On Nov 2, 10:41*am, Jeffy3 wrote:
Had an estimate from SEARS for a new gas furnace / central air the
other night. *Sales guy recommended a humidifier system and an electro-
something filter system that allegedly removes all kinds of pollens
and microbes that a normal replaceable cardboard filter will not .
Each was around $600. *Are these ad-ons gimmicks?

If the ecectrostatic filter is not maintained it passes dirt, it also
consumes more electricity, a media filter like Air Bear is better. Is
your home dry in winter and you have no humidifier now and dont get
static shocks then maybe a humidifier isnt necessary, but April Air is
well known and has a unit that tracks outside temp to set proper
humidity, Both of these units might cost less than 600 together so I
bet your furnace price of off