Amaircare Air Purifiers
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Just because a HEPA filter is rated at 99.97% efficient down to .3 microns does not mean that the HEPA machine can remove that many particles. Why? Most HEPA machines allow some air to bypass the HEPA filter due to deficiencies in design. Some plastic store bought HEPA machines we've tested can only remove 70% of particles down to .3 micron! That's not good. Worse yet, the plastic HEPA machines off-gas VOC's due to all of the plastic products used in their manufacturing process.
Amaircare air purifiers are all tested to exceed the 99.97% threshold. Amaircare uses a Met One particle counter to test their machines before leaving the factory to ensure they live up to their high standards. Below you can view pictures of tests performed on Amaircare products as well as competitive air purifiers. We have no way of knowing the specifics of these tests and they should not be viewed as scientific. It should be noted that all of the tested competitive products did an above average job of removing particles and they also feature many pounds of carbon to remove VOC's and chemicals, not only dust particles. (Particle removal alone is not the only benchmark for a good air purifier)
First, particle tests on the Amaircare products.
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Amaircare Roomaid
Filtered Particle Count: 0
These test results suggest that particles much, much smaller than .3 microns are being removed.
| Dirty Air: |
1,479,000 |
| Filtered Air: |
0 |
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| HEPA Target: |
433 |
| Passed HEPA by: |
433 |
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Amaircare 2500
Filtered Particle Count: 300
(Under HEPA qualifications by 50%) Amaircare could have used a different 2500 that could have yielded a 0 result but they claim that not all machines read 0, but all machines leaving their factory have readings under the True HEPA target. In this case, 50% under the target.
| Dirty Air: |
1,479,000 |
| Filtered Air: |
300 |
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| HEPA Target: |
433 |
| Passed HEPA by: |
133 |
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Amaircare 3000
Filtered Particle Count: 0
These test results suggest that particles much, much smaller than .3 microns are being removed.
| Dirty Air: |
1,479,000 |
| Filtered Air: |
0 |
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| HEPA Target: |
433 |
| Passed HEPA by: |
433 |
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HEPA Machine Sample #1
Filtered Particle Count: 56,800
(over 120 TIMES less efficient than HEPA!)
Click to see a larger image. This is an older HEPA machine. Usually older HEPA filters collect more dust but have a lower ACH due to more resistance. Not in this case however. A considerable amount of dust is bypassing the HEPA filter in this tested machine.
| Dirty Air: |
1,479,000 |
| Filtered Air: |
56,000 |
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| HEPA Target: |
433 |
| Failed HEPA by: |
55,357 |
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HEPA Machine Sample #2
Filtered Particle Count: 91,500
(over 200 TIMES less efficient than HEPA!)
This looks to be a newer HEPA machine. A considerable amount of dust is bypassing the HEPA filter in this tested machine.
| Dirty Air: |
1,479,000 |
| Filtered Air: |
91,500 |
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| HEPA Target: |
433 |
| Failed HEPA by: |
91,067 |
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Conclusion. Amaircare air purifiers feature sealed HEPA filters and remove more particles than most other HEPA machines on the market. As we said before, particle reduction is only one feature of an air purifier. The tested air purifiers feature 15 lbs or more of carbon and do a great job of removing VOC's and chemicals from the air.
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