Captair Smart Ductless Fume Hood by Erlab

"The Captair 321 Smart is a great hood which meets and exceeds our every need. Very easy to install ourselves and sufficient space for a new and emerging compounding practice. The ability to monitor the hood remotely is great and easy-to-use. We've been using the hood for 3 weeks now and no issues at all."

"Easy to clean, ergonomic and gives protection from all chemicals."

"The fume hoods provide benefit from ergonomy and protection when working with chemicals that pose an inhalation risk"

"In Valeo perfom diferent chemical, corrosion & metallographic analysis, and as a security measure we need to implemement extraction systems for chemical management."

"Great product, easy maintenance, fast installation."

"The Ductless fume hoods are so easy to use and they are very appealing for any STEM based school environment! We are very happy with the product!"

"The Captair Smart Ductless Fume Hood that we use for cleaning and analyzing weight loss metal corrosion coupons from energy related facilities including pipelines, well sites and petrochemical facilities has worked wonders for us. We use acids and other chemicals in the NACE and ASTM standards for cleaning and previously the fumes affected our offices near the laboratory and the workers. With the fume hood these problems are gone. We had excellent advice on what fume hood to purchase, had help on installation, set up, and as well as later help in maintenance and operation."

"Easy to install, use and replace filter. What more could be said? I have used it fot complete digestion for metals on the wash water lagoon discharge, digestion of drinking water. Since this is where the hot plate is, I have tested digital thermometers there also. "

"Product is great! Very easy to use and safe. Technical support for these hoods was nice."

"Julie provided exceptional help troubleshooting during the time our unit was down. This unit is simple and easy to use - nothing complicated."

"Simple but effective ductless fume hood. Good air draw, which is great for routine USP-style wet chem testing. It has whisper-quiet fans and even the alarms aren't excessively loud. The interface is not overly complicated; the simple beep codes have a guide pre-printed on the chassis."

"This hood is easy to clean and easy to use. It took a bit of time to figure out how to connect a computer to it to change the flow rate of the air. I like the option to flip the door up or down to work at different angles. I have 2 different sizes of digestion vessels and use one configuration for each. The flipping door is nice, but I'm at the height that when I'm sitting in front of the hood, the bar/hinge is right in front of my eyes. My sight is a bit limited when I'm sitting to make standards, and this causes me to tend to use the front work area of the hood. As far as fume removal, I never smell my aqua regia when it's made or when I'm opening my digestion vessels."

"It is easy to use. We do not need to get reproducible results - only a healthy atmosphere in our lab."

"Several systems installed in a lab room for students."

"Strong equipment. It should be installed with a better filter life. We had some problems in startup because the installation staff were not experts."

"This device allow the user to work in a really controlled environment. For that reason, for biomaterials development is ideal; it is possible to maintain aseptic conditions. Also it is important to highlight that the device is easy to mount and manipulate. And the services from the company in case of any problem is fast."

"A ventilation hood and a self-containing cabinet were installed in my lab a couple of weeks ago. The person who installed it explained everything thoroughly, including how to operate and troubleshoot them. Also, they look fantastic and function very well."

"We absolutely recommend this fume hood. Easy to use and never had a problem."

"Very satisfied with the product, it has helped us a lot since we began using it."

"Cabinets for protection of users and environment, with HEPA and actived caron filters."

"Product supplied corresponds to expectation. In use the product functions as expected with no difficulty: total dust control and total odour control. Filter replacement service worked smoothly as expected. Good value for money. We do recommend the system to our contacts."

"The system works very well, the control system is working Ok, but sometimes you lose connection. The saturation filter sensor is very useful if you have a safe environment, but fail when if your environment is polluted with VOCs. Is easy to change the filter, but the technology for the "safe change" is too manual, and not so safe."

"Product is easy to use. It is effective in our application."

"Whenever we have a problem Erlab has been very quick to respond over the phone. This past issue seemed more than I could handle so 2 technicians came and addressed it themselves. Excellent customer service."

