in this video we're gonna show you something that big companies do not want
you to see yes you can wash your HEPA filter cartridges hey everyone this is
jeff of taofledermaus I hope you're doing well while we're all at home I've
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I've had this homes air purifier HEPA filter for close to 10 years and I've
never purchased a replacement filters set for it now the filters are not cheap
and they're only supposed to last anywhere from 6 months to a year
depending on the conditions when the filter reaches its end of life you're
supposed to just throw it away and buy another one it's not only cost you a lot
of money in the long run but also sends a lot of unneeded trash to the landfill
now right now these may not be in stock because of the high demand and even if
they are in stock he may not want to expose yourself by going down to the
store and purchase these or you don't want to wait for them to ship to you or
you realize that these filters are actually built so well you can wash them
multiple times and never have to buy a new one I've developed a way of cleaning
these filters at home simply cheaply and anyone can do it the first step is to
remove just one filter will be doing one filter at a time in this process next
fill a sink with hot water as the sink is filling up we'll add a small amount
of laundry detergent to it it can be a dry or liquid laundry detergent doesn't
really matter this MA make sure it's all dissolved and mixed with the water now
if you have very sensitive hands you may want to wear gloves while doing this
once the sink is full will immerse the dirty filter into this solution and now
will begin to kind of agitate it and kind of wash the fluid through the
filter letting it flow through the filter
you'll probably be a little disgusted and surprised just how much debris and
junk this filter has collected over the months now remember you're dealing with
wet paper here so resist the urge to blast this thing with a with a strong
water nozzle it will mess up the paper next we'll just let it soak for about 15
minutes in this solution if you want to soak it for longer than that that's fine
now we'll just drain off all that dander and pollen and Coronas right down the
drain and now we'll rinse it out again filling the sink with hot water pretty
much do the same thing we did when we had it in the soap solution just kind of
agitated and let the water flow through the filter now as an option if you want
to really make sure that the filter is sterile you can add some bleach to it
without destroying the media okay now we'll dry the filter out again the
emphasis here is to avoid damaging the wet filter medium the paper by setting
the wet filter on top of a folded up towel terry cloth towel
the water will be whipped out of the filter into the towel this is really
effective and it only takes about 30 minutes for the to get to the point for
the next step and again we want to protect that delicate paper but you
don't want to bless it with a stream of air or damage it with a heat gun or a
hairdryer just let it do its thing it'll work now after 30 minutes the
filter is still slightly damp but it's enough to prevent a lot of air flow
going through it this is the reason why we're doing one filter at a time well
reinstall it into the machine and then put it on low and just let the air dry
it out it might take two maybe three hours for it to dry out but if you put
both filters in there wet it may take six or eight hours for it to dry so do
one at a time we have now effectively washed the
disposable HEPA filter and saved a lot of money the filter that you're looking
at has been cleaned this way approximately 20 times if not more think
about how much money I've saved over the year
it's almost as clean as a brand new filter but it's cleaner than a brand new
filter that's been in service for just a few days anyway I hope you enjoyed this
video please share it if you found it useful we'll see you next time