Will Humidity Affect the Performance of HEPA Filters?

According to Smart Air tests, CADR of HEPA filter (H12) is 303m3/h under normal humidity, while CADR decreased to 279m3/h under a humidity of 77%.

HEPA filters can function well under a humidity above 75%, but there IS a certain impact, filtering performance decreased by about 10%.


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