"The captair smart is great tool for us in the brewery. It does a great job filtering out harmful or unpleasant fumes from pure concentration stocks and keeps chemical handling isolated in a safe environment. I use my hood multiple times a day and have never been displeased. The main reason we purchased this unit was because of the stand alone filtration so I wouldn't have to spend more money for installation of a ventilation system."

"Easy to use the hood. Not easy to replace big parts."

"The two units helped provide extra locations where we can prep sample bottles and to perform titration assays without fear of contaminating bottles and technicians."

"We started using our ductless fume hood in April. It has done a great job of filtering through aromatic chemicals that we use. We use the hood for our IBU solvent extraction as well as prepping our sensory stock solutions. The sensory chemicals can be extremely aromatic, so it is important we don't disrupt the rest of the lab with smells of buttered popcorn (diacetyl) and stinky socks (isovaleric acid). We also really like the ability to connect the hood to our network, so we can see the performance of the filters and sensors from our desktops."

"We purchase the Filter for the Captair hood on yearly basis. Very easy to install. When talking on the phone, staff are very pleasant and helpful."

"Ductless fume hoods advantages priority is easiness of use and handling. Our labs are located at 3 story building. Imagine the difficulties we have to face when equipping the lab. Permanent fume hoods are almost impossible since we would have to break down a window to get one in. So, ductless fume hoods are the best choice and the performance is also almost similar to the permanent model. Most of all, they can be transferred easily to any lab ."

"It does exactly what it was purchased for. It is easy to use and clean. Definitely worth the price and a great addition to the exhibit area."

"The unit is very easy to use. The menu is set up for easy use also and there is a handy alarm that alerts you as to when the filters need to be changed."

"The Fume Hood allows us to distill Nitric Acid in an enclosed area in our clean-room without affecting nearby equipment or the sample preparation that we carry out in a separate Laminar Flow hood. It's easy to use and the sensors will automatically detect when filters need to be changed."

"The hood was delivered pallet style and needed to be put together. It was easy enough for one person to put it together, with the exception of placing the filter on top. I did need to contact customer service to determine how to change the flow-rate but it was not difficult. We use the hood for roughly 2.5 hrs a week and have not encountered a problem in 10 months. There are instructions on cleaning that we never received, but basically consists of "use mild detergent, no abrasives etc.""

"The technicians really like it. It is quiet and easy to use. We purchase 2 of them. One has a taller base than the other which they prefer."

"The fume hood is incredibly easy to set up and swap out filters when a replacement is required. The software that control the hood is a little clunky to set up, and it would be nice if there was a way to manually control settings without attaching the hood to a network."

"This hood met and exceeded my expectations. Little to no maintenance, and was easy to install. They contacted me when the filter needed to be replaced. This made remembering to change the filter less cumbersome. This hood saved my company a lot of money over a traditional hoods. It would have been very expensive to put in the normal duct work for a conventional hood."

"Overall a very good product and allows us to add extra protection in areas where we could not place a full size fume hood"

"The hoods remove all the particulars but some fumes and odors are not trapped."

"The fume hood was easy to set up without assistance. We don't analyze every sample but we know that our officers handle fentanyl laced drugs and that they can safely perform field tests and package the drugs."

"This product is easy to use and very helpful for a small lab setting. The customer service is always top notch."

"Hood is very effective for the acid digestions performed daily in the unit. Staff are very happy with ease of use and design. Would definitely purchase another one."

"Having to deal with the chemicals and solutions involved in doing daily titrations of our process line the Erlab Ductless fume hood has been a godsend. Hydrochloric and sulfuric acid fumes are no longer an issue, not to mention the fumes from solutions involved."

"The ductless fumehood is easy to use and very reliable. The technical service was very helpful in helping to validate our hood to what chemicals we were using and advising us on the proper filters."

