HEPA Filter for Roomba 500 Series

by Robot Add-On's

Product Features

• Traps 99.97 % of micro-organisms!
• Two stage Opt-Filt filtration system extends filter life!
• Easy to clean, dirt falls out with just a tap.
• All natural construction means less landfill waste!
• World's first HEPA type filter for Roomba!

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002PDJJ5M
• Item model number: 5020-1001
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,567 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Multi-stage HEPA type filter material traps 99.97% of everything it gets a hold of including mites, spores, dead skin and dander and dislodges them with the simple tap on the edge of a basket. Combined with its environmentally friendly construction and Opt-Filt filtration system, our long lasting easy clean HEPA type filter will help purify the air in your home for a cleaner and safer living environment! Three in a package for long term cleaning. Works on all Roomba 500 series robots except robot SKUs 53601 and 55101.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nowhere near as effective as the stock filters, December 21, 2009

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anonymous (FL USA) - See all my reviews

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I own two Roomba 560's and purchased these filters about a month ago. They pick up much less dust then the stock filters do. I use an air compressor to blow the dust from my filters every 2-3 days, and the difference between the stock and HEPA filters is remarkable. I get a sizeable "dust cloud" when I blow out the stock filters and a barely noticeable dust cloud when I blow out the HEPA filter.

I also agree with "Katherine of Amazon" that there's way to much "viral marketing" for this product.

35 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I Look Askance at Five Star Reviews from People Who ONLY Review Aftermarket Roomba Products, November 18, 2009

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Katherine of Amazon "I'd Rather Just Buy It O... (New England, USA) - See all my reviews

I do think that the validity of the review system is important to AMAZON. I use customer reviews frequently to determine if something is a good buy or not. If customers are shilling for the seller, and aren't giving an unbiased review, that diminishes the utility of the review system.

Two of the three reviews here--all "five star" gushing and glowing-- as of my writing of this review were written on the same date. None of the reviewers participating thus far has reviewed anything other than aftermarket Roomba products.

Forgive me if I look askance at these reviews. I'd like to hear from customers who shop for a broader variety of products rather than two or three from the same company before I'll take on faith that this product, which is almost twice as expensive as the regular Roomba filters (nineteen dollars as opposed to ten), is worth the money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars hard to say, August 30, 2010

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C. Burton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HEPA Filter for Roomba 500 Series

First, I don't see how this thing could be a real HEPA compliant filter. My other HEPA filters are as thick as my whole Roomba and this thing's less than 1 cm thick.

My Roomba 530 Pet Series (I think that's right. It's a white one) definitely picks up less big stuff with these filters than it does with its iRobot AeroVac bin. I say this b/c it took a few runs to get some crushed leaves off the floor by the front door. That would make sense if Roomba has to force air through a more restrictive filter, which should be what this is. I hope that it's picking up more tiny particles and keeping them out of the air as the trade off. It hasn't been enough to noticeably help my wife's allergies though and I've been running the Roomba 2-3 times a day for about a month now. (there's also 2 HEPA filters going, an air ionizer, and the house HVAC unit his its fan pulling air through its filter 24/7 too)

My attitude is that this is worth a shot. So far it hasn't yielded noticeable results, but I'm going to keep running the Roomba with these filters hoping that it's making a little difference.

A note on cleaning: this takes a tiny bit more effort to clean than the AeroVac bin. There are 2 compartments, one main one for the big debris and a sealed one you have to swing open and clean the "HEPA pre filter". And the bristle brush seems to need cleaning a bit more often with this filter.

Normally I empty the bin and clean the filter about every 2-3 runs. That's about as often as I was doing it with the AeroVac bin, maybe a little more frequently, especially when I first made the switch.