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Does the carbon filter, or any aspect of these purifiers, help get rid of mildew smells? I like the idea of the Corsi-Rosenthal box but I wonder if one with a carbon filter will diminish the smell better.
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Yes, so carbon is what you need for removing any type of odor, including mildew smells.

You could get a model with just carbon and use it alongside a carbon-free model, such as the Corsi-Rosenthal box.

The Alen Breathesmart series has an option with odor filters that includes a decent amount of carbon as well as HEPA.

I have also heard good things about the latest Oransi TrueCarbon series and they do a small, medium and large - but I have yet to test them.

For more odor removal, you need to go for a specialist device like the AustinAir Healthmate, but they are not cheap and might be overkill for mildew.