Air Purifier Filtrete Ultra Slim FAP04 Edition : Jan 2008 Remplace : new Ecrit par : IdS What is an Air Purifier? An air purifier is an electrical device that cleans the air in a room by removing particles from indoor air such as smoke, dust, pollen, dust mite The efficiency of Air Purifier is based on both filtering media and air flow going through the device. How to compare the different Air Purifiers? AHAM AHAM stands for the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers. This is an American association the mission of which is to enhance the value of the home appliance industry through leadership, public education and advocacy. AHAM created a Room Air Cleaner Certification Program and test method to certify air cleaner performance through an unbiased, independent laboratory. For more information see www.aham.org or www.cadr.org. What is the CADR? The Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) is a measure of how quickly an air cleaner cleans the air. A higher CADR means that the air cleaner cleans the air more quickly (it provides more clean air). CADR is the one performance measure that can be used to compare all air cleaners. CADR is usually measured for three particle challenges: smoke, dust, and pollen. According to the AHAM Room Air Cleaner Certification Program, the recommended room size is related to the smoke CADR. While higher CADR always equals higher cleaning power, higher CADR is not always necessary for a closed room, which is why the room size recommendation was created. 1/1
CADR is a uniform performance measure that is included on ALL room air cleaners that are part of the AHAM Room Air Cleaner Certification Program.. The CADR rating label will list the CADR rating for tobacco smoke, dust, and pollen, and it will also list the recommended room size per the standard AHAM procedure. The filters Disposable filters Filtres HEPA HEPA is an acronym for "high efficiency particulate absorbing" or "high efficiency particulate air." According to the strict definition of a HEPA filter, it is at least 99.97% efficient at capturing 0.3 micron particles (DOE 1997), However, many HEPA filters are made with dense fibers so they have a much higher pressure drop than an equal-size filter used in the Ultra clean units. Due to the density of the fibers, the room air cleaners that use HEPA filters may contain larger motor to run the fan at a higher speed so that air can pass through the filter. These air cleaners are louder than the Ultra clean units.. Filtrete TM Filters They are filters made of permanently electro statically charged fibers converted into a non woven pleated web. Those filters allow a good filtration with a minimal pressure drop and air flow reduction. Permanent filters Media filters Those filters retain large particles and have to be cleaned regularly, such as vacuuming, which never remove 100% of the collected particles. Ionizers An ionizer is an electronic device that charges the particles in the air. Small charged particles are more easily captured by an electrostatic filter, and small charged particles will also naturally remove themselves from the air. Our Ultra Slim Air Purifier combines a Filtrete filter with an ionizer It has a CADR close the one of the FAP02 Some units that have only an electrostatic precipitator (ionizer) and little, if any, airflow have an extremely low CADR;. Ionizer-only air purifiers are typically not rated with AHAM for CADR.. All the ionizers are producing Ozone because they are using high voltage to ionize the air. According to the standard IEC/EN 60335-1 2004 edition et IEC/EN 60335-2-65 2005 edition about the limit of ozone emission, the level of ozone has to be below 0.05 ppm. 2/1
Why different sizes of filters? Each filter was designed specifically for the air purifier in which it is used to optimize performance.. Importance of usage conditions No room air cleaner will remove 100% of the particles in a room due to a variety of factors First, only a certain amount of air will pass though the air cleaner at any time. The filter will only remove particles from the air that passes through the filter. Second, if you open any windows or doors in the room in which the room air cleaner is operating, you will introduce more air into the room, and thus more particles which will mix with the air in the room, even air that has already passed through the room air cleaner. Third, even if you walk around the room or take a seat, additional particles will be introduced into the air. Finally, if you run your filter in a larger room than is recommended by the manufacturer, the room air cleaner will not be able to remove particles from the larger space as quickly. Room air cleaners are designed to remove particles from the air in a limited area. They perform the same way, whether they contain HEPA filters or not. For a better air cleaning use the air purifier in a closed room. Caracteristics of FAP04 Dimension product (hxlxp) ( mm) FAP-04 Power (W) Air flow (m 3 /h) CADR* CADR smoke* CADR dust* CADR pollen* Recommended Surface Speeds Automatic mode Ionizer Air quality sensor Filter change indicator (m²) 65 193 128 16 3 yes 3/1
Advantages and benefits An attractive design The Filtrete air purifier FAP04 has been designed by Pininfarina. The filter change indicator This Air Purifier includes a filter change indicator. The change indicator monitors how long the Air Purifier has operated, not just how many days since the filter was installed. A yellow LED indicates the filter has reached 80% of its capacity. The flashing red LED indicates the filter has to be changed. An air quality sensor for running on automatic mode This Air Purifier includes an air quality sensor. The air quality sensor reacts to odours and gases in the air and causes the Air Purifier to change speed. This Air Purifier is primarily designed to remove particles from the air. However, odours and particles are often formed together, such as cooking smoke, tobacco smoke, etc., so in many cases the air quality sensor will react to changes in particle concentration. The Air Purifier will run on higher speeds when more gases or odours are detected and on lower speeds when less gases or odours are detected. Superior Air flow Advantages of using a Filtrete filter which is electrostatocally charged : 1- lower noise 2- higher air flow. the CADR is determined by both airflow and filter efficiency. Higher airflow provides better circulation throughout a room, but for most media filters, it provides an additional benefit: higher pollen removal. The Ultra slim air purifiers have high airflow and remove pollen faster than a HEPA air purifier for a comparable room size. A timer Allow to run the UltraSlim air purifier for 2, 4 or 8 hours Economical concept If the air cleaner is run on high speed, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, for an entire year, the UltraSlim unit will use about 55 of electricity ( Based on French electricity price 0.1074 /kwh) Noise Information Decibels measure noise level. They are measured on a logarithmic scale. Because of that when the intensity is doubled, this is equivalent to increase noise level in db of about 3dB. But the sensation of intensity doubled,is reached with an increase of 10dB 4/1
Level of noise of Air Purifier UltraSlim Speed Low Medium High FAP04 41.5 dba 51.9 dba 60.9 dba 5/1