=?iso-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= writes:
Clare Snyder posted for all of us...


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On Wed, 6 Feb 2019 14:02:53 -0500, Tekkie=AE wrote:
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Frank posted for all of us...


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On 2/4/2019 7:23 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
For the first time in 53 years of owning homes, my new house has a=
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furnace and uses filters.=A0 It takes a 1" filter.
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I see prices can vary considerably but is a MERV 8 and MERV 8 regard=
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of the brand?=A0 Should I use MERV 8 or MERV 11?=A0 We have no pets.
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I see filters with MERV 11 rating from $9.95 ($7.45ea by a dozen) to=
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$14.50. Any real difference if they have the same rating?
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Discount filters seems cheapest.
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I use air filters and had never heard the term MERV so looked up your=
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question:
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https://airexpertsnj.com/knowledge/e...erence-betwee=
n-merv-8-and-merv-11-filters
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Prompted me to look at the filters I'm using and now see that they are=
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MERV 11. Don't know about price difference but sometimes filter may=
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collapse somewhat and more expensive filter might be sturdier.

I am no filter expert but IIRC if the MERV number is increased then poss=
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the blower motor can overload. Research the info on your system to deter=
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the suitability.
Restricting airflow does NOT overload a blower motor. Restricted
filters restrict the amount of air moved REDUCING load on the blower
motor. Youknew that and forgot - right "tekkie"?

Never claimed to be a know it all.

Actually, you were more correct than Clare was.