EZ Air	TRACS	Austin Air Healthmate	IQ Air Healthpro Plus	Blue Air 501	AllerAir 6000 Exec UV	NQ Clarifier Commercial	Honeywell Enviracare 50250	Hunter Quietflo 401	Hamilton Beach TrueAir 04163
2006 Cost	$425	$685	$449	$835	$499	$699	$699	$189	$239	$199
Air Flow (CFM)	350	350	250 1	240	388	400 2	350	250	260	140
Certified HEPA	YES	YES	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
UV Lamps, # and watts	No	YES. Three 9w	No	No	No	Yes One 20w	Yes Two 9w	No	No	Yes. One, wattage n/a
Location of UV Lamps	N/A	Shining on HEPA Intake	N/A	N/A	N/A	After HEPA at exhaust	After HEPA at exhaust	N/A	N/A	After HEPA at Exhaust
Carbon LBS. 3	10.5	10.5	15	5	< 1	18	15	< 1	< 1	< 1
Annual Cost 4	$93	$159	$179	$178	$263	$476	$288	$88	$144	$135
Separate Carbon & HEPA	YES	YES	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tools Needed for Maintenance	NO	NO	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes 5	No
Filter Indicator	YES	YES	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Air Changes per Hour (ACH) in 400 sq. ft room 6	6.6	6.6	4.7	4.5	7.3	7.5	6.6	4.7	4.9	2.6

¹ Manufacturer’s noted air flow is 250 cubic feet per minute

² Air Flow is measured without filters installed

³ Recommended amount of carbon used annually

⁴ Annual Replacement costs assume 10 to 12 lbs of carbon replacement annually (or Manufacturer’s recommendations if sooner), HEPA replacement every 3 years, and Manufacturer’s recommendations for Prefilter

and UV Lamp replacement. Pricing comes from Manufacturer.

⁵ Scissors are needed to cut Prefilters to size

⁶ Assumes 8 foot ceiling