What does HEPA mean? HEPA = High-Efficiency Particulate Air
Considering Vacuums with HEPA Filters?
The answer depends on your sensitivity to dust and pollen. Allergy suffers would benefit by using HEPA vacuums and using them often. HEPA filters provide resistance to 98 percent of dust and pollen, which can be trapped and therefore improve your household air quality.
Whether a vacuum equipped with HEPA filtration is a worthwhile purchase for a pricier machine should be determined by the seriousness of a customer’s allergies and the effectiveness of the system.
HEPA Vacuums we Recommend
- We recommend vacuum cleaners which have completely sealed HEPA filters. The vacuum bag or dustbin that is sealed by rubber gaskets means the HEPA filter is functioning at its best.
- We recommend vacuums with built in dust flaps which automatically close when you change a bag to prevent dust from escaping.
- Though somewhat gimmicky, the Dust bag change indicator will make it easy to work effectively with an overfull bag and can burn out. ( Not necessary)
How do HEPA filters in Vacuums Work?
The HEPA filtration system essentially filters out all particulates in the air as it is sucked up into the accordion shaped filter with the exception of gas and vapor. So people suffering from allergies and who find vacuuming to be an irritant causing fits of sneezing, might find relief through the purchase of a HEPA vacuum.
What about those of us without allergies? Why wouldn’t everyone want to breathe the cleanest air possible? Because the filter is made of fiberglass, the germs, viruses, and bacteria get trapped and, without moisture, die making the HEPA vacuum one of the top three choices.
Only HEPA Filters will do, right?
No, many vacuum manufacturers will design and make their own proprietary filters, which do an equal job improve the owners air quality. So as long as the vacuum cleaner you are considering has a filter of some type, you can be certain they are on level playing fields.
