About Austin Air

Austin Air purifiers are made from quality materials, designed from the inside out: the focus is on the filter.

Design
Austin Air purifiers draw air in from all sides at once, then process it in four distinct filter stages that effectively remove contaminants. This results in maximum efficiency and air flow, and a significantly longer-than-average filter life: 5 years for normal residential use.

In order to effectively produce clean, healthy air, a purifier must eliminate noxious chemicals, gases, and sub-micron particles; and it must not produce dangerous by-products, like ozone. Austin Air uses medical-grade HEPA and activated carbon filters, the only filter technology trusted for use in operating rooms and hospitals. And unlike ionic generators and electrostatic precipitators, Austin Air cleaners produce no by-products.

Materials

• HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Absorbing) Filters Austin Air's true medical-grade HEPA filter is 99.97% efficient at capturing particles as small as 0.3 microns, and 95% efficient for particles as small as 0.1 microns. This is THE most efficient particle filter media you can buy.
• Activated Carbon Austin Air's activated carbon filters are specially manufactured and highly porous. The design maximizes the surface area of the carbon, leaving more of it exposed to capture and chemically bind contaminants like noxious gases and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
• Solid Steel Body Austin Air purifier bodies are solid steel with non-toxic, powder-coated paint for strength, reliability and longevity--no inferior plastic. Warranty: the result of reliability Because Austin Air manufacture is high-quality and reliable, every Austin Air purchase comes with a 5-year warranty, including 5-year pro-rated warranty on filters.

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Austin Air manufactures all parts in the United States, using a U.S. workforce.

Austin Air believes that the best products in the world are still manufactured by American workers, and that manufacturing in the U.S. can still provide a healthy profit.

The company's philosophy is to consider moral, social, and economic costs – and the cost of moving operations offshore – outweighs the benefit.

When manufacturing is outsourced overseas, the American economy takes a hit in lost money and lost jobs. Products are made with lower standards and poorer quality, and any savings to the company are rarely passed on to the consumer.

Austin Air says no to corporate greed and yes to supporting ordinary Americans. With the largest air purifier manufacturing facility in the world, they are able to make everything in-house. From filter to final assembly, all Austin Air cleaners are made in the U.S.A.

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Austin Air cleaners undergo rigorous governmental and independent third-party testing.  These tests are for consumer protection, designed to make sure products work the way companies say they do.

Austin Air purifiers have been extensively tested for:

• Flow rate
• Flow design
• Removal of vapors
• Removal of gases
• Removal of sub-micron particles

The company selects prestigious evaluators:

• Battelle Laboratories, one of the world's most respected testing laboratories
• The Army Corps of Engineers at the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center

Because of this rigorous testing, the U.S. Government chose Austin Air for the largest deployment of air cleaners in American history, and the Red Cross and FEMA selected Austin Air purifiers during their concerns about air quality in New York post-9/11.

Austin Air never hires private companies to guarantee good scores.

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Richard Taylor designed the first Austin Air cleaner not to sell, but to help his own wife.

Richard's wife Joyce had had trouble breathing since she was a child.  Doctors and specialists came and went; she tried medications and diet; nothing made any difference.  Only when Joyce was actually living in hospital cleanrooms did she have any relief.

Finally, Richard realized the simple truth:  Joyce was breathing contaminated air.

He decided to reproduce the air quality of the hospital cleanrooms in their own home.  He built an innovative air purifier, using medical-grade HEPA filters surrounded by activated carbon, covering his bases on chemical toxicity and environmental particulate contamination.

And within a week, Joyce could, at last, sleep through the night.

Today Austin Air's HealthMate Purifier is the top choice for leading doctors in the United States and beyond.

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