Water Damage | Mold Damage | Blog and Tips on Water Damage Restoration, Mold Removal and More » HEPA http://blog.drymeout.com 24/7 Emergency Water, Sewer and Mold Damage Restoration Experts Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:29:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 HEPA Filter – what is it anyways? http://blog.drymeout.com/hepa-filter-what-is-it-anyways/ http://blog.drymeout.com/hepa-filter-what-is-it-anyways/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:11:36 +0000 drymeout http://blog.drymeout.com/hepa-filter-what-is-it-anyways/ Recently, in our article on Winter Mold, we discussed the benefit of using a vacuum with a HEPA filter. Some of you may be familiar with it and some of you may not be; for those of you who are not, we thought we’d unlock the mystery!

By definition, HEPA means High Energy Particulate Arresting. The filters remove at least 99.97% of airborne particles (mold spores, pollen, dust etc.)

Put as simply as possible, HEPA filters are composed of a mat of randomly arranged sticky fibers (typically fiberglass). The filter acts like a sieve and trap particles through a few different methods.

Interesting fact: the original HEPA filter was designed in the 1940s.

In addition to being used in vacuums, HEPA filters are also found in air purifiers as well as in biomedical applications. HEPA filters do have to be changed per manufacturer’s directions.

In sum, HEPA filters can be a great preventative measure you can take to help protect your home and family from mold spores, mold growth and bacteria.

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