Austin Air - HealthMate
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"For cigarette smoke and doors you need a HEPA filter that also has a lot of active carbon. That means pounds of action carbon not the thin filters you normally see. The only consumer filter I am aware of that has that is the Austin Air HealthMate. It's bigger, louder, and uses more power than some of the options you list, but it should make an actual dent in VOCs unlike many of the ones you listed."
"Visitors often tell me the house smells very clean and pure."
"I'd you want high activite carbon filters I like the Austin Air HealthMate."
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"I got 4 years out of the first filter and 3 from the second because I made the mistake of using it during a house reno."
"I like the chunk filters they use that last a very long time. ... Think like 5 years between replacements."
"Filters last 5 years."
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"it’s a tank ... Heavy metal frame"
"Built like a tank too - this thing will outlive me."
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"I recently started leaving it running 24/7 and the difference is remarkable."
"I have 3 of these because I have Mast Cell Activation Syndrome & they have helped so much."
"I ended up getting an expensive Austin air purifier appropriate for medical use because all the cheaper brands i looked at intentionally or accidentally produce ozone, which is not healthy to breathe."
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"Been running mine 24/7 for 10 years with no issues whatsoever."
"I like the chunk filters they use that last a very long time. ... Think like 5 years between replacements."
"Filters last 5 years."
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"The unit itself is quite low quality and expensive for what you get, once you take it apart to do the filter change."
"It's expensive and loud"
"It's expensive and loud"
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"It's expensive and loud"
"It's expensive and loud"
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"I bought it to reduce VOCs, however according to my sensor it loses effectiveness in under a month, then you are on the hook for a new $300 filter."
Austin Air HealthMate. Yes, it's pricey ($400-ish) but the filters last 5 YEARS instead of 6-12 months like most others. Did the math and it's actually cheaper in the long run. Built like a tank too - this thing will outlive me. Great for serious allergy sufferers.
r/buyforlifetips • Best Air Purifiers for Home Use? Recommendations Needed ->I would also like to know. I personally bought an Austin Air Health Mate. But that was $700. Everything I read with that said it was pretty good. But I’m always looking for better products. Edit: Austin claims you only have to change your filter every 5 years.
r/AirPurifiers • Best Air Purifier for pets with respiratory issues? ->Have you looked into used medical grade units (the ones listed in the pinned post as containing sorbent media)? I was able to get an Austin Air Healthmate off Marketplace for under $200 USD. There are some on ebay too. The replacement filter is $315 USD but it lasts 5 yrs so it might actually be less expensive in the long run compared to others.
r/AirPurifiers • Recommendations for Air Purifier(s) that can filter smoke from wood stove and forest fires in 1200 sqft living area. ->Austin Air Healthmate. Been running mine 24/7 for 10 years with no issues whatsoever. Change the filter every 3-5 years (depending on your environment) and you’re good.
r/homeowners • What are your best choices of home air purifiers? Have you actually notice any major difference? ->I think it was something inherent to what they put in their Plus filters. I ended up replacing it with a regular Healthmate filter as Austin advised it would last longer
r/AirQuality • Los Angeles fires: air purifier recommendations ->Yeah that's fair. And totally not defending shark, they make shit appliances ever. It's still impressive how long the Austin Air filters last, cost aside
r/AirPurifiers • Just tell me what air purifier to buy! ->Pricey but Austin Air are amazing. I have a regular size and a Jr
r/CleaningTips • Air Purifier sucking dust in my room ->Austin Healthmate - anything by them really
r/LosAngeles • What air purifiers are you using that’s helping during fires? W. no ozone and BPAs? ->here's where the cost comes from the finer and more of the media surface (to reduce viruses) the stronger the fan and air pressure design to get thru all that media the higher the air pressure, the more noise the unit will make and then you'll want further design value to mitigate that noise. if you can live with the noise you can go cheap on design (crbox) if you can't (in a bdrm) then cheaper means less media which means less CFM of air being filtered and once that gets below 6x the volume of the room per hour, it's no longer effective. to save money i would simply cover fewer rooms with better filters. you may want to think about where your virus are originating from. a single mom used to catch colds from her teen who kept catching the new ones at school. by putting a filter in the living room they share the most time in, mom then took fewer sick days off. i invested in one big filter on wheels - i move where needed most, half it's value of $300 is huge quality media, the other half of $300 is purely spent on a quiet high CFM fan design in a durable cabinet. this is why you often see Austin Air HM400 being advocated here. i'm not telling OP to buy one, i'm saying how it's value is derived.
r/AirPurifiers • Are there any air purifiers under $70 usd that actually work? I need something that works for viruses. ->Austin Air healthmate. Expensive but good
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