- Hey guys today, we're gonna check out HomeKit accessory
that's not only extremely useful but it's also really big.
I think it's the biggest HomeKit accessory I have.
It's the VOCOlinc PureFlow Air Purifier.
Lets check it out.
Welcome back friends.
If this is your first time here, my name is Eric.
If you're in the smart homes, home automation
especially HomeKit, you're definitely in the right place.
Today's video is a part of my HomeKit series
but this VOCOlinc PureFlow Filter does work
with lady A and also Google.
Hey, turn on the filter.
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- For full disclosure VOCOlinc did send this out to me
for a full honest review,
but that's not gonna sway my opinion
in one way or another.
If I don't like something
I'm definitely gonna let you know.
I'm also gonna be leaving a film links down below.
Where you can pick up this product
and also get more information
and I will be updating my full Pros & Cons list,
which I'll link down below also.
So if you want to get update on this prog,
maybe six months from now or a year from now,
definitely check out that link down below.
Now I've been using this filter for about three months
and like most people I've been spending
a lot more time at home, especially in this room,
which is not only my YouTube studio
but it's also my home office for my day job.
And I really had been seeing a difference
even in this short period of only three months
the PureFlow is a class 12 true three stage
filtration system, starting with a pre-filter
and advanced HEPA filter and then ending
with a Hive Pattern active carbon filter,
which filters out pollen, allergens, dust, mold, bacteria,
pet dander, VOCs and a bunch of other things
I can't even pronounce.
And they say it can work effectively in large rooms
all the way up to 645 square feet.
On the front of the device you have this nice big
LED screen with your PM2.5 levels,
your temperature and humidity levels.
You're indicating that you're on Wi-Fi mode.
If you're in night mode that will also be indicated here.
If you have the child lock feature on,
that will also be indicated here.
This is your level of your filter,
how much life your filter still has.
And then you have the air quality
which will change colors depending on that air quality.
If it is green is excellent.
If it's lime green is good.
If it's yellow, it's fair.
If it's orange, it's inferior.
And if it's red, you better get out of the house,
'cause that air quality is really bad.
It comes with two filters.
One on either side, they're really easy to change out.
You just open up this magnetic compartment,
simple just like that.
And then you can put these in and out.
They say it last about a year,
the pain of course on your air quality.
A pair of these are roughly about $80.
I haven't seen these available yet,
so I'm not positive on that price
but they're saying it's gonna be about 80 bucks
and comparing this to other similar air filters,
filters like this do go for about 35 to $40 each.
So that $80 for a pair is just about right.
On the inside you can see where the intake is
and the motor it's pulling in the air,
then it's shooting out the top.
It was really easy to put the filter back in, just pop it in
and put the cover right back on, just like that.
And then it's gonna start up automatically
On the back of the device if you move that little cover
you'll see the part of sensing module
which you won't have to replace,
but from time to time, you might actually have to clean it
which seems pretty easy.
On the top you have your touch sensors button.
You have your on and off button.
You have the auto button,
which will adjust the fan speed depending
on the air quality. You have a button to change it
from Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa.
You have the speed control for your fan.
You have the night mode, you have your Wi-Fi indicator.
You have the button to turn the screen on.
If it's off or returned from the previous screen,
then you have your timer button
which you can set for up to 24 hours.
And then you have your child lock
which you can activate simply by holding down
for three seconds.
That LED screen can be pretty bright
but you can adjust the brightness
from all the way from off all the way up to level five.
It does have a light sensor that
will auto adjust that screen.
But unfortunately it will not turn it fully off.
It will only take it down to about level one.
You can put it in night mode, which you can do
by pressing the button on the vise or in the vocal link app.
Now, when it comes to noise level
it is pretty quiet coming in about 50 decibels on night mode
and also level one.
Where it states at most of the time on auto.
But if you do make this bumped up to level two, three
and four, it does get a little bit louder all the way
up to 70 decibels.
But understand that it's not gonna get
to those fan speeds unless you mainly change it.
Or you really have some dirty air.
To set this up is super easy.
Just like every other HomeKit accessory,
you go into the Apple Home app,
hit the plus and top right corner.
Go ahead and scan the QR code
and go ahead and add this to the prop room and you are done.
Now, the things in the Home app are kind of limited.
You're get more features out of the VOCOlinc app.
I do wanna show you what's in the Home app,
on the top, you have the on and off button.
Once you turn it on,
you can set this fan speed from 20% all the way up
to 100%, but it does go in 20% increments.
If you hit the wheel,
you can see four accessories are exposed.
You can separate these all out if you want to
or keep them all on one tile.
You have the air quality sensor, which reads excellent.
You have the humidity sensor, temperature sensor
and then you have the on and off button,
which is on the main tile.
You can set up simple automations in the Home app.
Like when the last person leaves the house,
It'll turn off the pure flow.
That's one that's automatically set up for you.
But if you do wanna do more advanced automations,
definitely check out the Eve app, which is free
or the Home plus app,
which runs about $15 but it as well worth it.
I'll jump into the Home plus app in just a moment.
But right now, let's go into the native vocally gap
to see what features you get in there.
In the VOCOlinc app.
You have the Wi-Fi status,
the status of your filters, your PM2.5 reading,
temperature and humidity.
Your on off button.
You have the night mode.
You have the child lock which is really, really cool.
'Cause I know a bunch of kids
that just love the press buttons around here.
You can turn this on automatically
and adjust the fan depending on the air quality.
You can also manually change the fan speed,
anywhere from zero up to five, which is 20% increments.
You can set a timer all the way up to 24 hours
and then you have different brightness settings
for both the LED status bar
and also the LED screen, which you can put both of these
in auto and are automatically adjusted,
handle the light level in the room,
but unfortunately it won't fully turn it off.
To fully turn it off remember you do have to put it
the night mode.
To turn on the automation for night mode,
it's fairly simple.
But you do have to download the Home plus app.
This is actually pointed out by Chris from HomeKit Geek.
He did a great tutorial on this whole process,
which I'll leave a link right out there
to his video and you can check it out all his process.
He did find where in the Home plus app,
it does expose the custom attribute for night mode
and two other custom attributes.
The first one being for the top part of the LED
and the second customer attribute
is for the status bar underneath.
So if you do want to come up with custom scenes
for those, you can use them
but I think just night mode is more than enough.
Now when it comes to price, it comes in at $399
and you might be saying that's kind of expensive
for VOCOlinc product and comparing this
to other VOCOlinc products.
You would be absolutely correct.
This thing is not your normal VOCOlinc product
but if you compare this to other filters
of the same magnitude that can clean rooms
up to 645 square feet.
This thing is definitely pre reasonably priced.
There are ones that are definitely a lot more
and other ones around the same price range
but they don't work with HomeKit.
This one does, I gotta tell you being with this thing
for about three months now
I definitely give this a two thumbs up.
By the way I have noticed that inventory on these
are very limited, when they do come in
they sell out very, very quickly.
So, if you click my link down below and it's not available
definitely follow me on Twitter and Instagram.
I'll definitely let you know when they are now available.
If you guys want to see the next video in my HomeKit series
check that video out right there.
I truly appreciate the love and support.
I will see you on next video.
Thanks for watching.