Does this filter out 2.5pm, and if not, what size microns does it go down to?
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I love the filter.. have used it is Mongolia in Ulaan Baatar which has terrible air quality.. Also, Jerusalem, Israel and calgary, Ab. It works . I could not say about the microns.
1739909
I have been researching small filter as I work with various manufacturers of larger reverse osmosis systems. Frankly, this product scares me; you need at least 0.1 micron to filter out bacteria. That still leaves viruses, some chemicals, silica, and various dissolved solids. The only way to deal with some of these other contaminants is to use reverse osmosis.
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Actually,I have not been able to get mine to do anything. I have to probably read the instructions better. so far, it has done nothing. Not much help to you! Sorry!I do believe once I get it figured out,all it counts is the date and when to change the filter.
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I would consider my water pretty dirty and its fine. To small micron would mean you would need to replace it more often. For me I replace it every two months not because its pluged its just dirty and you start to get a taste in the water. I think this is a perfect prefilter for a house. I run it before my softer.
1861163
The filter that comes with it is a 5 micron carbon filter... I bought 2 canisters and replaced one of the carbon filters with a 2 micron sediment filter as the primary and carbon filter as the secondary... Works great. Clean great tasting water
199854
It is not. HEPA filters are required to filter out 99.97% of particles 0.3 microns. This one can filter out 94% per Filtrete.
1293076
It should, but be sure it is the same size. 10 micron will filter more, may clog more quickly.
670337
Berkey doesn't publish micron ratings as they're a little misleading. From their website, if a filter traps of 0.2 micron particles then it's acceptable - even if the other 10% lets in 1.0 micron particles - to call it a 0.2 micron filter. But if you read the test results on their website, their filters are capable of filtering 99.999% of viruses and 99.9999% of bacteria. That's better than almost any filter out there. In fact, you test the filter by adding a teaspoon of red food coloring to a gallon of water and running it through the filter. I can vouch for the fact that in mine, the water comes out crystal clear.
448979
Newer diesels require filtering in the micron range. I would not recommend this filter for that.
1413950
The Family Filter takes out more than the personal filter. But even a .02 micron filter will not take out chemicals, pesticides or heavy metals.
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Depending on your purpose, I run a pre-filter with a 1 micron before my RO unit to grab the most dirt from the tap. Then I have a 5 micron in the RO unit and 2 carbon blocks. After running the pre-filter, my other filters last longer. I use my RO for freshwater aquariums. I have never used anything higher than a 5 micron. Hope this helps.
730203
The cloth bag at the top is the filter and the bottom one is the collector bag. I don't know the micron size but it lets very little dust out of the system. I also have an air filter that turn over air in shop 8 times per hour. I do not think there are any filter options on the shop fox or on any other brand.
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It stirs the dirt up and sucks it through a fabric filter. I find that some particulates get through. The filters come in various capabilities so get the finest available, 2 microns.
666172
Both of my filters said 5 micron molded into the top of filter. I was expecting 30 micron.
413202
2 Microns. Not enough to filter out viruses, or even all bacteria. (Though the seller will tell you that those are killed by the iodine.)I see that the seller has changed the format of the page to be more intelligible, and now answers that question in plain sight, rather than buried in the middle of a dense text-storm like it was when I looked at it. Probably you too.
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Sorry , don't know for sure -- go to iRobot.com and check out for that particular model and it should show which filter it takes--
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I'm running a 20 micron before which takes out most of the particulates and prolongs the life ofThis filter