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Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1 VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT

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Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Reasons to buy Germ Guardian AC5250PT:

  • button icon Affordable
  • button icon Ideal for allergic people
  • button icon Great for pet households
  • button icon Effective on litter box odors & other weird odors
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Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

Reasons to buy Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1 :

  • button icon 4 stages of air-purification.
  • button icon An ultra-quiet motor with 3-speeds.
  • button icon A Solid, welded-steel case with wheels.
  • button icon A 360° air-intake and one-side air-flow.
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PERFORMANCE
DRAW :
USABILITY
WINNER :

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
  • AFFORDABLE
SAFETY
WINNER :

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

  • OZONE FREE
APPEARANCE
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Germ Guardian AC5250PT

Reasons why we like it:

  • TIMER
  • AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES
  • FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER
  • AFFORDABLE
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COMPARISON – Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1 VS. Germ Guardian AC5250PT

PERFORMANCE

HEPA FILTER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a True Medical Grade HEPA-filter that removes 99.97% of all particles larger than 0.3-microns and 95% of all particles larger than 0.1-microns.

Yes

HEPA Filter that captures and removes up to 99.97% of allergens and other particles as small as 0.3-microns such as household dust, pet-dander, mold-spores and plant-pollens.

TIMER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

Yes

Comes with an inbuilt-timer that can be set from 1-to-8 hours depending on how long you want this device to purify your room air before it shuts down.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It’s designed to purify air within larger rooms with sizes of up-to 1500sq.ft but with normal ceiling heights.

No

REMOVES CIGARETTE ODOR

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Uses a combined granular carbon and zeolite filter to eliminate cigarette-odor, gasses and other chemicals.

Yes

Uses an activated charcoal filter to capture and eliminate common odors including cigarette smoke odors.

ROOM SIZE AND AIRFLOW

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Effectively cleans room-sizes of up to 1500sq.ft coupled with a 360-degree intake system and air-flow output from the upper-deck directed to one-side.

Yes

Room coverage is up to “180Sq.ft.” CARD rating; CADR Smoke - 116, CADR Pollen 128, CADR Dust - 126

FIGHTS GERMS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It uses a True Medical Grade HEPA-filter to trap and eliminate 99.97% germs and other airborne-particles as small as o.1-microns.

Yes

Uses optional UV-C light technology that works along with Titanium Dioxide to eliminate airborne germs like; staph, influenza, pneumonia and rhinovirus

ELIMINATES DUST MITES

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Uses a Certified HEPA-filter to remove 99.97% of airborne-pollutants including dust-mites.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to capture and remove up to 99.97% of dust mites. Additionally, it also features a Pre-filter that helps to capture large dust particles.

REMOVES PET DANDER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a Large Particle Pre filter that helps to trap and remove easily seen particles including pet-dander, dust and other particles.

Yes

Uses a Pre-filter with an activated carbon layer to capture and remove pet-odors within your home hence making it a perfect appliance for pet-owners.

GETS RID OF POLLEN

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Uses a Medium Particle Pre-filter to remove small-to-medium sized airborne particles including pollen.

Yes

Uses a True HEPA Filter to trap and eliminate pollen and other allergy-triggers within your home.

REMOVES SMOKE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

A combined Activated Carbon and Zeolite filter helps to remove smoke, gases and other chemical-odors within your home.

Yes

Uses an integrated Pre-filter and Charcoal-filter to trap and eliminate cooking-smoke, cigarette-smoke and other types of smoke that may accumulate within your home

REMOVES MOLD

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Uses a Medium Particle Pre filter to eliminate small to medium size airborne-particles like mold.

Yes

Uses a Hepa-Filter to capture up to 99.97% of allergens including mold. It also uses Pet Pure which is an antimicrobial agent added to the filter to inhibit the growth of mold, mildew and odor-causing bacteria on the surface of the filter.

TRAPS ALLERGENS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Uses a True Medical Grade HEPA-Filter to remove 99.97% of allergens and other airborne-pollutants larger than 0.3-microns

Yes

Uses a Hepa-Filter to remove 99.97% of allergens and other particles 0.3 microns from your home. This actually makes it a perfect home-appliance for allergy sufferers.

