👉FREE Air Quality Solutions Guide: https://midd.me/euyH 👉BEST AIR PURIFIER RANKINGS: https://airpurificationeducation.com/asthma-allergies-and-dust-particulates-in-general/ HEPA Filters - Are they all the same? 13 Reasons why Not all HEPA filters work at a HEPA level and why Not all Air Purifiers work at a HEPA level. Many people think that all HEPA filters filter the same and many people also think that all HEPA air purifiers perform at the same levels, as well, just because they see the word HEPA associated with the units. Unfortunately, this is absolutely not the case - so today we are going to explore why not all HEPA filters are the same and why not all HEPA air purifiers filter at the same levels. We’ll talk a little bit about how HEPA filters actually filter particulates and then I will provide 13 reasons why I think over 90% of the HEPA air purifiers on the market don’t actually perform at a HEPA level. And there is a surprise finding towards the end with one of the more popular HEPA filters which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that not all HEPA air purifiers filter at a HEPA level and I ran into that evidence by accident. So let’s get started. 1) No independent body is required to test or verify the HEPA claim. Due to its high efficiency, reliability, and proven track-record, HEPA technology has become the industry standard for particulate filtration in critical environments, such as laboratories and hospital operating rooms. Therefore, Most so-called HEPA filters are never tested! There is no requirement that household air purifiers are tested to meet HEPA standards. Recognizing the great marketing potential of the term "HEPA," many manufacturers use the term “HEPA” to project a high-performance image onto their room air purifiers. The problem is that there are no regulations regarding the use of “HEPA” in testing and labeling products. In other words, no independent body is required to test or verify the HEPA claim. Therefore, most so-called “HEPA” filters are never tested! 2) Many manufacturers use the term “HEPA” to project a high-performance image onto their room air purifiers. To confuse consumers further, there are more and more types of HEPA claims entering the market. Some of the HEPA claims include: HEPA-type, HEPA-like, HEPA-style, and 99% HEPA, but they are all subpar versions of what truly constitutes a HEPA air filter and may never have been tested. Aside from doing your own testing, there’s no way to know how efficient – or inefficient – a filter using one of these terms is. There are no regulations regarding the use of the term “HEPA” in testing and labeling products. The “True HEPA” claims are not required to be tested either. Again, true HEPA refers to HEPA filters that claim to capture 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns. “True HEPA” is a marketing term designed to assure customers that their HEPA filters actually stand up to HEPA standards. However, the use of this term is also not even regulated. HEPA Filters - Are they all the same? 3) Even Wikipedia even says, “Some companies use a marketing term known as "True HEPA" to give consumers assurance that their air filters meet the HEPA standard, although this term has no legal or scientific meaning.” Now, I have told many people in the past that anyone can basically start an air purification company in their garage and strap a HEPA filter to a fan and market it as a HEPA Air purifier even without any significant 3rd party testing to back up the claim. The Air Purification industry is kinda like the wild west in this regard. 4) Also, HEPA filters are somewhat fragile, so there’s no guarantee a filter that passes HEPA standards will perform after manufacturing. Some even many HEPA filters can get damaged in transit but customers won’t be able to know by merely looking at them. 5) The Quality of the HEPA fibers: Some so-called HEPA filters are made of ordinary synthetic fibers. Synthetic fiber media is known to be a far less dense structure and is much less efficient at trapping particles than media made of fiberglass or specialty synthetic fibers. But consumers won’t typically recognize the difference. HEPA Filters - Are they all the same?