"I inherited a ductless fume hood from another professor, and it works well after many years of use. The Erlab sales representative helped me figure out which filters were best for my purposes. The service was prompt and thorough. The hood is now back in use, running smoothly and safely."

"Very good product without the expense of putting in a vent. Great customer service."

"Equipment is easy to assemble. Quick commissioning, configuration, and controls are easy to achieve, requires a laptop"

"This Flow Hood is just what the Dr. ordered! Plug and play, it's on wheels so we can easily move it around our lab to put it where it does the most good. The field tech set it up in no time and did a fine job explaining the very simple operation."

"Easy to install and move if necessary. Due to the modular design parts it can easily fit through a standard door (80 cm). No ducts needed (saves on costs for installation). Performs well. Filters can be easily adapted to suit your needs. Constant monitoring of filters and air speed with an integrated alarm for users in case of low air velocity. All parameters, can be easily adjusted through web interface."

"This product was simple to set up, works beautifully and was the best priced option for our budget."

"It has smartphone app which make it very easy to check its performance real-time. I really recommend it!"

"This is a great convenience for our enclosed laboratory."

"The hood works well, although the filter life span is not that long, it may be due to the several hours we have it on when the printer is on."

"Our ductless fume hood was inexpensive, easy to put together and very useful. ErLab is a great company that provides all items that is needed to be sure the fume hood works."

"The hoods we purchased are very nice. The custom made hoods are exactly as specified and are working great for the application intended. The filtration system is able to handle the digestions that are being performed and the filters are easy to change. The hoods were easy to assemble and are easy to clean and maintain."

"Our local was not equipped with classical fumehood. Captair was the right choice for our work."

"We needed more hood space and placing new fume hoods were out of out budget. These are much more affordable and safe."

"This equipment is used during concentration of sample solutions by evaporation of organic solvents. It is also used during extraction of soil and plant samples. This equipment removes all fumes developed during the extraction process with the help of its fan and appropriate filter."

"Equipment received quickly. Very professional technician. Hood that meets all our expectations. We will renew the purchase if necessary."

"We all in the lab are happy with our nice, smart fume hood. More importantly, it is a silent one."

"Efficient filtering system. Works on all our samples, never had any problem. Taking care of the filters is easy. Good product, and safe."

"So far, so good! It didn't take very long to install and setup the fume hood we ordered. The unit runs fine and does just about everything we need it to do. We are still unsure on if it handles all the fumes that we produce when preparing our liquid media as we are still refining our technique, but we are feeling optimistic that it will handle our processing."

"Very good. Works better than expected and easy. Sales was good experience. No need to worry, very safe"

"I am pleased with the performance of the hood. The results are good. Smell is at a minimum."

"High quality and efficient. It has been east to train new employees."

"Easy to use and effective. I am using this fumeless hood to do experimental tasks related to chemical reactions including hazardous chemicals like HF acid or electrochemical deposition experiments for coating gold and platinum samples."

"Unit is easy to use. Software is user friendly. Had initial issues with alarm sounding off all the time but were resolved it with Erlab,"

"Hood was simple to set up and use. Maintenance is also quite simple, especially with dedicated staff tracking on-going maintenance items, like filter changes. The hood is a cost-effective solution for fume hood needs. The fact that it's portable also makes utilization at multiple sites logistically simple."

"We have been using this hood for about a year and has been running smoothly in our lab. Our students use it with no problem. The service department is always very helpful."

"These are easy to use filters that work well for our teaching laboratory."

"We really like that we can have effective laminar flow as well as a fume hood installed completely ductless. It's made it possible for our small lab to do testing in a safe and effective manner."

"We purchased a ductless fume hood and needed to purchase a filter that could handle our wide variety of uses.I contacted Erlab directed and someone from their sales team responded in less than 1 day. She was extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the fume hood and what filter I needed. I had a new filter in less than 1 week. The fume hood works very well and I would recommend it to anyone who has a small lab space and needs a fume hood. Great product and company."

