<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":5781,"date":"2022-04-06T20:27:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T12:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/?post_type=pauple_helpie&#038;p=5781"},"modified":"2022-04-06T20:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T12:29:06","slug":"why-are-hepa-filters-and-carbon-filters-separated","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/why-are-hepa-filters-and-carbon-filters-separated\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are HEPA Filters and Carbon Filters Separated?"},"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\/why-are-hepa-filters-and-carbon-filters-separated\/'>Why Are HEPA Filters and Carbon Filters Separated?<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>The separation of the two filters has two benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When the two filters are separated, the capacity of carbon filter becomes larger, which can improve the filtration efficiency of formaldehyde and prolong the filter&#8217;s lifespan;<\/li><li>People who do not need carbon filters (no indoor formaldehyde pollution or any recent house decoration) can choose to buy HEPA filters only, thus reducing the cost.<br><\/li><\/ol>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='5781' 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;Smart Air Purifiers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Why Are HEPA Filters and Carbon Filters Separated? 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