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coryrc · 2020-08-03 15:40:06

Filtered, yes, but not HEPA.

juujian | karma 1911 | avg karma 4.45 · | 2023-06-23 10:29:50

The article mentions a HEPA filter.

Johnny555 | karma 14666 | avg karma 3.76 · | 2020-03-23 02:36:36+00:00

That's a different argument -- whether or not the HEPA filter really is a HEPA filter.

woogiewonka | karma 324 | avg karma 1.68 · | 2018-11-14 09:13:09

If not HEPA, then which filter types do you recommend?

Bluescreenbuddy | karma 169 | avg karma 1.54 · | 2024-01-11 07:04:08

In regards to true HEPA https://web.archive.org/web/20210225051425/http://www.air-pu...

amanfredi | karma 260 | avg karma 3.71 · | 2014-07-31 17:13:29

HEPA is only for particulate contaminants. At least some of the expensive filters have activated charcoal and other chemical filters.

clumsysmurf | karma 7249 | avg karma 6.3 · | 2011-11-28 21:13:01+00:00

HEPA does not filter gasses like HF.

CarVac | karma 2445 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2021-02-27 14:32:36+00:00

It's not a hepa filter, which is probably why it doesn't come up when you search that.

hollerith | karma 6663 | avg karma 1.52 · | 2021-08-05 22:45:42

HEPA removes only particulates, not VOCs and not CO2.

Amorymeltzer | karma 18996 | avg karma 8.03 · | 2015-09-30 13:31:06+00:00

HEPA filters in general are. This will be very welcome.

kleyu | karma 1 | avg karma 0.5 · | 2021-09-03 04:30:12

You can read more details after you click "Product details". It says that the filter corresponds to EPA12 class, so no HEPA.

> The particle filter is tested according to EN 1822-1 and ISO 29463-3 which corresponds to class EPA12.

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ams6110 | karma 28057 | avg karma 2.52 · | 2018-03-18 01:10:58+00:00

HEPA filters are for particulates. They won't do much about gasses such as formaldehyde or radon.

wtallis | karma 18533 | avg karma 3.1 · | 2024-01-11 00:28:06

Did you mean to imply that Blueair filters as a rule don't have HEPA-rated filters?

jerlam | karma 1808 | avg karma 2.97 · | 2024-01-10 23:06:01

The idea that "only HEPA-rated filters are acceptable" is bonkers and also internally inconsistent.

Two of their "also great" recommendations are Blueair purifiers, which do not have HEPA-rated filters.

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CarVac | karma 2445 | avg karma 2.95 · | 2020-12-07 10:26:16

HEPA cannot filter molecules.

TylerE | karma 18504 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2024-01-11 02:02:58

I do wish the filters were better though, they're really not very good, just basic cellulose. They're mainly to catch big stuff like pet hair. Nowhere near a HEPA.

outworlder | karma 14663 | avg karma 3.03 · | 2022-06-03 11:39:37

Generally speaking, HEPA filters can't be cleaned.

qpiox | karma 144 | avg karma 1.58 · | 2020-01-21 11:36:59+00:00

A true HEPA filter does capture PM2.5

mrfusion | karma 16153 | avg karma 2.36 · | 2018-03-18 00:45:02

Why hepa filters?

nl | karma 29762 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2020-07-11 08:45:10+00:00

Indeed, and many (most?) domestic air filters include HEPA filters. I have a Phillips one[1] and it does.

[1] https://www.philips.com.au/c-p/AC1215_70/series-1000-air-pur...

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