HEPA filters are cleanable. However, when it is washed and cleaned by the user, you may encounter situations that will adversely affect human health. Therefore, washing the HEPA filter is not recommended or recommended. Human health should be prioritized above all else. So let's take a look at why your filter should not be washed over a HEPA filter.

As a result, filters collect substances that are harmful to human health in accordance with their purpose. If you do not wash your filter inside your home, these unhealthy substances contained and collected will spread back to your home. This dust that you release into your home environment will also negatively affect your health. Although we do not recommend you to wash the HEPA filter, if you want to clean your HEPA filter, we recommend you to do it outside your home, maybe on your balcony. However, there is one more thing to be aware of. Namely, you wanted to clean or wash your HEPA filter on your balcony or garden, and let's say you cleaned and washed it. With this process, the harmful substances collected by your filter may hang in the air and you may be exposed to that air while you are cleaning it.

What is Considered in HEPA Filter Cleaning?
We should mention another issue that needs attention, which is overlooked. If you wanted and used a different vacuum cleaner while cleaning your HEPA filter. However, this vacuum cleaner must also have a HEPA filter. Why? Because if you try to clean a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter with a vacuum cleaner without a HEPA filter, you will release the harmful dust you collect back into the home environment. That's why you should only clean a HEPA filter with a HEPA filter.

Let's say you went against the advice of the owner's manual and our recommendations and washed your HEPA filter. If you are not sure whether your HEPA filter is dry or not, you can still harm your health. Mold remaining on your filter can cause unwanted discomfort. Even if you have a washable filter, companies generally set 24 hours for drying time.

Your HEPA filter contains germs, molds, and dust. If you try to wash your filter, these harmful substances that have been collected in your filter for months will harm your health. If you do not want to harm your health, do not wash your filter.