On Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:58:55 -0400, woodchucker wrote:

On 4/12/2014 3:47 PM, Leon wrote:
On 4/12/2014 2:09 PM, woodchucker wrote:
I priced out Lesco Pre-emergent crab grass stuff 2 weeks ago... very
high at 38.xx per bag. This week 49.99 per bag.. They haven't gotten any
in, HD just jacked their prices.


Can you get Haltz by IIRC Scott's?
I don't touch Scott's products unless I have to. Overpriced and crap.
I have not seen Haltz..



I also needed furnace fiters.. been buying the Flanders brand filter...
a lot less than the 3m stuff. With a high merv rating. Well they now
switched to all Honeywell filters made by Flanders at more than 2x the
price... Nice of HD to be thinking we are made of money.

F them. That's not a small increase on either product.

FWIW unless you have an allergy thing, most AC repair guys recommend the
99cent filters changed monthly. This includes my neighbor that was and
AC guy and did my repairs for next to nothing.

I have multiple allergies. Dust, pollen, you name it. But the flanders
filters Made here in NJ are so inexpensive. At least they were until
Honeywell rebranded it.

I am an HVAC guy, they sell a plastic horsehair type filter
(washable) that is usually green or orange. Air across the filter
sets up a natural static charge that helps reduce the dust n
pollens going across it. But, to increase the capability of the
filter, take some liquid soap, like Joy, mix it 50/50 with water
and spray in air entering portion of the filter. (The back has
like a 1/4 in plastic bonded screen.) let it dry and put into you
filter compartment. (cut the thing to size first. )

The soap will increase the stickyness of small stuff sticking to
it while the electrostatic charge helps with the rest. If heat
only system pull the filter, flush it with water and it will
reactivate the soap to was the filter off. Shake the water off
and respray. repeat every 4 months. If you have HVAC then up it
to once every three months.

The filters will last about two or so years, you can tell when it
is shot as it will become too limp.

Hope it helps.