Samsung Air Purifier has a strange smell when operating

Your air purifier deodorizes the air by trapping the odor in its filters. The stronger the odors are, the faster they will saturate your filters, and you will need to replace them sooner. For best results, don't use your air purifier to deodorize really strong odors.

Hands replacing the filter in a Samsung air purifier.

Samsung Air Purifier has a strange smell when operating

Remove your filters and check them for odors.

Remove all filters, and then smell them. If the odors are saturated in the filters, wash or replace them. (The deodorization and dust collecting filters, or the 2-in-1 filter on some models, cannot be washed and must be replaced if needed.) Filter replacements are not covered by warranty.

Keep the area ventilated.

Your air purifier utilizes fresh air to help with purifying odors. If the air purifier is kept in an enclosed space (like a bathroom or closet) without good ventilation, the odors will linger and shorten the life of the filters, causing them to saturate with odor faster.

If a smell is lingering but hasn't saturated into your filters yet, help extend the life of your filters by opening doors and windows to ventilate the area, and leave them open for 3-4 hours as the air purifier runs.

To prevent smells from lingering in the first place, you'll want to ventilate the area before running the air purifier in these situations:

When grilling fish or meat or cooking with oil or gas
When using an air freshener, diffuser, or scented candle
When cleaning, especially with strong-smelling cleaners or dusting
When replacing wallpaper or painting

Don't use the air purifier in a humid environment.

Humidity can cause moisture to linger in the filters of your air purifier, eventually causing an odor.

If the filters smell due to moisture, dry them well (preferably in sunlight) before using them again.

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