"Easy to use and easy to monitor. We have only had these for a few months but are very happy with them so far. They needed to be adjusted after their initial use but a technician came right away and we have not had any problems since."

"This is a product that only gets used a couple times per week for a few hours for individual courses. I was disappointed that the filter life was not longer for the amount of times that it gets used. It signaled an alarm at the 1 year of life. That being said, the fact that it is ductless and versatile works well in a lab that has no ducting. It allows our program flexibility in the course development in that particular room. I do like the fact that it is monitored by a computer program which allows visual on the optimal working condition at the time of use. It allows for trouble shooting should an alarm signal."

"The product works great for what I use it for. The after care help has been amazing. Any time I have a questions or concern. Someone is always there to answer it for me. I've had great technical support when I've needed installation. The gentleman who last came to install an add on piece for me recommended I keep the hood on to help with the fumes from the mice cages and it works fabulous."

"The product is easy to use, and was easy to set up. I especially like the care that was taken to ensure that we had the correct product and filters for safe use of the product in our use case. Excellent follow up and"

"This hood is very easy to use, and has a single button to turn on and off. The filters are a piece of cake to change, and you can set a date so you know when the filter needs to be changed. When running it is very quiet, you can't even tell it is running. Overall this is an incredible hood."

"The alarm is so loud and I need to turn off the instrument because I have no idea how to turn off the alarm (only silent for 5 min when silent button is pressed) No instructions or manual for set up."

"Chemical fume hoods are easy to use and allow safe handling of chemicals. Filters are easy to change and have good lifetimes."

"Excellent product, Erlab performed the delivery and install flawlessly."

"Looking forward to using the fumehood and demonstrating some unique chemical reactions to our students. The side panels make it very conducive to demonstrations."

"This product is used to confine the DSC measuring device. Filters are changed once a year. It's very easily to change this product. I don't have any idea of the price of this product because I'm not the buyer."

"Using the fume hood has improved our sample preparation and led to better results. We were a bit unhappy about the delivery because the instrument simply got dumped into our lab. We would have appreciated the little extra effort of actually placing it at the intended spot, because unlike us the hauler had the right equipment to lift the very heavy fume hood. We were lucky to lift it to its place without damaging either us or the instrument."

"The ductless fume hood filters are a great way to use safe lab practices in a limited access area"

"The Hood is easy to use and achieves most of our needs, since we work with special dusts that are not retained by common hoods. The hood ist also flexibel because it can been moved within the laboratory independently of the infrastructure (due to the filter). It is also flexible, because we can adapt it to our application by modifying the filter. Exactly what a R&D-Department like our needs."

"The fume hood is very very easy to use, performance is reliable."

"Easy to use, changing filters and maintenance very easy."

"The secure filter feature with the indicator gives me a peace of mind ensuring the filter is in excellent condition and unit is working fine."

"Great job, no issues at all. Reasonable price and great service."

"It's easy to use and easy to clean, does the job well as a 'clean' hood for aliquoting RNA and setting up PCRs"

"The effectiveness of the products is excellent. It´s very easy to use."

"It’s really well designed, straight forward with all things in place you would need the most. Service after Sales is good. Maintenance (Changing of filters) is really easy. And value for Money is great. We compared with other suppliers, but this equipment had the best value for our needs. We have PCR Cabinets and a Hood for Handling with Chemicals/ Solvents like Formamide, Xylene etc. Because we are not heavy users, this Ductless Fume Hood was the best option for us. Regarding PCR Cabinets, we are now using the cabinets for 15 years still with success! Only shortcoming we recognized are the micro fissures in the acrylic glass."

"great performances, reliable, timely support, good quality"

"Is very effective to reduce installation costs and energy. At the first moment, it is complicated because you could some problems with the filter saturation... because the new concept of the filter cabinet must need a new way to think and to do...

By the way, there are some problem for the normal use, that is the sash windows open only in vertical way, and sometimes will be better to have an aperture in horizontal way... "