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HEPA filter for furnace floor vent?
Has anyone seen pleated HEPA filter that fit into floor register vent?
I froogled but no luck. Maybe nobody makes such product. The closest I found are sheets filters like this: http://www.webproducts.com/Detail.bok?no=31 What I need is HEPA that filters not just dust but finer particles that causes allergy that somehow got into the HVAC ducts. There is a furnace filter at the intake duct but that does not help remove particles coming out of the vents. Of all the different hepa filters made in this world (some for vacuum cleaners, some for air purifiers, etc), perhaps there is one that happens to fit in a 3 7/8 inch x 11 5/8 inch rectangular space (inside dimension of a vent register)? Any ideas? |
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HEPA filter for furnace floor vent?
On Feb 10, 11:12*am, "james" wrote:
Has anyone seen pleated HEPA filter that fit into floor register vent? I froogled but no luck. Maybe nobody makes such product. The closest I found are sheets filters like this:http://www.webproducts.com/Detail.bok?no=31 What I need is HEPA that filters not just dust but finer particles that causes allergy that somehow got into the HVAC ducts. There is a furnace filter at the intake duct but that does not help remove particles coming out of the vents. Of all the different hepa filters made in this world (some for vacuum cleaners, some for air purifiers, etc), perhaps there is one that happens to fit in a 3 7/8 inch x 11 5/8 inch rectangular space (inside dimension of a vent register)? Any ideas? You would severely restrict airflow, restricting airflow to much and the temp of the heat exchanger can easily go above the design limit your manual states and kill its life. Even shutting down a few registers can raise temps to much. What kind of filter do you have, the 4" Air Bear is well designed. Dust isnt made from the furnace it comes from your lifestyle. |
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HEPA filter for furnace floor vent?
james wrote: Has anyone seen pleated HEPA filter that fit into floor register vent? I froogled but no luck. Maybe nobody makes such product. The closest I found are sheets filters like this: http://www.webproducts.com/Detail.bok?no=31 What I need is HEPA that filters not just dust but finer particles that causes allergy that somehow got into the HVAC ducts. There is a furnace filter at the intake duct but that does not help remove particles coming out of the vents. Of all the different hepa filters made in this world (some for vacuum cleaners, some for air purifiers, etc), perhaps there is one that happens to fit in a 3 7/8 inch x 11 5/8 inch rectangular space (inside dimension of a vent register)? Any ideas? If there is noticeable particulate coming out despite having a good filter on the intake for a reasonable amount of time, you likely have a leak somewhere in the return ducting that is allowing dust to come in and bypass the intake filter. This will also clog up your A/C "A" coil if applicable as well as reducing the efficiency of your heat exchanger. |
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HEPA filter for furnace floor vent?
Pete C. wrote:
james wrote: Has anyone seen pleated HEPA filter that fit into floor register vent? I froogled but no luck. Maybe nobody makes such product. The closest I found are sheets filters like this: http://www.webproducts.com/Detail.bok?no=31 What I need is HEPA that filters not just dust but finer particles that causes allergy that somehow got into the HVAC ducts. There is a furnace filter at the intake duct but that does not help remove particles coming out of the vents. Of all the different hepa filters made in this world (some for vacuum cleaners, some for air purifiers, etc), perhaps there is one that happens to fit in a 3 7/8 inch x 11 5/8 inch rectangular space (inside dimension of a vent register)? Any ideas? If there is noticeable particulate coming out despite having a good filter on the intake for a reasonable amount of time, you likely have a leak somewhere in the return ducting that is allowing dust to come in and bypass the intake filter. This will also clog up your A/C "A" coil if applicable as well as reducing the efficiency of your heat exchanger. Hi, How can a return air bypass intake filter whether leaking or not? Filter is right at the base of furnace????? |
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HEPA filter for furnace floor vent?
