<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":4525,"date":"2020-03-17T10:17:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T10:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/why-a-weaker-filter-actually-makes-a-stronger-purifier%ef%bc%9f\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T16:21:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T08:21:52","slug":"why-a-weaker-filter-actually-makes-a-stronger-purifier%ef%bc%9f","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/why-a-weaker-filter-actually-makes-a-stronger-purifier%ef%bc%9f\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Weaker Filter Actually Makes a Stronger Purifier"},"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\/why-a-weaker-filter-actually-makes-a-stronger-purifier%ef%bc%9f\/'>Why a Weaker Filter Actually Makes a Stronger Purifier<\/a> <\/div><p>It is NOT true that the higher grade the filter, the better the purifier. The problem with this logic is that the higher-grade filter comes at a cost. That cost is air flow. Higher-grade HEPA filters will capture more particles, but they&#8217;ll let less air through. Thus, there\u2019s probably a sweet spot in the tradeoff between air flow and particle capture. So the best HEPA filter is the one allow the most air through the fan in a designated period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more : <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/weaker-filter-stronger-purifier\/\">https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/weaker-filter-stronger-purifier\/<\/a><\/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='4525' 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>0<\/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;Protecting Yourself &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Air Purifiers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Why a Weaker Filter Actually Makes a Stronger Purifier It is NOT true that the higher grade the filter, the better the purifier. The problem with this logic is that the higher-grade filter comes at a cost. 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