Austin Air HealthMate Plus® Air Purifier Medical Grade HEPA

Its carbon blend. Along with activated carbon and zeolite, the HealthMate Plus filter includes potassium iodide-impregnated carbon, which Austin uses to target chemicals and gases such as VOCs, formaldehyde and benzene.

More places than most people expect: pressed-wood furniture and flooring (formaldehyde), paint and solvents, cleaning products and aerosols, new carpet, dry-cleaned clothes, gas stoves, wood fires and tobacco smoke. Many have no smell or are hidden by other scents. HEPA alone doesn’t capture gases, which is why the HealthMate Plus pairs it with a deep bed of impregnated carbon and zeolite.

It’s Austin’s go-to recommendation for smoke. The medical-grade HEPA captures the fine particles in smoke, and the carbon and zeolite blend adsorbs the gases and odors that come with it.

Both are full size with 60 sq. ft. of HEPA. The HealthMate Plus focuses on chemicals with its impregnated carbon, while the Bedroom Machine adds a HEGA carbon cloth layer. If you want both, the Immunity Machine combines them.

The Austin Air HealthMate Plus Filter (FR450). Choose the white prefilter for a White or Sandstone unit and the black prefilter for a Black or Midnight Blue unit.

Austin Air designs its filters to last up to five years under normal home use. Each filter combines the pre-filters, carbon and mineral media and HEPA in one unit, so there’s nothing else to change in between. The Austin “it” is the exception: its optional VOC carbon wrap is designed to last about three months.

Austin Air gives every purifier a five-year mechanical warranty, which requires returning the warranty registration, and a five-year pro-rated warranty on the filter.

Yes. In a study published in Pediatrics in 2011, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital placed HealthMate purifiers in the bedrooms of children with asthma who were exposed to secondhand smoke. Those children had 18.5% fewer unscheduled asthma-related visits than children given a placebo unit. A Johns Hopkins study published in Indoor Air in 2014 found the HealthMate lowered nitrogen dioxide from gas stoves by 27% in the kitchen and 22% in the bedroom within a week.

No. Austin Air purifiers clean the air purely by filtration: pre-filters, carbon and mineral media, and HEPA. They don’t use ionizers or anything else that creates ozone.

Yes. Austin Air purifiers and replacement filters are FSA/HSA eligible. Depending on your plan, you can pay with your FSA or HSA card at checkout, or pay another way and submit your receipt for reimbursement. Some plans ask for a letter of medical necessity, so check with your plan administrator if you’re not sure.

Orders of $200 or more ship free within the lower 48 states. If you have any questions about your order, chat with us or call and we’ll help.

Start with what you most want to filter out. The HealthMate is the everyday choice for dust, pollen, pet dander and smoke. The HealthMate Plus adds potassium iodide-impregnated carbon for chemicals, VOCs and formaldehyde. The Bedroom Machine adds a HEGA carbon cloth, and the Immunity Machine combines every layer Austin makes. The Junior models suit smaller rooms. If you’re not sure, chat with us and we’ll help you choose.