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Does a filter-change light measure actual loading or simply elapsed time?

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Does a filter-change light measure actual loading or simply elapsed time?

A sensor in an air cleaner belongs to the unit, not to the filter, and C-POLAR publishes no sensor specification.

The NanoFlashing™ Air Filter has no electronics in it. Passive describes the filter, not the system around it. The filter is passive. It draws no power, and it has no power supply, electrode, lamp or reservoir. A change light, a timer or a differential-pressure switch is part of the appliance or the building system, and what it counts is set by the manufacturer of that equipment. The filter's own replacement point is printed on the filter: the pressure drop, or the interval, whichever comes first.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use; Statement of Classification for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter, section 2.4, issued by NF Technical Products Inc.

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Sources

  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label, Directions for Use
  2. Statement of Classification for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter, section 2.4, issued by NF Technical Products Inc.
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