Austin Air HealthMate Jr Plus Review
Austin Air HealthMate Jr Plus - as the name suggests, this is the smaller brother of the top selling Austin Air HealthMate Plus. However, don't let the term "Jr." trick or fool you. This small air purifier sure packs a lot of punch for its size!
It comes with its guns blazing with the 3-stage air purifying process and an easy-to-clean pre-filter. When it comes to maintenance and ease of use, the Austin air purifiers, especially the Austin Air HealthMate Jr. Plus is one of the easiest to maintain. With that in mind, Austin Air HealthMate Jr. Plus doesn't have any of the electronic controls and air filter monitors that you'd find other air filters and purifiers around.
Instead, the brains and engineers behind HealthMate Jr. Plus focused on providing long-term durability, reliability, and affordability...and this has won the hearts of many consumers.
At the core of the Austin Air HealthMate Jr. Plus lies the 6.5 pounds of activated carbon and zeolite filtration. Just in case you don't know, this is very rare for air purifiers that are priced under $400! Along with that, there is a 30 square foot HEPA filter located on the same cartridge.
On the flip side of the coin, there is one weakness is HealthMate Jr. Plus' design. And that is the HEPA - it is typically unused when the activated carbon gets saturated. This was resolved, though, by providing a prorated warranty that includes the filter!
So here's the question - is Austin Air HealthMate Jr. Plus the best air cleaning and purifying unit around? That depends on what type of consumer you are.
If you are someone who places affordability, ease of maintenance, reliability, safety, and steady performance over electronic controls and interface as well as threshold straining ionic technology, then you can't go wrong with the Austin Air HealthMate Jr. Plus.
On the other hand, if you're suffering from MCS, which is also known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, you may want to go for other air purifiers out in the market. IQAir and BlueAir - these names immediately come to mind. However, be prepared to shell out a lot of dough for these air purifiers!
But when it comes to value and quality for an average sized room, by all means, get Austin Air HealthMate Jr. Plus!
