Sharp FP-F30UH Air Purifier: Trusted Review & Specs

We’re often impressed with what air purifier manufacturers can pack into budget devices these days. The Sharp FP-F30UH is exactly the kind of air purifier that Japan’s largest air purifier company aims at: the low-range segment. Yes, the air purifier is inexpensive, but to call it a real bargain, let’s first read our Sharp FP-F30UH Review.

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With so many high-quality air purifiers in hand, it’s hard for Sharp to skip a potential market like the United States. Within a few years, the Japanese corporation has released its finest products into the mid-range segment, and now the company is going to target the highly demanded low-range. In our Sharp FP-F30UH Review, we will talk about the latest air purifier from Sharp.

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Sharp FP-F30UH Price

Back in 2018, Sharp announced two budget air purifiers to fill out the lower end of its range: the Sharp FP-F50UW and Sharp FP-F60UW. However, inappropriate pricing and low fan power force the manufacturer to lower the price tag and also end the ambition of Sharp to win the low-range market in the U.S. like Coway and Winix previously did.

It seems Sharp is expecting its new Sharp FP-F30UH to have a more widespread appeal, given that the company decided to wait many years to release the compact air purifier. In fact, this model is the base for the latest Sharp FP-K50UW model.

Currently, we only have a few products in stock for the Sharp FP-F30UH. The official price tag of this air purifier is $119 on the U.S. Sharp website, but it can be much lower by following our deal, up to only $99. The only problem is that you don’t know when the product will be available. But I will update you if I hear more.

Setting in the low-range segment, the Sharp FP-F30UH is the main competitor to air purifiers from the most popular American brands, like the Levoit Vital 100, Envion Allergy Pro AP200 or GermGuardian AC5000. Without the signature Plasmacluster, we shall see how the Sharp FP-F30UH can compete against these top dogs, especially when the air purifier market has settled down.

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Sharp FP-F30UH Design and Size

Devices this inexpensive often feel like toys, but that’s not the case with the Sharp FP-F30UH. It’s weighty enough to feel solid, and – particularly in the white colorway of our review unit – it actually looks quite smart and clean.

Sharp used to provide high-quality air purifiers in the whole Asian region, so it knew how to make a device with a nice design. The Sharp FP-F30UH is still compact enough with its dimensions of 18 inches in height, 16 inches in width, and 7 inches in depth. However, the hourglass shape makes our today’s unit feel sturdier and firmer on the ground while still being lightweight enough to grab with only 8.6 lbs in weight. It is also used in the next Sharp FP-K50UW model, for your information.

Unlike other higher-range air purifiers of its family, the Sharp FP-F30UH won’t have Plasmacluster feature, so it doesn’t have a signature symbol right at the center of the device. Instead, Sharp changed the logo to a “Library Quiet” line to indicate that this air purifier is mostly for bedrooms. Perhaps one day we will see the Sharp FP-F30UH as a strong candidate for the list of best air purifiers for bedrooms, right?

The air purifier still follows the bottom-to-top airflow system concept, just like any other common console air purifiers at the moment. The air intake is hidden under the back cover, and you will see an air outlet on top, beside a small circular control panel.

Source: Amazon.com

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Sharp FP-F30UH Filters

Again, we will look at the air filtration system, including the quantity and quality of air filters as well as the types of air filters, to decide the performance of this air purifier. In our Sharp FP-F30UH today, we only have a 1-stage air cleaning system.

1. True HEPA filter – The True HEPA Filter captures 99.97% of as small as 0.3 microns of particles like pollen, dust, pet dander, smoke, germs, bacteria, viruses, odors, mold, and fungus.

When you want to reduce the size of the air purifier to cut costs but still try to maintain high performance, then the only solution is to reduce the quantity of air filters. At the core of the Sharp FP-F30UH, there will be a large and high-quality True HEPA filter from Sharp, which can last for 2 years instead of 6 months like regular air filters.

