatic setting which purifies the air in the room as needed by measuring the air and working to purifies it until it’s back to 100% clean. It is very quiet in all modes. As it purifies, it shows the air quality on the display using colors as well as numbers. It’s easy to see the ring of colors from across the room and know the status of the air based on red, amber and blue around the round display. The numbers on the display are large but not as easy to see from across a large room, up to 1,000 square feet. The whole unit can oscillate as well to better distribute the air in the room for fan or heat.
The first thing I don’t like very much is that the remote is round and a little difficult for me to hold and use but most of the time I leave it on the top of the unit where it fits well and can be used from there as a control panel. The second thing I don’t like is that there is no app for this air purifier and the third thing is that there is a physical dial for heat or cool so it cannot be digitally controlled like my other air purifier.