{"id":4718,"date":"2026-09-23T23:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/air-filter-efficiency-classes-g-f-h-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T17:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T00:56:59","slug":"air-filter-efficiency-classes-g-f-h-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/air-filter-efficiency-classes-g-f-h-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"\u7a7a\u6c14\u8fc7\u6ee4\u5668\u6548\u7387\u7b49\u7ea7\uff1aG1-G4\u3001F5-F9\u3001H10-H14"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From EN 779 to ISO 16890<\/h2>\n<p>For years Europe used <strong>EN 779<\/strong>, which split filters into coarse classes <strong>G1-G4<\/strong> and fine classes <strong>F5-F9<\/strong>, plus HEPA <strong>H<\/strong> classes under EN 1822. Since 2018, <strong>ISO 16890<\/strong> reports efficiency against defined particle sizes (ePM1, ePM2.5, ePM10, Coarse), which maps closely onto the old letter bands.<\/p>\n<h2>Coarse \/ Primary &#8211; G1 to G4<\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Class<\/th>\n<th>Average arrestance<\/th>\n<th>Typical use<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>G1<\/td>\n<td>\u2264 65%<\/td>\n<td>Pre-filter, coarse dust<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G2<\/td>\n<td>65-80%<\/td>\n<td>General ventilation pre-filter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G3<\/td>\n<td>80-90%<\/td>\n<td>Make-up air, paint booths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>G4<\/td>\n<td>\u2265 90%<\/td>\n<td>Standard HVAC pre-filter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Fine \/ Medium &#8211; F5 to F9<\/h2>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Class<\/th>\n<th>ISO 16890 band<\/th>\n<th>Typical use<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>F5<\/td>\n<td>ePM10 50%<\/td>\n<td>Commercial HVAC final \/ pre-HEPA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>F6<\/td>\n<td>ePM10 60-80%<\/td>\n<td>Schools, offices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>F7<\/td>\n<td>ePM2.5 50-70%<\/td>\n<td>Hospitals, labs, food<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>F8<\/td>\n<td>ePM2.5 70-90%<\/td>\n<td>Pharma, clean support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>F9<\/td>\n<td>ePM1 \u2265 90%<\/td>\n<td>Pre-HEPA, critical HVAC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>HEPA \/ ULPA &#8211; H10 to H14, U15 to U17<\/h2>\n<p><strong>EN 1822<\/strong> rates HEPA\/ULPA by efficiency at the Most Penetrating Particle Size (MPPS, ~0.1-0.3 \u00b5m):<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Class<\/th>\n<th>MPPS efficiency<\/th>\n<th>\u91c7\u7528<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>H10<\/td>\n<td>85%<\/td>\n<td>Clean workstations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H11<\/td>\n<td>95%<\/td>\n<td>Cleanrooms ISO 7-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H12<\/td>\n<td>99.5%<\/td>\n<td>Cleanrooms ISO 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H13<\/td>\n<td>99.95%<\/td>\n<td>ORs, ISO 5, aseptic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>H14<\/td>\n<td>99.995%<\/td>\n<td>ISO 5, critical aseptic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>U15-U17<\/td>\n<td>99.9995%+ (\u22650.12 \u00b5m)<\/td>\n<td>ULPA, ISO 3-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Which Label Do You Read?<\/h2>\n<p>Specify by the band your standard requires. If a tender cites ISO 16890, ask for ePM1\/ePM2.5\/ePM10 percentages; if it cites EN 779\/EN 1822, use the G\/F\/H letters above.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yc-related\">\n<h3>\u76f8\u5173\u6587\u7ae0<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/primary-filters-g1-g4-panel-pocket-specifications\/\">\u521d\u6548\uff08\u9884\uff09\u8fc7\u6ee4\u5668 G1-G4\uff1a\u677f\u5f0f\u4e0e\u888b\u5f0f\u7c7b\u578b\u3001\u89c4\u683c\u3001\u9009\u578b<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/medium-efficiency-filters-f5-f9-specifications\/\">\u4e2d\u6548\u8fc7\u6ee4\u5668 F5-F9\uff1a\u888b\u5f0f\u3001\u677f\u5f0f\u4e0e V-Cell \u7c7b\u578b\u3001\u89c4\u683c\u3001\u9009\u578b<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/hepa-ulpa-filters-h10-h14-specifications\/\">HEPA \u4e0e ULPA \u8fc7\u6ee4\u5668 H10-H14\uff1a\u65e0\u9694\u677f\u3001\u6709\u9694\u677f\u4e0e\u9ad8\u6548\u9001\u98ce\u53e3\u7c7b\u578b\u3001\u89c4\u683c\u3001\u9009\u578b<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/which-air-filter-where-application-guide\/\" title=\"\u54ea\u79cd\u7a7a\u6c14\u8fc7\u6ee4\u5668\u7528\u5728\u4f55\u5904\uff1a\u6309\u884c\u4e1a\u4e0e\u7a7a\u95f4\u7684\u5e94\u7528\u6307\u5357\">\u54ea\u79cd\u7a7a\u6c14\u8fc7\u6ee4\u5668\u7528\u5728\u4f55\u5904\uff1a\u6309\u884c\u4e1a\u4e0e\u7a7a\u95f4\u7684\u5e94\u7528\u6307\u5357<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/hws-oil-mist-filter-salt-mist-eliminator\/\" title=\"HWS Oil Mist Filter &amp;amp; Salt Mist Eliminator\">HWS Oil Mist Filter &amp;amp; Salt Mist Eliminator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Specifying the right filter class is only half the task; the other half is matching the rating method to how your system is procured and commissioned. Since ISO 16890 replaced EN 779 in 2018, many new tenders ask for efficiency expressed as ePM1, ePM2.5 or ePM10 percentages rather than the older G and F letters. In practice the two systems describe the same media, so a filter sold as F7 will usually fall in the ePM2.5 50-70 percent band. For HEPA and ULPA, EN 1822 and ISO 29463 remain the reference and rate devices at the most penetrating particle size, which is why a single efficiency figure alone can be misleading. When comparing quotations, always ask suppliers to state the test standard, the particle size band, and the final pressure drop, so that selections are comparable and the installed performance matches the design intent.<\/p>\n<h2>\u5e38\u89c1\u95ee\u9898<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What replaced the old EN 779 standard?<\/strong><br \/>ISO 16890, adopted in 2018, reports filter efficiency against defined particle size bands ePM1, ePM2.5, ePM10 and Coarse, and it maps closely onto the previous G and F letter classes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do ISO 16890 bands relate to the old G and F classes?<\/strong><br \/>They describe the same media using particle size rather than letters; for example an F7 typically sits in the ePM2.5 50-70 percent band and an F9 approaches ePM1 90 percent or higher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does MPPS mean on a HEPA label?<\/strong><br \/>MPPS is the most penetrating particle size, roughly 0.1 to 0.3 micrometres, at which EN 1822 and ISO 29463 rate HEPA and ULPA efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which label should I specify in a tender?<\/strong><br \/>Match the standard your specification cites: ask for ePM percentages when ISO 16890 is referenced, and use the G, F and H letters when EN 779 or EN 1822 is referenced.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demystify air-filter ratings-coarse G1-G4, fine F5-F9 and HEPA H10-H14. Understand EN 779, ISO 16890 and EN 1822 so you can specify the right class with confidence.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-filter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4718"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5273,"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4718\/revisions\/5273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.26yc.com\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}