QUIET OPERATION

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features an ultra-quiet motor with 3-speeds. In fact, this motor is mounted on shock-absorbers to eliminate vibrations and noise even when operating on the highest-speed.

Yes

Operates quietly even when operating at the highest speed-setting. Also features an ultra-quiet sleep mode that operates at the lowest setting to provide you with optimum peace when sleeping.

WASHABLE PRE-FILTERS

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It’s only the wrap-around pre-filter that can be removed and washed every 6-12 months. But you also need to vacuum the inner-sections of the pre-filter.

No

EASY FILTER REPLACEMENT

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The bottom-plate can be removed for easy accessibility to the filters. This process will require using a simple Philips screwdriver.

Yes

Features easy-to-change filters that will need to be replaced after 6-to-8 months or depending on the use of the product. In fact, these 3 filters can be easily accessed by pressing a lock and release button

AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

Yes

Features an auto-mode that automatically captures and eliminates 99.97% of dust and allergens as small as 0.3-microns.

SLEEP MODE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Since this device features 3 fan-speeds, you can set it to the lowest speed-setting to achieve quiet-operation all night long.

Yes

Features an ultra-quiet sleep mode uses the lowest speed-setting in-order to ensure optimum silence when you’re sleeping at night.

WATTAGE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

This unit uses about 115-Watts of power on highest speed-setting and a lesser-wattage on the lowest speed-setting.

Yes

Uses 63-watts when operating on the highest speed-setting and it use 33-watts when running on the lowest speed setting.

ENERGY STAR

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It’s an ENERGY STAR Certified device because it’s very energy-efficient and will help you save a lot of money electricity-bills.

Yes

Energy Star Certified because it meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US-EPA

USABILITY

CONTROLS AND MODES

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It features a 3-Speed control-dial switch with a shut-off option.

Yes

Controls include: A timer-set button, UV-C ON/OFF Button, Fan-speed button, Power on/off button and a filter-reset button. Modes include; the fan-speed mode, UV-C mode and ultra-quiet sleep mode.

FILTER REPLACEMENT REMINDER

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

Yes

Features a filter replacement reminder that alerts you when it’s time to replace the filters. However, its only one single filter that needs to be replaced every 6-8 months

ECONOMICAL

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

It’s very economical because it uses only 115Watts of power on highest speed-setting and less-power when running on the lowest speed-setting.

Yes

Uses less energy even with long-hours of performance and it is also very affordable.

AFFORDABLE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

Yes

It is very affordable compared to most air-purifier models within its range.

IDEAL FOR ASTHMATIC PEOPLE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

If you suffer from asthma, then this device will work perfectly for you because it features True Medical Grade HEPA-filter that removes 99.97% of all allergens.

Yes

It is perfect for allergy sufferers including Asthmatic People because of its UV-C light technology that works with Titanium Dioxide to reduce airborne bacteria, viruses, germs and mold-spores

ALEXA COMPATIBLE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

REMOTE CONTROL

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

FILTER LIFE - BASED ON USE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The True Medical Grade HEPA-filter, Activated Carbon and Zeolite filter should be replaced every 5-years. The Large-Particle Pre-filter & Medium-Particle-Prefilter must be replaced every 5-years too.

Yes

All the filters in this device require a replacement every 6-to-8 months

Germ Guardian AC5250PT

SAFETY

CHILD LOCK

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
No

No

OZONE FREE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

The Baked-on powder coat finish and foam-seal gaskets at the top and bottom help to eliminate off-gassing hence making this device ozone-free.

No

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1

APPEARANCE

DESIGN

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Features a tower-shaped, box-body with a 360° air-intake while the air-output is at upper-deck and directed to one-side. It also has Baked-on-powder-coat-finish with caster-wheels at the base.

Yes

Tower design – fits in small spaces

SIZE AND APPEARANCE

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

Has dimension of: 14.5″L x 14.5″W x 23″H, Baked on powder coat paint finish, 3 Speed control switch and caster-wheels at the base.

Yes

28-inch tall with a small footprint coupled with a lightweight body

WEIGHT

Austin Air Healthmate Standard B400A1
Germ Guardian AC5250PT
Yes

45-lbs and this makes it very hard to carry but the included caster-wheels make it easy to move from room-to-room.

Yes

10.55 pounds

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