<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":5142,"date":"2020-08-05T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T03:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5142"},"modified":"2020-08-05T11:13:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T03:13:17","slug":"do-uv-air-purifiers-work","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/do-uv-air-purifiers-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Do UV Air Purifiers Work?"},"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\/do-uv-air-purifiers-work\/'>Do UV Air Purifiers Work?<\/a> <\/div><p>UV air purifiers are ineffective at killing viruses and bacteria, because the time the infected air spends in the purifier is too short.<\/p>\n<p>UV only air purifiers are best avoided. However most UV air purifiers also contain a HEPA filter. <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/can-air-purifiers-filter-out-the-coronavirus\/\">HEPA filters can filter out 99.9% of viruses<\/a>, and are the best choice for filtering viruses and bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/uv-light-air-purifiers-effective-kill-disinfect-virus\/\">UV air purifiers work, and how effective they are at killing viruses and disinfecting the air<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='5142' 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;Do UV Air Purifiers Work? UV air purifiers are ineffective at killing viruses and bacteria, because the time the infected air spends in the purifier is too short. UV only air purifiers are best avoided. 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