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Get Fresh Air With An Air Filter GE Hepa Purifier

General Electric is a well established company and a trusted brand that has been in many homes for decades. If the GE Company puts their name to a product, it is normally of good quality. That principal holds true with the GE HEPA purifier air filter.

The GE HEPA purifier air filter ranks as one of the most efficient filters available. With such a high capture rate, nearly one hundred percent, the GE HEPA purifier air filter will catch almost all of the allergens from the air which pass through your air conditioning unit.

Many miniscule germs, dust mites, pollen, pet dander, mould and almost all allergens floating in the air will be captured and trapped in the filter.

In order to be deemed a HEPA filter, it must trap all of the particles that are .3 microns or greater in diameter. When you put that in perspective you can compare it to a single strand of human hair and divide it by three hundred times making it far too small to see with the naked eye. You would need a microscope to see it.

To replace a filter for your air-conditioning unit many experts recommend a GE HEPA purifier air filter. What does HEPA mean? You are not the first and won’t be the last to ask this question. HEPA isn’t a word; it’s an acronym for High Efficiency Particulate Arrestance. But even this definition does not explain a lot to the average person so the easier explanation is the HEPA filter will capture at least 99.97% of the air borne particles that circulate through the filter.

It is generally used to keep the air very clean in an environment where maximum removal of dust is considered essential. HEPA filters are generally used in hospitals, surgery and recovery rooms, and for people who suffer from asthma or other similar allergies. A GE HEPA purifier air filter keeps pollen, mould, pet dander, pollen and other air borne particles trapped and out of the air you breathe.

If you are looking for a HEPA filter that is highly efficient, you should consider buying a GE HEPA purifier air filter with a 99.97 percent rating. It’s available in many stores and online. This filter has the most surface area with eight pleats per inch. This is an important feature as it will extend the usable life of the filter since it must be cleaned several times during its lifespan.

The design of the GE HEPA purifier air filter is similar to regular type pleated air filters, with a few key differences. The material used to make the filter is different from the normal store variety pleated filter, with more pleats in the HEPA being one of the key design differences.

The material is denser in order to trap and stop much smaller air borne particles. Also, the fact there are more pleats helps control how often the filters need to be cleaned and/or replaced.

To read more about other air conditioning units and HEPA air filters, please follow these links:

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