Toller wrote:

"STravis" wrote in message
oups.com...
This should be an easy one.. I already have an opinion on this but
would like to hear more as I could be wrong (not being a air flow
expert and stuff).

When deciding between going with an electronic filter vs filter media
(assuming cost isn't an issue) which would be better. I've seen how
electronic filters are built and I would think that they provide less
restriction. However, I've been told the opposite - that filter media
provides less restriction than electronic filters... Is that true?

Unless they clean a whole lot easier than do the ones I got 10 years ago,
you would have to be crazy to buy an electronic filter. I pulled mine and
use a pleated filter instead.
Not only are they difficult to clean and expensive, but expensive to fix.

Not sure which type you had, but most are extremely easy to clean. You
pull the collector grids and either hose them down outside, or just run
them through the dishwasher. Super easy, just have to make sure they are
dried completely before putting them back.

As for fixing, there is little to fix on one. It's just a HV power
supply and a collection grid. Considering the power supply is little
different than a neon sign transformer and those last decades without
failures there is little reason that a quality EP unit should ever need
service in any reasonable lifetime.


Of course it is also a matter of your house. My old house had two HVAC
systems because of an addition. The electronic filter on the first floor
had to be cleaned every few weeks. The one on the second floor could go
months.

Total system run time and the cleanliness of the environment will affect
the cleaning frequency. Newer addition likely means better insulation
and shorter HVAC run times. Sizing of the system and efficiency also
would affect run time.

Pete C.