Steve Henderson wrote:

I really like this thing, and it's great for my elderly mother's
apartment. However, we've had several thunderstorms in the are lately,
and EVERY time, afterwards, the next time I visit mom (she lives in an
assisted living facility) it's just sitting there in the "off" mode.
Turns out that you have to push the botton on top to tell it which
"mode" you want (lo, med, hi) before it will start after a power
outage. I wrote sharper image, and they just confirmed the operation,
and advised me to go up to "professional" model which has an actual 3
position switch (not a push button that selects the modes the more
times you push it.) Anyway, I don't want a pro model - it'll set me
back another $150 to upgrade. So was wondering if anyone knows how to
"hotwire" this model to make it always come on in the "hi" mode, and
not need the infernal push of the button to get it going. I only get
to visit Mom every couple of days, and if it's been sitting there for
those couple of days in the off mode, it's behind... and it takes a
couple of days to "catch up". So - anybody know how to do this? I
wouldn't care if it ONLY had "high" mode - as long as it comes up
working after power outage. And, yes, I can solder - and don't mind
doing it.

I have 8 of those ionic things in my house, except they're called TV
sets. Not only do they grab the impurities out of the rooms, they
provide entertainment in the form of movies, shows, and ads. Once a
month I spray Windex on the screens and wipe off a whole lot of black stuff.