<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":4351,"date":"2020-03-17T10:17:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T10:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/how-do-you-do-the-hepa-longevity-test\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:06:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T03:06:42","slug":"how-do-you-do-the-hepa-longevity-test","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/how-do-you-do-the-hepa-longevity-test\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Do the HEPA Longevity Test?"},"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\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/how-do-you-do-the-hepa-longevity-test\/'>How Do You Do the HEPA Longevity Test?<\/a> <\/div><p>We tested the DIY HEPA filter for 200 days on its cleaning efficiency. Around Day 100, effectiveness dropped 4%. Around Day 170, effectiveness dropped another 5-10%. At Day 200, effectiveness dipped to just below 50%.<br \/>\nSo we recommend changing the HEPA filter every 140 days (8 hours a day), or every 1,000 hours. You can adjust the number based on how many hours you use it per day and how polluted your area is.<br \/>\nThe area of the filter is a decisive factor of the HEPA lifespan. Our other HEPA filter lifespans are tested and calculated based on this original test. <\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more on the raw data and more details: <a href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/hepa-longevity-test-day-200\/'>https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/hepa-longevity-test-day-200\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4351' 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>4<\/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>1<\/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;How Do You Do the HEPA Longevity Test? We tested the DIY HEPA filter for 200 days on its cleaning efficiency. Around Day 100, effectiveness dropped 4%. Around Day 170, effectiveness dropped another 5-10%. 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