Old house with gas furnace but no filter question
 

A friend of mine just moved into a small older house. It has a small forced
air gas furnace (Carrier brand), that I'm sure was retrofitted at some
point. For the life of me, I can't find a furnace filter. Did they not use
air filters in the old days? I just want to make sure this isn't a critical
component.

--
Bob D.

Old house with gas furnace but no filter question
 

Bob D. wrote:
A friend of mine just moved into a small older house. It has a small forced
air gas furnace (Carrier brand), that I'm sure was retrofitted at some
point. For the life of me, I can't find a furnace filter. Did they not use
air filters in the old days? I just want to make sure this isn't a critical
component.


They don't necessarily come with the furnace. I didn't have a filter in
my house either when I moved in. Had a Honeywell electrostatic added
when the A/C was installed (SWMBO is a clean freak, insisted on either
that or HEPA.)

nate

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Old house with gas furnace but no filter question
 

On Jan 12, 1:24 pm, "Bob D." wrote:
A friend of mine just moved into a small older house. It has a small forced
air gas furnace (Carrier brand), that I'm sure was retrofitted at some
point. For the life of me, I can't find a furnace filter. Did they not use
air filters in the old days? I just want to make sure this isn't a critical
component.

--
Bob D.

The filter is probably supposed to go inside the lower part of the
furnace.

Filters are pretty important.

JK

Old house with gas furnace but no filter question
 

If the house only has one large cold air return it may be in there and
nowhere near the furnace.

"Bob D." wrote in message
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A friend of mine just moved into a small older house. It has a small forced
air gas furnace (Carrier brand), that I'm sure was retrofitted at some
point. For the life of me, I can't find a furnace filter. Did they not use
air filters in the old days? I just want to make sure this isn't a critical
component.

--
Bob D.

Old house with gas furnace but no filter question
 

Old Lennox furnaces had cradle like basket in the lower compartment (under
the burners), which used filter material that came on a roll. You wrap the
filter material around the basket.

RichK

"Bob D." wrote in message
. ..
A friend of mine just moved into a small older house. It has a small
forced
air gas furnace (Carrier brand), that I'm sure was retrofitted at some
point. For the life of me, I can't find a furnace filter. Did they not use
air filters in the old days? I just want to make sure this isn't a
critical
component.