Source: Amazon.com

I’ve made a lot of tests for Sharp units in our labs, and this time I only set the conditions to be a room of 100 square feet and the duration of 1 hour. I chose the Levoit Vital 100, Biota Bot MM108 and Envion Therapure TPP230 to help you compare them with our air purifier today. Well, the Sharp FP-F30UH was not the best performer, with only 99.8% of particles trapped down to 0.3 microns, which is lower than the Levoit Vital 100. However, I’m happy with this result because the Sharp FP-F30UH only has one air filter.

The filter replacement for the Sharp FP-F30UH (named FZ-F30HFU) can last for 2 years. You can get it from Abt, which is an authorized dealer of Sharp.

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Sharp FP-F30UH Room Coverage

The entry-level air purifier from Sharp is obviously a device for a small bedroom, and the manufacturer only recommends using the Sharp FP-F30UH in a room of 143 square feet.

The ACH of Sharp FP-F30UH is 2X.

The CADR of Sharp FP-F30UH is 101 Dust/ 92 Smoke/ 109 Pollen (cfm). Its CADR rating can be adequate even for a room coverage of 150–200 square feet, so if you plan to use the Sharp FP-F30UH in a small bedroom, the device will clean your room pretty quickly.

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Sharp FP-F30UH Sound

LibraryQuiet is the top selling point of not only the Sharp FP-F30UH but also the whole family of Sharp air purifiers. In fairness, the Sharp FP-F30UH’s lowest noise level is not as good as the Sharp KC-860U and Sharp FX-J80UW, but 23 decibels (dB) is really, really quiet. You won’t be able to notice any sound while the air purifier is operating.

Even when you run the Sharp FP-F30UH on its highest speed, the noise level is only 46 decibels, and I bet this is the lowest noise level you can get from the maximum fan speed of an air purifier. It is truly library quiet.

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Sharp FP-F30UH Power Consumption

One of our most FAQs is “Do air purifiers use a lot of energy?” In fact, air purifiers must be used for a long time to be efficient. And power consumption is one important criterion for reviewing how much energy this air purifier will consume.

As an Energy Star air purifier itself, the Sharp FP-F30UH has a rated power of only 45 watts, which is reasonable for a compact air purifier.

If you run the Sharp FP-F30UH for 8 hours per day, you need to pay $16 per year.

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Sharp FP-F30UH Additional Features

As the entry-level air purifier from Sharp, the Sharp FP-F30UH doesn’t include too many additional features. You can’t find the basic timer on this air purifier.

But the Sharp FP-F30UH features the latest additional features of Sharp technology, only available in the new devices: the Express Clean and Auto Resume functions. The first feature is a special cycle that runs the highest fan speed for 1 minute, then switches back to the previous setting. For the auto-resume feature, the Sharp FP-F30UH can remember the last setting you used the previous time, so when you turn the device on, it will automatically repeat this setting.

Finally, the Sharp FP-F30UH has one LED indicator for filter replacement. You can easily reset the indicator by pressing only one button.

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Sharp FP-F30UH Customer Service

Sharp is a huge brand; of course it is. But this brand is not as popular in the U.S. market as it is in the rest of the world. Yes, marketing is one aspect of this unpopularity, but it also implies a difficulty in finding good customer service if you live in the United States.

But don’t worry, as the U.S. subsidiary of Sharp is quite active and would like to hear from you. You can reach its customer service toll-free at 800-237-4277 or via email through the “Product Support” page. Sharp’s customer service is available to you 24/7, every day.

However, for air purifiers, the company only provides a 1-year warranty. For most situations, I believe this warranty is enough to cover your device.

Our verdict

The Sharp FP-F30UH is Sharp’s first attempt to enter the lowest-range segment, and it has its own advantages over other competitors. The design is quite clean and smart, and Sharp didn’t forget to add many unique features to this new device. Perhaps this air purifier will be the next candidate on our list of the best air purifiers.