<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":4143,"date":"2020-02-20T02:45:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T02:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-particle-size-are-the-pre-filters-effective-for\/"},"modified":"2022-04-18T17:10:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T09:10:55","slug":"what-particle-size-are-the-pre-filters-effective-for","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-particle-size-are-the-pre-filters-effective-for\/","title":{"rendered":"What Particle Size Are the Pre-Filters Effective For?"},"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\/smart-air-purifiers\/'>Smart 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\/cat\/blast-blast-mini\/'>Blast &amp; Blast Mini<\/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\/what-particle-size-are-the-pre-filters-effective-for\/'>What Particle Size Are the Pre-Filters Effective For?<\/a> <\/div><p>Pre-filters target bigger pollutant particles like dust and pet fur. They exist so that the HEPA filter can have a longer lifespan!<\/p>\n<p><span>Pre-filters may also be somewhat useful during the pollen and allergy season. Tests Smart Air ran on the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/product\/blast-commercial-hepa-air-purifier\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/product\/blast-commercial-hepa-air-purifier\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650357791892000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0nlqbTSguYEqD-ms9Osz2N\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Air Blast<\/a><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/product\/blast-mini-ffu\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/product\/blast-mini-ffu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650357791892000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1lq4KIisfykmShXD2NQP88\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Air Blast Mini<\/a><span>\u00a0pre-filter found that the pre-filter could capture about 5-10% of 5\u00b5m particles.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/mask-filter-pollen-purifier-protect-hayfever\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/mask-filter-pollen-purifier-protect-hayfever\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1650357791892000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ahaKGbfsnbKDisTtyYOkN\" rel=\"noopener\">Pollen particles range in size form 10-200\u00b5m<\/a><span>, so a pre-filter may be able to capture some of these and help increase the HEPA filter lifespan.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4143' 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>1<\/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>0<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Smart Air Purifiers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Blast &amp; Blast Mini &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;What Particle Size Are the Pre-Filters Effective For? Pre-filters target bigger pollutant particles like dust and pet fur. They exist so that the HEPA filter can have a longer lifespan! 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