Hamilton Beach Company Info
Hamilton Beach is a Virginia-based corporation that manufactures a wide variety of home appliances, such as blenders, drink mixers, toasters, and irons, as well seven different models of air purifiers, most of which include the term “True Air” in their names. Hamilton Beach also produces devices intended to reduce allergens or odors, though these are different from air purifiers and are not covered here. The company is a major player in its field and has been in business since 1910.
Hamilton Beach Air Purifier Technology
All of the different models offered by Hamilton Beach make use of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, which target particles that pollute the air, but do not address polluting gasses or contribute to odor reduction. Certain other Hamilton Beach models, however, also use other methods in addition to HEPA, including: carbon pre-filters, which reduce odors; ultraviolet lights, which are damaging to airborne bacteria that can cause diseases; ionizers, which negatively charge air particles to attract and entrap positively charged pollutants; and zeolite, which Hamilton Beach markets as specifically intended to reduce pet odors. Zeolite is a mineral commonly found in laundry detergents, water purifiers, and cat litter. For details about which models use which methods, see below.
Price Range of Available Air Purifiers
Hamilton Beach’s air cleaners are mostly quite affordable when compared to the average prices of other cleaners.
Some of Hamilton Beach’s air cleaners are notable for their auto-adjusting fans which change speed on their own in response to how polluted the environment is. Some customers, however, have complained about the noise made by the fans.
Hamilton Beach Air Purifier Models
- Air Décor Air Purifier: HEPA filter. Coverage area of 240 square feet.
- True Air Ecoclean Air Purifier (04492): HEPA filter, ionizer. Coverage area of 190 square feet.
- True Air Ecoclean Air Purifier (04493): HEPA filter, ionizer. Coverage area of 190 square feet. (Much lower price than the similarly named 04492 model above, but Hamilton Beach’s description of its effectiveness is notably more vague for this model as well.)
- TrueAir Compact Pet Air Purifier: HEPA filter. Zeolite technology targets pet odor. Coverage area of 140 square feet.
- True Air High Efficiency Air Purifier: HEPA Filter. Coverage area of 180 square feet.
- Air Purifier with HEPA Technology: HEPA filter. Coverage area of 230 square feet.
- TrueAir Ultra UV Air Purifier: HEPA filter. Ultraviolet light to kill bacteria. Carbon pre-filter. Coverage area of 200 square feet. Also includes a display panel with information about the room’s current air quality.