<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":5348,"date":"2021-02-07T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T02:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5348"},"modified":"2021-10-24T22:57:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T14:57:30","slug":"why-is-cadr-used-instead-of-airflow-in-calculating-air-changes-per-hour-ach","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/why-is-cadr-used-instead-of-airflow-in-calculating-air-changes-per-hour-ach\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is CADR Used Instead of Airflow in Calculating Air Changes per Hour (ACH)?"},"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-is-cadr-used-instead-of-airflow-in-calculating-air-changes-per-hour-ach\/'>Why is CADR Used Instead of Airflow in Calculating Air Changes per Hour (ACH)?<\/a> <\/div><p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/cadr-airflow-difference\/\">CADR<\/a> for air changes per hour (ACH) calculation is a more accurate method.<\/p>\n<p>Using an air purifier\u2019s airflow to calculate the air changes per hour for a given room does not take into account:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Air purifiers do not remove 100% of the particles that pass through the filter. Not all air coming out of the purifier has passed through the filter.<\/li>\n<li>Air may not mix perfectly in a given room. Typically, some air in a room will pass multiple times through the purifier before all the air in the room is cycled through.<\/li>\n<li>There is no standard, well-defined testing method for air purifier airflow. Companies measure airflow differently, making it difficult to compare air purifiers using airflow.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>CADR is more accurate because takes all three of these factors into account. CADR tests are also standardized and can be completed by third-party laboratories.<\/p>\n<p><span>Learn More: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-air-changes-per-hour-ach-how-to-calculate\/\">Air changes per hour (ACH) and how to calculate it \u00bb&nbsp; <\/a><\/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='5348' 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>2<\/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 is CADR Used Instead of Airflow in Calculating Air Changes per Hour (ACH)? Using CADR for air changes per hour (ACH) calculation is a more accurate method. 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