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Honeywell HPA300
#13 of 18 in large · #29 of 49 overall · all Honeywell models
3.2
Proven large-room CADR at a fair price; loud and power-hungry at full speed, no auto mode.
300 cfmsmoke CADR
465 sq ftAHAM room size
60 dBat full speed
130 Wmax power
$190street price, being verified
One air change of a 300 sq ft room in about 8 min$60 a year in filters$490 to own for 5 yearsAHAM Verifide CADR
Ratings
Includes independent measurements from HouseFresh, Tom's Guide.
Each rating places this unit among the others on a 0.5–5 scale, within its room-size class for the measures that scale with size and across the whole catalog for the rest. Weighted together they give the overall 3.2. Formula and weights.
Specifications
- Smoke CADR
- 300 cfm
- Dust CADR
- 320 cfm
- Pollen CADR
- 300 cfm
- AHAM room size
- 465 sq ft
- Maker's room size
- 465 sq ft
- Max power
- 130 W
- Noise (low / high)
- 35 / 60 dB
- Filter cost
- $60
- Filter life
- 12 months
- Filters per year
- $60
- 5-year cost of ownership
- $490
- True HEPA
- Yes
- Activated carbon
- 0.2 lb
- Auto mode (PM2.5 sensor)
- No
- App
- No
- Washable prefilter
- No
- AHAM Verifide
- Yes
- Energy Star
- Yes
- Weight
- 17.0 lb
- Released
- 2013
Independent measurements
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Time to clear test room 728 cu ft test room; incense smoke cleared to PM1 zero (100%); top speed (4 of 4, Turbo). 34 min at speed 2; 50 min at speed 1 (Dec 2023 retest) | 20 min | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Noise, measured speed 1 of 4 (Germ, lowest); 3 ft | 43.6 dBA | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Noise, measured speed 4 of 4 (Turbo, top); 3 ft | 59.5 dBA | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Power draw, measured speed 4 of 4 (Turbo, top) | 76.2 W | HouseFresh 2025-12 |
| Noise, measured lowest setting; distance not stated | 41 dBA | Tom's Guide 2022-08 |
| Noise, measured highest setting; distance not stated | 59.6 dBA | Tom's Guide 2022-08 |
How it compares with its neighbors
| # | Model | Smoke CADR | Dust | Pollen | W | dB max | Filters/yr | $/CADR | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blueair Blue Pure 211+ Auto | 350 | 350 | 350 | 61 | 56 | $140 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 11 | Blueair Blue Pure 211+ | 350 | 350 | 350 | 61 | 56 | $140 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 12 | Honeywell HPA5300 | 300 | 320 | 300 | 120 | 58 | $60 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 13 | Honeywell HPA300 | 300 | 320 | 300 | 130 | 60 | $60 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 14 | Winix T810 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 45 | 62 | $90 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 15 | Medify MA-40 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 68 | 56 | $160 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| 16 | Rabbit Air A3 | 262 | 270 | 265 | 57 | 51 | $100 | 2.3 | 3.0 |