Premier One Replacement HEPA Filter For HEPA 500 part# 100562 Dimensions 12x16x2.5 305mm x 406mm x 64mm
- Air is gas that consists of free molecules in the ratio of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.3% carbon dioxide and traces of helium, neon, other gases and water vapor. There are also contaminants which are described as: Solid, Germ & Gas Phase Contaminants.
- These contaminants are concentrated in the indoor air we breathe. The 1973 oil embargo created the need for energy conservation. We tightened up the envelope of our buildings where we spend 90% of our time and locked those pollutants inside. We also created new sources of indoor pollution when pressed-wood products came into use. Toxic gases escape from many of these newer products, causing sickness incidences previously unknown to most people.
- Mold and mildew spores saturate indoor air and are the most common particle pollutant in buildings. Mold is a fungus that grows on living things such as aging fruit, old bread, meat, etc. It can be controlled by exercising reasonable attention to cleanliness. Mildew, however, flourishes, usually in unseen and inaccessible places. The spores are released by the millions. Mold and mildew present a significant threat to people’s health according to the World Health Organization.
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 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.
Universal use of HEPA filtration has been hindered because the high pressure needed to force air thru a HEPA filter is unavailable from your forced air furnace fan. The power requirement is overcome by the separate motor in a PREMIER ONE HEPA 500 unit where it is positioned 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 Premier One 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 and the carbon filter twice yearly. PREMIERONE H.E.P.A.500 is installed on the return-side air duct. Because there is zero pressure drop, it will not interfere with the ability of the heating - cooling system blower to deliver clean, safe, healthy air to the building.
The PREMIERONE H.E.P.A.500 unit was tested in a typical home. In a 12 hour period, it captured 95% of the >0.3 micron particles and 99.9% of the >0.5 micron particles.
Install the PREMIERONE H.E.P.A.500 and enjoy clean air !
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