Austin Air HealthMate Plus Junior Air Purifier Midnight Blue - Advanced 4- Stage Filtration Air Purifiers For Home with Activated Carbon & Zeolite - Ideal as Air Purifiers for Bedroom, Model A250

I have another one of these that I bought about 10 years ago. This new one is quieter, works better than the old one. So it's even better that before. Bother are great.

My unit arrived with a dent in the intake exterior wall of the unit. I would have returned the item for a refund, but wanted to double check the inside of the unit to see if it was used since there were dents and scratches on the exterior. I opened up the bottom, and the interior filters looked new, but discovered the exterior wall and bottom plate were made of a cheap flexible metal. I was able to bend the metal dented area back into shape. I observed a scratch and removal of paint where the dent was located. These dents and scratches were clearly done at the point of either manufacturing or packaging. I was careful to remove it, since I saw there was a scratch clearly visible when I opened the box. The box was completely sealed, so this was done prior to shipment. I spent 600 plus on this tiny unit, so I expected higher quality. I have not run the unit to determine it’s effectiveness at removing odors yet. I may improve my review and rating if it is way more effective than other air filters. Right now, my impressions are that this is cheaply made, with poor quality control. I am not impressed.

I run this in my bedroom overnight. At the lowest level, it creates exactly enough white noise to be relaxing but not noisy, and I wake up not feeling congested and not blowing my nose every minute. And this is ragweed season locally.The device is compact, and, in the metallic dark blue color, is actually gorgeous.I didn't know I needed this, till my son urged me to get it, but it really has improved my life.

I have been using Austin Air filter units for over 20 years. The Allergy machine does what they describe, plus removing other particles, including smells such as smoke and litter box scents.I highly recommend this HEPA filter. Believe me, it's worth the money.