Airpura H600 Air Purifier: Trusted Review & Specs

The Airpura H600 is another budget version of a flagship from high-range brand. But just exactly like the Austin Air HealthMate Plus Jr, IQAir HealthPro Compact or Blueair Pro M, this air purifier is still far from what we called “budget”. So be ready with our Airpura H600 Review.

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Since 2004, the Airpura is the largest air purifier manufacturer in Canada. The Airpura H600 is one of the first air purifiers of this brand, as a reduction of allergens, pollen and asbestos fibers for allergy and asthma sufferers. Today, we are happy to give you an Airpura H600 Review. But don’t forget to check out other reviews of this brand as well.

Airpura H600 Price

Airpura H600 stays comfortably at the lowest level in the army of Airpura air purifiers. It is the direct competitor to the Austin Air Allergy Machine, as they are both the air purifiers to help any allergy and asthma sufferers.

As the oldest entry in the veteran manufacturer’s product line, the Airpura H600 comes with $639 at most retailers, and there must be a reason for such high-range price. However, with that price, the Airpura H600 is even cheaper than the Airpura R600 and Airpura G600. If you are a fan of Airpura machines, this is the cheapest device you could get.

Beside the Austin Air Allergy Machine and Austin Air Pet Machine, its price puts the Airpura H600 directly in the competition with the high-range air purifiers like AIRMEGA 300S, Alen BreatheSmart, Molekule Air and Blueair Classic 480i. We have also finished reviews for the Dyson HP04 and Dyson TP04, which are the flagships of the series of Dyson Pure Hot+Cool and Dyson Pure Cool Tower – the powerful air purifiers with fancy cooling and heating features.

Now, we start first with a deal of Airpura H600. This is the best price you can get.

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Airpura H600 Design and Size

It is time to repeat the design review of all 13 options in this Airpura brand.

Both Airpura and Austin Air are doing the same strategy for their devices. They keep the same main housing for their air purifiers, for example the same size, same shape and even an unified design for their air filters. If you purchase the Airpura H600, and suddenly you need a more complicated air purification, you can just buy the new air filters. As the result, you get the new air purifier, be the expensive Airpura UV600 or Airpura F600 DLX.

The main housing of Airpura H600 is really durable, which is made of powder coat steel. It can prevent any off-gassing of chemical vapors, both within the clean air stream and in the unit’s end-of-life phase. Moreover, the Airpura H600 is 93% recyclable. The air flow system concept in the Airpura H600 is the powerful 360° Distribution air flow, which is only available in the top-class air purifiers.

There is one pressure seal on the filter chamber ensures that all of the dirty air passes through the filters. Other systems allow leakage and do not achieve the 99.97% HEPA filtration rating. Also, the felt gaskets will seal the filter chamber and maximize the filtration.

It is 23 inches in height and 15 inches in width, and you can attach the Airpura H600 to the Airpura Central Air System easily.

The code name of Airpura H600, “H” could stand for “home”. This is the first air purifier to buy, which is a solution ideal for individuals suffering from allergies, asthma and other breathing problems at home. It is time to free your home of allergens and asthma irritants. You can also get the Airpura H614, which is the upgrade of the standard H600 model, with Super HEPA air filter. It ensures the superior level of protection from tiny, lung damaging particles, up to 99.99% of any particles down to 0.3 microns.

Without the heavy Activated Carbon filter like the Airpura F600, Airpura T600 and Airpura C600, the weight of this Airpura H600 is only 35 lbs. Together with the set up of 4 casters, you can move it around your home easily.

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Airpura H600 Filters

Now, we are reading one of the two most important factors when deciding the performance of one air purifier – its air filters. Basically, we will check the quantity of air filters and what air filter types it used first. Airpura H600 makes use of the signature 3-stage air cleaning system of this company.

1. Pre-filter – To protect the main filter, Airpura H600 uses a poly pre-filter, which can trap large particles such as pet hair, human hair and large dust. It can be vacuumed clean and should be changed after 6 months or 1 year.
2. Activated Carbon Filter – The Airpura H600 only uses the Hi-C Carbon filter, which is just a normal carbon filter to prevent light odors and light smoke.
3. True HEPA filter – Airpura H600 upgrades to the True HEPA filter, and can deal with 99.97% of any contaminant particles as small as 0.3 microns in size. In the next-gen Airpura H614, the air filter can trap 99.99% of airborne pollutants down to 0.3 microns.

