Austin Air Bedroom Machine Air Purifier (White)

You spend a third of your life in one room with the door closed, and it is the room nobody thinks about. The Austin Air Bedroom Machine (B402C1) is Austin Air’s answer to that: the full-size HealthMate cabinet, the same 60 square feet of medical-grade HEPA and the same fifteen pounds of carbon, with one extra stage on the end that the HealthMate does not have. The fifth stage Military-grade HEGA carbon cloth — High Efficiency Gas Adsorption. It is a tightly woven carbon fabric developed for chemical and biological defense, and its surface area is enormous, which is what gives gases somewhere to go. Everything the HealthMate does Underneath the HEGA stage it is the same machine: two pre-filters, 780 cubic inches of activated carbon and zeolite, and 60 square feet of medical-grade HEPA rated to 99.97% of particles at 0.3 microns. Built to run all night Three-speed continuous-duty fan in a powder-coated steel cabinet with a 360-degree intake. Set it on low at bedtime and it becomes part of the room within a night or two. Why a bedroom is its own problem A living room gets aired out. A bedroom gets shut, and then one or two people breathe the same air in it for eight hours. Whatever came off the new carpet, the gas stove downstairs or the road outside settles in there and stays. That is the case for putting the better machine in the bedroom rather than the living room, and it is the whole reason this model exists. Bedroom Machine, HealthMate or Immunity Machine? HealthMate$845 Bedroom Machine$995Best for a bedroom Immunity Machine$1,144.99 Filter stages 4 5 8 HEGA carbon cloth No Yes Yes Treated carbon for chemicals No — plain carbon and zeolite No — plain carbon and zeolite Yes — treated carbon and treated mineral media as well Buy it if Dust, pollen, pet dander and everyday odors are the problem You want the strongest machine in the room you sleep in You want every stage Austin Air makes, chemicals included All three are the identical 47-pound steel cabinet with the identical fan and HEPA filter, so they move and clean the same amount of air. The Bedroom Machine adds the HEGA cloth to the standard HealthMate; the Immunity Machine adds HEGA and two extra layers of chemically treated media. If chemicals and smoke are your problem rather than sleep, look at the HealthMate Plus before either of them. Who the Bedroom Machine is for Anyone who wakes up stuffy, congested or with a headache and cannot work out why Asthma and allergy sufferers, where the night is the worst part of the day Bedrooms over a garage, beside a busy road, or above a gas kitchen Households where someone is medically vulnerable and sleep matters most Rooms up to 1,500 sq ft — comfortably any bedroom in a normal house Specifications Model number B402C1 Room size Up to 1,500 sq ft Filter stages Five — large-particle pre-filter, medium-particle pre-filter, carbon and zeolite, medical-grade HEPA, HEGA carbon cloth HEPA filter 60 sq ft, rated to capture 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns Carbon stage Over 780 cubic inches (up to 15 lbs) of activated carbon and mineral-based media Fifth stage Military-grade HEGA carbon cloth Fan Three-speed centrifugal, rated for continuous use Cabinet Powder-coated solid steel with a 360-degree intake Size 14.5″ wide × 14.5″ deep × 23″ tall Weight 47 lbs Filter life Five years of normal home use Warranty Five-year mechanical warranty and a five-year pro-rated filter warranty Made in Buffalo, New York About the White finish The Bedroom Machine comes in four cabinet finishes and nothing else changes between them: . Common questions What is HEGA carbon cloth, in plain English? Ordinary carbon is loose granules. HEGA is carbon woven into a cloth, which packs a huge amount of surface area into a thin sheet. It was developed for military protective gear against chemical and biological agents. In this machine it sits after the HEPA filter and gives gas molecules one more chance to be caught on the way out. Is it quieter than the HealthMate? It uses the same three-speed fan, so it is the same machine for noise. On low it is a soft steady hum most people find easier to sleep with than silence. On high it is clearly audible. Bedroom Machine or HealthMate Plus? Different jobs. The HealthMate Plus treats its carbon to grab chemicals — formaldehyde, benzene, wildfire smoke gases. The Bedroom Machine keeps plain carbon and adds the HEGA cloth instead. If a chemical smell is what is bothering you, buy the Plus. If you want the most thorough machine for a room you sleep in, buy this. Does the color change anything? No. All four are the same machine in a different powder coat — same filter, same fan, same warranty, same price. How often does the filter get changed? Five years under normal home use, and Austin Air pro-rates a replacement if you need one sooner. See the whole Austin Air range, compare it with everything else we stock on the air purifiers page, or read why an air purifier is worth having at home.