<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":4141,"date":"2020-02-20T02:45:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T02:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/is-it-better-to-include-uv-in-the-purifier-to-kill-bacteria\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:06:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:06:30","slug":"is-it-better-to-include-uv-in-the-purifier-to-kill-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/is-it-better-to-include-uv-in-the-purifier-to-kill-bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Better to Include UV in the Purifier to Kill Bacteria?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/protecting-yourself\/'>Protecting Yourself<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/air-purifiers\/'>Air Purifiers<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/is-it-better-to-include-uv-in-the-purifier-to-kill-bacteria\/'>Is It Better to Include UV in the Purifier to Kill Bacteria?<\/a> <\/div><p>Purifiers should not have UV for two reasons. The first being HEPA itself can capture bacteria, so we do not need an additional element to do so. The second being the fact that it takes time for UV to kill bacteria, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Inside an air purifier, air blows very quickly though the UV, making it almost useless: <a href='https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq\/guide-air-cleaners-home'>https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq\/guide-air-cleaners-home<\/a><br \/>\nIf you see another purifier company selling purifiers with UV, this means they didn&#8217;t do their research!<\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4141' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>3<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>2<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Air Purifiers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Is It Better to Include UV in the Purifier to Kill Bacteria? Purifiers should not have UV for two reasons. The first being HEPA itself can capture bacteria, so we do not need an additional element to do so. 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