The True HEPA filter from the Airpura H600 is truly powerful, with an area of 40 square feet in size. Having more filter media, the True HEPA filter of Airpura H600 is capable of dealing with even the tiniest particles, and can effectively remove 99.97% of any pollutants as small as 0.3 microns. You can also upgrade to the HEPA 14 Filter to improve the efficiency of Airpura H600 much better. Moreover, the True HEPA filter can last for 3 to 5 years, depending on the heavy using of it.

The Hi-C Carbon filter is just another normal deodorizing filter, but you can remove it and upgrade to the 18-lb Activated Carbon filter with 17% potassium iodide, 83% coconut shell carbon. This impregnated carbon filter can accelerate the binding of chemicals much faster, and can remove gases and smoke to an extent of 2 years. The new Airpura carbon filter is one of the best Activated carbon filters in the world, only behind the performance of AllerAir 5000 or AllerAir 6000.

For the test, I used the Austin Air Allergy Machine and even the $899 IQAir HealthPro Plus and Oransi EJ120 to compare with this Airpura H600. The testing conditions are simple, I put them all in a room of 500 square feet, and let them run in a full hour.  As the result, they all scored from 99.97% to 99.99% as the efficiency of trapping any particles as small as 0.3 microns – the absolute score for the performance of one air purifier.

But such high-quality and efficiency air filter like the Airpura H600 won’t cost you easily. You need to pay $179 for the True HEPA filter, and even the normal Carbon filter will cost you $99 more.

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Airpura H600 Room Coverage

The room coverage of Airpura H600 is 2000 square feet, according to the technical standard of Airpura air purifiers.

The ACH of Airpura H600 is 2X. For a room of 2000 square feet, it will exchange the air every 30 minutes.

The CADR of Airpura H600 is 560 cfm in general. You get another Airpura air purifier with high CADR rating again.

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Airpura H600 Sound

The Airpura H600 shares the same fan power as others in the Airpura family, and we can believe in such quiet fan power.

From the measurement, our testing unit is only 28 decibels at the lowest setting, and this is exactly the noise level of the whisper. There is no way you can hear a sound from such low noise level. However, if you are running the Airpura H600 at the highest setting, the noise level is 62 decibels (db), which is 8 times higher than the lowest noise level. For me, it is reasonable for an industrial air purifier. But this Airpura H600 is mostly designed for home, and if you have problems with the consistent noise, you should avoid the Airpura H600.

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Airpura H600 Power Consumption

In Breathe Quality, one of our most FAQs is “Do air purifiers use a lot of energy?”. In fact, an air purifier needs to run for a long time (usually more than 8 hours) to be efficient, and therefore, power consumption is an important criteria to decide which air purifier to buy.

Such powerful air purifier like the Airpura H600 can’t hold the power consumption to be low. You will get a typical Airpura power consumption from 40 watts to 120 watts. And to be honest, the power consumption of this Airpura H600 is a lot higher than the AIRMEGA 300S, or the Alen BreatheSmart in the same price range.

To run the Airpura H600 8 hours per day, you need to pay from $15 to $43 annually. Even if you always run the air purifier on highest speed, it would cost you only $0.1 each day.

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Airpura H600 Additional Features

Both the Airpura and Austin Air families are saying no to any kinds of additional features. It seems that the high-end air purifiers are mostly for air purification, not for some flashy features to show off. You shouldn’t be surprise if your Airpura H600 doesn’t have any additional features.

There won’t be even the filter replacement indicator or the Timer. There is only one manual switch to change the fan speed of this machine.

If you like to add the Smart Sensor, a great feature to automatically adjust the fan power to suit the current indoor air quality, you need to buy the Alen BreatheSmart. Or if you need both the Smart Sensor and Smart Wi-Fi connectivity, you should look for the top dogs of high-range segment – the AIRMEGA 300S or Dyson Pure Cool Link.

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Airpura H600 Customer Service

The Airpura Industries is a strong brand in Canada, and they are active in customer service field. Anyone who demands an air purifier from this brand can take dedicated suggestion about which device to buy, also with a reasonable installation of Central Air System (the latter is only available in local).

You can contact them freely via phone at 866-505-7872, or via email at info@airpura.com. They will get back to you as soon as possible.

Moreover, this company provides a 5-year warranty on parts, and even 10-year warranty on labor. This is one of the best customer services for the air purifier, and you would be happy with it.

Our verdict

The Airpura H600 is a great device. The size of its True HEPA filter is much smaller than the Austin Air Allergy Machine, but the fan power is a lot better. So far, this is one of the best deal to help you prevent any allergens and asthma irritants in home.