Furnace Filter Questions and Answers

This is the section of our blog where we answer some of the questions asked by our visitors. Many questions have been answered here. If you can’t find the answer to your question just ask using the Contact form and we will answer by email or create an article for you here. We will only share your first name.

Allergies, Trane CleanEffects and UV Air Cleaners

Question: I am having problems with allergies in Florida. As I am replacing our A/C unit I am looking for a really good filter. The Trane CleanEffect unit looks promising, but would it be good enough. Is it worth the extra cost to get a UV filter. Any recommendations would be appreciated. The installers have [...]

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Why You Should Change Your Air Conditioner Filter Regularly

Question: If you don’t change your air filters and they are very dirty can this cause the central unit to freeze up? Will the unit be ok by changing the air filter? We had this happen 2 times before and we changed the filters. Our unit is only 2 years old. Central Air Conditioner Icing [...]

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Which Pleated Filter is Better 7 Pleat or 11 Pleat

Here we look at the number of pleats per inch of pleated furnace filter. More efficient pleated air filters usually have more pleats per inch for a couple of reasons.

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UV Sterilizers and Pleated Air Filters

Question: You made an excellent Web site.  It is very informative and easy to understand. It is loaded with good information and excellent charts.  I just wanted to let you know that you did a first rate job. I was recently told by the company that installed the HVAC system in my now 3 year [...]

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Can I use pleated air filters in my Honeywell electronic furnace filter?

Using pleated air filters in a honeywell electronic furnace filter instead of the electronic cells is very common. Usually a 4 inch thick pleated filter will fit into the opening. Sometimes 5 inch thick filters are required.

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