HEPA Vacuum Cleaners what are they and why are they the ONLY choice for serious cleaning?To enjoy the
benefits of the clean air in your home, office or other place of residence you should be aware of the benefits of HEPA Filtration. HEPA
is the acronym for "high efficiency particulate air," and the HEPA filter was developed by the Atomic Energy Commission during World War II to
protect researchers from radioactive dust particles. HEPA is a filtration standard. A vacuum without HEPA filtration may just redistribute
dust and dirt throughout your room.
What a HEPA Filter Does
The HEPA filter traps particles as small as .3 microns with an efficiency rating of 99.97%, and you can’t do better than that. It means that
for every 10,000 particles that enter the filtration system, only three particles will pass through. Pollen dust can be as small as five microns,
and a particle of ten microns is invisible to the naked eye, which may give you a better idea of what this filter will capture. HEPA filters are
used in laboratories, surgical environments, and every place that has extremely high clean air standards. A "HEPA-type filter" is less expensive
but does not work nearly as well as a true HEPA. The product should state that it is rated at 99.97% for microns .3 in size or it is not the real
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