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H.E.P.A. is an acronym for High
Efficiency Particulate Air.
A clean indoor atmosphere cannot be attained
without controlling the airborne particulate.
Pollutants Can Trigger Many Health Concerns.
Watery Eyes - Coughing/Colds - Sore Throat
Asthmatic Attacks - Allergic Reactions - TB
Dizziness - Lethargy - Rashes - Chicken Pox
Lung Diseases - Breathing Problems - Etc.
WHY A HEPA FILTER?
HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Arrestance) filters are used
in hospitals because they are considered the best filters on
the market today. Originally developed by the Atomic Energy
Commission during World War II to remove radioactive dust
which was invisible, but health hazardous, from the
manufacturing plant exhausts. A filter must collect 99.97% of
a specific particulate that measures 0.30 microns, in a test
established by the Institute of Environmental Sciences in
order to receive the HEPA filter designation. However, the
HEPA filter can capture 100% of all particulate sizes ranging
from >100 microns down to 0.01 microns.
The HEPA media is made of very thin glass fibers. They are
made into paper much the same way as cellulose or wood fibers
are used to make paper. In texture it is very much like
blotting paper, and air cannot pass easily through this dense
mass. A large area of paper must be used to permit the
filtration of a large volume of air. To get the large area it
is pleated: hence the term: extended surface.
Don't be fooled by "HEPA Type"
Filters.
They may look like HEPA filters and be made of the same
materials in the same way, but the number and density of the
fibers is reduced so that a larger number of particles get
through. This type of "HEPA" is available in many different
efficiency levels with the best being only about 95% effective
in capturing 0.30 micron size particles. This is well below
the minimum capture efficiency required of a true HEPA.
Universal use of HEPA filtration has been hindered because the
high pressure needed to force air thru a HEPA is unavailable
from your forced air furnace fan. The power requirement is
overcome by the PremierOne HEPA 500 System by positioning the
filter parallel to, instead of across, the airstream. Polluted
air is directed through the filter on a multiple pass basis
making clean air available throughout the building. Combined
with a pre-filter to capture larger particles, the PremierOne
System is designed to maintain its performance rating for up
to two years before replacing the HEPA filter . . . Clean the
pre-filter monthly and change it twice yearly.
REMOVE THE CAUSES OF
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
While developing our air cleaner to work with any home
heating/cooling system, our engineers perfected a design that
permits the use of a filter that meets the HEPA standard, to
capture the visible (above 40 microns), down the invisible,
(40 through 0.01microns) particulate found in indoor air.
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