Brand: Kärcher
Room air purifier, H13 HEPA, CADR 320 m³/h
Our editorial score
Good — right for the specific buyer
A living room or open-plan space
Catalogue listing — not a hands-on review
We have not tested this unit. The specifications below are parsed from the manufacturer's own listing, the features are their wording, and the score is calculated from those specifications rather than assigned by an editor. For models we have examined in depth, see our ranked air purifiers guides.
Kärcher sells the Kärcher AF 30 for ₹16,999 on Amazon.in (MRP ₹51,500, so 67% off on the day we checked). It is priced about where most air purifiers here sit, around ₹14,890.
The number that matters here is its CADR: 320 m³/h. A rough rule is that this cleans a room of about 645 sq ft five times an hour, which is what you want for PM2.5 in a bedroom. The listing's own claim of 645 sq ft is more generous than its CADR supports, so size by the CADR.
This is a catalogue entry, not a hands-on review. Every number above is taken from Kärcher's Amazon.in listing (ASIN B0BJ66LVXD) as it stood on 12 October 2026, and the score is worked out from those numbers alone.
Every condition below is derived from this product's published specifications and from how it compares with the air purifiers we track — so you can check each one against your own room, supply or budget rather than take our word for it.
Your room is bigger than about 325 sq ft
It is rated for 645 sq ft, but that assumes roughly one air change an hour. For visible results in Indian winter conditions, halve it — which puts the realistic ceiling near 325 sq ft.
Work out the CADR you need →You are trying to remove smells, smoke or gases
No meaningful activated-carbon stage is fitted. HEPA captures particulate and does nothing whatsoever for gases and odours — this is the most common mismatch in the category.
Purifiers with real carbon filtration →You want to verify it is working rather than trust it
There is no numeric PM2.5 readout. A colour ring cannot tell you the room went from 180 to 22 µg/m³, and it cannot tell you the filter is exhausted.
| Type | Room air purifier |
|---|---|
| Filter | H13 HEPA + activated carbon |
| CADR | 320 m³/h |
| Rated room size | Up to 645 sq ft |
| Noise | 53 dB (lowest setting, as listed) |
Specifications are from manufacturer literature and were checked at the last price-verification date. Brands occasionally revise stage counts, tank sizes and warranty terms without changing the model name — confirm against the current listing before purchasing.
The wet-and-dry benchmark, and the only brand in this category whose Indian consumer products are a genuine extension of professional equipment rather than a separate budget line. The WD range is the reference: a WD 3 will pick up 15 litres of water, blow a driveway clear, survive being dropped down basement stairs and still be serviceable in year seven, because Kärcher sells the filters, hoses and drums as spares rather than treating the unit as disposable. What it is not is a household dry vacuum — the WD range is loud, industrial-looking and overkill for daily dusting.
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