Airpura V600 Air Purifier: Trusted Review & Specs

Airpura V600 is a simple but necessary upgrade for the so-so Airpura R600. At least it serves for a specific purpose, and with a better price than both the Airpura F600 and Airpura UV600, the Airpura V600 strengthen the position of Airpura in the high-range segment. Today, we are happy to deliver the Airpura V600 Review.

Airpura V600 ranks C+ in our air purifier ranking list. We give the biggest and most thorough database of air purifier reviews in the world.

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Since 2004, Airpura has been the best air purifier brand in Canada. With a large manufacturer factory, this brand has delivered up to 12 options that will definitely match your needs. As the air purifier for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and chemicals, the Airpura V600 is one of the most desired air purifiers of this brand. Why so? You can check this Airpura V600 Review to understand.

Airpura V600 Price

The Airpura V600 is now an old device and the follow-ups, Airpura F600 and Airpura G600, are here. But if you are interested in the Airpura V600, it’s cheaper and you can always upgrade to the later version inside its main housing.

It’s touted as the most proper solution for not only VOCs and chemicals, but also the disaster of wildfire smoke, especially in California the recent years.

For the price, the Airpura V600 costs you $799. This price is exactly like the IQAir HealthPro Compact and/or Molekule Air, and is a lot cheaper than the AllerAir 6000, Austin Air Bedroom Machine and IQAir HealthPro Plus.

While these prices may not convert exactly when the air purifier releases on some retailers, it’s still a good indication of the price of the air purifier – and it looks like it fits comfortably in the high-range of the price spectrum.

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Airpura V600 Design and Size

Even for the last review of Airpura air purifier, we still have a repetition for nearly everything, starting with the design and size of this Airpura V600.

Yes, just like the American Austin Air brand, the Canadian brand will keep the main housing for all of their air purifiers. So if you purchase one in the family, you can always change your mind and install other air filters to have a new machine.

Durability of the Airpura V600 is pretty good, with a full body 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. With this material, the Airpura V600 is 93% recyclable.

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.

The Airpura V600 is also free of any plastic, rubber, silicone, or adhesives. The absence of these materials helps to reduce any off-gassing of chemical vapors, both within the clean air stream and in the unit’s end-of-life phase. As an air purifier for chemicals, the Airpura V600’s capacitors are free of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which are toxic to humans, animals, and the environment.

The size of this Airpura V600 is quite compact in average, with the height of 23 inches and the width of 15 inches. It also features the powerful 360° Distribution air flow, which is the trending concept for air purifiers with high fan power.

The code name of this air purifier, “V” means “VOCs”. Airpura V600 is designed to deal with not only the common allergens and odors, but also thousands of harmful chemicals released from common household products such as PVC, vinyl, carpets, paint, heating fuels, ammonia, and pesticides. The great Activated Carbon filter inside Airpura V600 is ideal for any person with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). It is even effective against all types of wildfire smoke in the nature.

The weight of this Airpura V600 is 45 lbs, and luckily, we have a set of 4 casters to move it easier. This is also the signature concept of the Austin Air air purifiers.

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Airpura V600 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 V600 makes use of the signature 3-stage air cleaning system of this company.

1. Pre-filter – To protect the main filter, Airpura V600 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 – Airpura V600 uses a powerful Activated Carbon filter, which is 18 lbs in weight.
3. True HEPA filter – Airpura V600 upgrades to the True HEPA filter, and can deal with 99.97% of any contaminant particles as small as 0.3 microns in size.

The True HEPA filter from the Airpura V600 is truly powerful, with an area of 40 square feet in size. Having more filter media, the True HEPA filter of Airpura V600 is capable of dealing with even the tiniest particles, and can effectively remove 99.97% of any airborne particles ≥ 0.3 microns. You can also upgrade to the HEPA 14 Filter to improve the efficiency of Airpura H600 to 99.99%. Moreover, the True HEPA filter can last for 5 years without replacement.

Just like the Airpura R600 and Airpura G600, Airpura V600 uses a 18-lb Activated Carbon filter, which is highly effective in dealing with the chemicals, smoke, odors and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). With 17% of potassium iodide, the carbon filter can accelerate the binding of chemicals and VOCs quicker. You will have a next level upgrade for this carbon filter, to consist of 17% of potassium permanganate instead, then your Airpura V600 will become an Airpura F600.

Remember that the carbon filter is made from the high-quality coconut shell charcoal, which is 100% natural and won’t proceed any chemicals into your indoor air quality. This is one of the best Activated carbon filters in the world, only behind the performance of AllerAir 5000 or AllerAir 6000.

Now it’s time for the performance test, and I used a lot of high-end air purifiers to compare the power with this Airpura V600. The samples this time were Blueair Pro L, Austin Air HealthMate Plus and Austin Air Allergy Machine. They all ran in a room of 500 square feet, for a full hour. As I expected, these top-class air purifiers were all able to remove 99.9% to 99.99% any particles down to 0.3 microns.

The only downside to buy one air purifier of this Canadian brand is the high filter replacement cost. You need to pay $179 for the True HEPA filter, and another $279 for the Activated Carbon filter. Quickly, the cost of filter replacement will be over the basic cost of your air purifier.

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Airpura V600 Room Coverage

The room coverage of Airpura V600 is 2000 square feet, according to the technical standard of Airpura air purifiers.

The ACH of Airpura V600 is 2X. For a room of 2000 square feet, it will exchange the air every 30 minutes.

The CADR of Airpura V600 is 560 cfm in general. You will get another Airpura air purifier with high CADR rating again.

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Airpura V600 Sound

The Airpura V600 shares the same fan power as others in the Airpura family, and this is one of the quietest fan for the 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 V600 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.

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Airpura V600 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 V600 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 V600 is a lot higher than the AIRMEGA 400S, or the Alen BreatheSmart 75i in the same price range.

To run the Airpura V600 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 V600 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 V600 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 75i. Or if you need Smart Wi-Fi connectivity, you should look for the AIRMEGA 400S or the Blueair Classic 605.

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Airpura V600 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 V600 is an upgraded version of the Airpura R600, gaining great abilities in dealing with common VOCs and harmful, airborne chemicals and pollutants.