Tony Hwang wrote: Pete C. wrote: james wrote: Has anyone seen pleated HEPA filter that fit into floor register vent? I froogled but no luck. Maybe nobody makes such product. The closest I found are sheets filters like this: http://www.webproducts.com/Detail.bok?no=31 What I need is HEPA that filters not just dust but finer particles that causes allergy that somehow got into the HVAC ducts. There is a furnace filter at the intake duct but that does not help remove particles coming out of the vents. Of all the different hepa filters made in this world (some for vacuum cleaners, some for air purifiers, etc), perhaps there is one that happens to fit in a 3 7/8 inch x 11 5/8 inch rectangular space (inside dimension of a vent register)? Any ideas? If there is noticeable particulate coming out despite having a good filter on the intake for a reasonable amount of time, you likely have a leak somewhere in the return ducting that is allowing dust to come in and bypass the intake filter. This will also clog up your A/C "A" coil if applicable as well as reducing the efficiency of your heat exchanger. Hi, How can a return air bypass intake filter whether leaking or not? Filter is right at the base of furnace????? In some installations the filter is right at the base of the furnace, but in a lot of installations the filter is remoted to the intake register where it is easier to service. |
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HEPA filter for furnace floor vent?
On 1/26/2012 4:27 PM, Gravedouger wrote:
responding to http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...nt-424415-.htm Gravedouger wrote: Well i have an idea if all the air goes through one filter take out the furnace filter and put the register filters in then the air is all going through one filter again.I'm sure an Engineer would disagree but i live alone got and old furnace and i ain't skeered lol i'll try it if it blows it blows what a ride! ransley wrote: On Feb 10, 11:12=A0am, wrote: Has anyone seen pleated HEPA filter that fit into floor register vent? I froogled but no luck. Maybe nobody makes such product. The closest I found are sheets filters like this:http://www.webproducts.c= om/Detail.bok?no=3D31 What I need is HEPA that filters not just dust but finer particles that causes allergy that somehow got into the HVAC ducts. There is a furnace filter at the intake duct but that does not help remove particles coming = out of the vents. Of all the different hepa filters made in this world (some for vacuum cleaners, some for air purifiers, etc), perhaps there is one that happens= to fit in a 3 7/8 inch x 11 5/8 inch rectangular space (inside dimension of = a vent register)? Any ideas? You would severely restrict airflow, restricting airflow to much and the temp of the heat exchanger can easily go above the design limit your manual states and kill its life. Even shutting down a few registers can raise temps to much. What kind of filter do you have, the 4" Air Bear is well designed. Dust isnt made from the furnace it comes from your lifestyle. ------------------------------------- The filter will so take out the particles coming from the hot air ducts. Just takes a while! We moved into our older triple wide mfg home about 5 years ago. A few months later I developed an allergy to something in the master bedroom. Drove me crazy from about 1am to 4am. Many nights I had to get up and try to sleep in a recliner in the family room. We cleaned and washed everything. Even got a big HEPA fan/air filter from Home Depot and ran it in the bed room night and day for 2 months. Nothing helped. Last winter I decided there was still one more thing to try. I bought three new filters for the inside part of our heat pump that were designed to filter the very finest dust particles. These are 2 inches thick, rather than the 1 inch filters normally used. The new filter didn't help a bit. Then after three weeks, I realized I was not having allergic reactions at night, anymore. I used to take a Benedril every evening before bed and sometimes a second one about 4am. Now, I am free of the allergy! I replaced the first filter with a second one, assuming it had collected most of the bad particles. Still no allergy. So, do the furnace filter change, but realize it will need 3-4 weeks to remove enough particles for you to notice. They REALLY do work! We have had almost no precipitation until the last week or so. Several weeks ago we had a really strong wind storm that lasted several days. the wind whipped up clouds of dust. We live in the high desert of Central Oregon. The allergy started up again, but never got bad and was gone again two days after a rain storm settled the dust. I am sold on the filters! Paul |
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I have sever dust allergies and I got the air ducts cleaned in my house. This seemed to help a lot and I noticed that my furnace filter isn't as dirty after 3 months like it used to be. You could also get an air purifier that will have a HEPA filter to clean the air. They make these for individual rooms or whole-house ones.
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