STOP!! Buying the Wrong Air Filter Can Harm Your HVAC!

It can be very confusing to purchase an HVAC filter. Buying the wrong on can cause serious problems down the road. It wasn't until I did my own research that I learned this.
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[@rickv5004]

"we learned that home depot just made some shit up" 💀🤣

[@Steve_in_NJ]

Of course, I have Home Depot filters (Merv 8) because they are next door to my hair stylist. Next time, there's Amazon and I will save gasoline!

[@jimw7550]

I have an old system with a fan dP of 0.2 in. wc. To get the recommended air flow of 350 to 400 scfm per ton of refrigeration, I use the filter with the least air resistance. The filter is used to protect the evaporator coil, not to keep your house dust free. I am only concerned with keeping out particles that will bridge the small openings of the evaporator coil. Particles the reach the coil are probably caught by the condensed water that runs down the coil. The entire air volume of a house passes through the coil every ten minutes during AC operation.

[@troymodel6677]

What we don't know is what the airflow of each filter is? We can see pleats we can see merv but we don't know the actual performance.

[@jimdavis9581]

I think I heard you say with more pleats you get more air flow. That is not usually true. It's actually the opposite. When you have more pleats, you have more area compacted and thus more restriction in air flow. I do use the HD FPR5 filters and think they are great for the price at 3 for about $15.

[@OakleysDIYHomeRenovation101]

I don't think so, you get more surface area with more pleats. Thanks for watching.

[@chriskinsler7355]

The filtrete 1900 has 54 pleats

[@user-ir4mk2lz3u]

Should we assume that the filters last for 90 days as the packaging states?

[@OakleysDIYHomeRenovation101]

It depends on how much you use your a/c or furnace. Also depends on how air tight you house is. The "leaker" you house the more dirt that is sucked in and the more that goes through the filter. Thanks for watching.

[@shaunnajustus9268]

Like #69 hahaha cool.
Also thanks, also wtf home depot...

[@OakleysDIYHomeRenovation101]

Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching.

[@user-iq3wx9bk6b]

How can you say that the cheapest air filter is the wrong air filter without justifying with facts. I have been using the cheap filter for 27 years and my system works and runs just fine. The problems with the higher rated filters is that they restrict air flow to the point that it takes a toll on the fan motor and it restricts the flow of heating and cooling to the furthest points within your home, not to even begin to mention the condensation issues that are caused with the heavier thicker higher fern rated filters.

[@Kenster-man]

That is true but that’s why a lot of Techs in an HVAC forum I’m in as well as the Tech that services my home recommends a MERV 5-8 filter versus the see-thru fiberglass filters (MERV 2) barely catching anything except large particles and hair. Dust goes thru it. You may be in a cleaner environment but some folks are in dusty environments and dust can collect on the coils.
Don’t use the high MERV pleated filters-- but the basic MERV 7/8 pleated filters are fine - they only have bit more air flow resistance than fiberglass filters. The Home Depot HDX FPR 5 filters are cheap - 3 pack for $12.96. And change frequently every 30-60 days.
I think MERV 13 is too restrictive.