Austin Air Purifiers—PurerAir.com Answers a Frequently Asked Question

How Can I Tell If My Purifier is Pulling In Air?

Recently I had a client who called us because she had held a tissue to each side of her Austin Air HealthMate to test how effectively the purifier was drawing in air from her home. She noticed the tissue was not held up by the purifier and wondered if this was an indication that the purifier was not taking the air in from her home and cleaning it. Here is our answer to this question that is asked frequently.

It is important to know that the air coming out of the unit has to pass through the filter first. Therefore when air is coming out there is defiantly air coming in.
By putting the on object (i.e. Tissue) on the sides you are hoping to see if it’s sucking the air into the unit. You are probably trying to compare this with a vacuum cleaner where the intake much smaller causing the tissue to get sucked in. Because there is so much face area (a 360 degree intake area) around the unit, the air speed on the input sides is not high enough to notice this. Going slow on intake is important so that the purifier has enough time for the air to pass through the carbon to remove all the gaseous contaminants in the air. Whatever is sucked in is purified and sent out from the louver side which you will definitely feel because it is at a higher velocity and because the outlet area is smaller.

If you have other questions about Austin Air HealthMate Air Purifier call PurerAir.com now at (800) 997-2989. We can help!

Take good care,
Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989