Professional vacuum cleaner filters Hepa safety
A professional vacuum cleaner sucks and
releases particles into the atmosphere by "ventilating" them. In an epidemic context or of viral load in the atmosphere it can be catastrophic to suck and diffuse like an aerolator of fine particles in the atmosphere.
Thus in the
recommendations of the Ministry of Labor regarding good practices related to the
fight against Covid19 , it is clearly indicated:
"Do not vacuum the floors, except after a long period of unoccupied premises. In this case, equip the device with HEPA filters." This recommendation makes sense because any material (vacuum cleaner, electric hand dryer, etc.) that releases particles into the atmosphere is potentially a major risk of diffusion.
However, this text does not specify what level of Hepa filtration is necessary ...
In fact, the standard
EN1822 classifies filtration in 8 categories and HEPA (or EPA) filtration in
H10, H11, H12 will not allow the particles to be
finely filtered enough knowing that in the case of the Covid 19 for example the target is less than 3 microns.
Hepa filter standard NF EN1822
HEPA filters (high efficiency particulate air filter) are approved by the European standard EN1822.
The critical size of a particle being between 0.1 and 1 micron, HEPA filters are intended for the filtration of particles smaller than 1 micron.
For an Epa, Hepa or Ulpa filter the standard EN1822 determines 8 classes of filter ranging from:
->
EPA filter filter group E
E10, E11, E12
->
HEPA filter H filter group
H13 and H14
->
ULPA filter
filter group U
U15, U16, U17
My vacuum cleaner is not H13, can I upgrade it?
Some vacuum cleaners are not fitted with an H13 filter as standard. However, this type of filter can be added as an option if the model so provides.
The entire
Taski Aero range can be fitted with a Hepa filter.