HEPA-Flo Filters

The scientists say that HEPA filters, by definition, remove at least 99.97% of airborne particles 0.3 micrometers (µm) in diameter, who are we to argue! Infact we have been so impressed by the 'bumf' printed about these filters that we just had to trial them ourselves.

HEPA stands for High Efficiency Particulate Air, and a true HEPA filter is widely regarded as the ultimate filter.

There are many types of air filters, but any filter that is labeled "HEPA" has a very specific rating.  The HEPA standard states that a HEPA air filter must trap 99.97% of all airborne contaminants that are 0.3 microns.

This means that for every 10,000 air particles that are 0.3 microns, the HEPA filter will only allow 3 of them to pass through.

In a nutshell, our houses and offices are teeming with microscopic contaminants that are making us sick. This is especially true of modern airtight buildings with insufficient ventilation.

A HEPA filter can help to improve the indoor environment by removing these contaminants before we breathe them in. This is vitally important - our lungs absorb gases and solvents and they pass into our bloodstream. When sufficient amounts accumulate in our bodies we can become sick with serious diseases.

Unless airborne particles are removed from the air with a HEPA filter we will breathe them in. Our bodies are built to withstand a certain amount of these particles but not the levels that are found in indoor environments.

HEPA vacuum cleaners are ideal for allergy sufferers because they contain microscopic allergen particles which are otherwise disbursed back into the air with traditional vacuum cleaners. HEPA vacuum cleaners help to improve the air quality of your home.