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Our home was built in 1996, we are the 2nd homeowners. This furnace originally had a washable filter, but over the years I have been using the standard 3M filters 700, $8.88 at Walmart. Should I stay away from the washable filters with this model ?
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11-19-2011, 04:11 PM
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Merv 7 or 8 True Blue from HDepot is what is recommend. About the same price. I think yours is about the same but those guys don't use MERV which is the industry standard. I don't like washables as they plug too easy and can overheat your furnace or freezeup your AC.
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11-19-2011, 04:20 PM
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Merv 7 or 8 True Blue from HDepot is what is recommend. About the same price. I think yours is about the same but those guys don't use MERV which is the industry standard. I don't like washables as they plug too easy and can overheat your furnace or freezeup your AC.
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I have a 16x24x1 size, let me see who has that one.
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11-19-2011, 04:23 PM
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16x25 is common and you can leave the extra 1" sticking out the front of the filter rack if there is room. Lowes and other places may have them too.
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11-19-2011, 04:24 PM
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Merv 7 or 8 True Blue from HDepot is what is recommend. About the same price. I think yours is about the same but those guys don't use MERV which is the industry standard. I don't like washables as they plug too easy and can overheat your furnace or freezeup your AC.
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what about this one?
NaturalAire Standard pleated filters (MERV 8) made by Flanders. $8 for a 3 pack at HD.
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11-19-2011, 04:30 PM
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Sounds too cheap too me but I don't know the cost of living in your area. 3pk 16x25x1 True Blue is $15-20 Cdn and our dollar is about even with the US. $5-8 apiece sounds reasonable to me.
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Sounds too cheap too me but I don't know the cost of living in your area. 3pk 16x25x1 True Blue is $15-20 Cdn and our dollar is about even with the US. $5-8 apiece sounds reasonable to me.
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I just can't find my size online at home depot for the ones you described..
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11-19-2011, 05:20 PM
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I just can't find my size online at home depot for the ones you described..
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If you can read print through the filter when its clean, don't use it......also remember regardless of what the package says, all 1' wide filters are only god for 30 days.
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11-19-2011, 05:54 PM
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Sounds too cheap too me but I don't know the cost of living in your area. 3pk 16x25x1 True Blue is $15-20 Cdn and our dollar is about even with the US. $5-8 apiece sounds reasonable to me.
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I bought the NaturalAire Standard pleated filters (MERV 8) made by Flanders. $8.97 for 1. Change it in 3 months?
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11-19-2011, 06:17 PM
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I bought the NaturalAire Standard pleated filters (MERV 8) made by Flanders. $8.97 for 1. Change it in 3 months?
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see post #8
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11-19-2011, 06:27 PM
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see post #8
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I did read that, but I'm also trying to get some other opinions. thx
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11-19-2011, 06:42 PM
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From your earlier post #5 "NaturalAire Standard pleated filters (MERV 8) made by Flanders. $8 for a 3 pack at HD."
$8 for 3 sounded too cheap to me. $8.97 for 1 is more like it and OK. Nobody can recommend when to change it. Depends on how much dirt you get and how long your furnace runs etc. Pull it out once a month and you should be able to see the light thru it. compare it to a clean one then. I had a limit control in one of those furnaces blow and it is a lower setting one so you want to prevent that and change it once a month if necessary.
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From your earlier post #5 "NaturalAire Standard pleated filters (MERV 8) made by Flanders. $8 for a 3 pack at HD."
$8 for 3 sounded too cheap to me. $8.97 for 1 is more like it and OK. Nobody can recommend when to change it. Depends on how much dirt you get and how long your furnace runs etc. Pull it out once a month and you should be able to see the light thru it. compare it to a clean one then. I had a limit control in one of those furnaces blow and it is a lower setting one so you want to prevent that and change it once a month if necessary.
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Since I live in WI I may have to change it more frequently in winter.
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11-19-2011, 07:17 PM
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Yep. It is false economy to not change it regularly. Causes the furnace to overheat and shortens its life and the life of the motor.
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Yep. It is false economy to not change it regularly. Causes the furnace to overheat and shortens its life and the life of the motor.
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