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Posted by gofrugal on December 8, 2007, 1:27 am
gofrugal had written this in response to
http://thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/How-to-replace-furnace-filter-272497-.htm
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I have goldman down flow, I can't figure out where the filter is.
Any help?
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default wrote:
> We have a Carrier gas furnace installed about a year ago. I'd like to
> replace the filter but need some advice. The manual that came with it
> is
> very generic and not very helpful.
> There's an existing filter in a "box" that sets on top of the
> furnace. The
> air return attaches to the top of the box and the air passes down
> through
> it. The filter sets over a rectangular opening in the bottom of the
> box, supported on the rim of the opening. The opening has no cross
> braces
> or supports, just a large rectangular hole with a narrow edge that
> supports the filter. It looks like it would just take a standard(?)
> 16x25
> filter.
> My question is will a standard filter have sufficient stiffness not to
> buckle and get sucked into the furnace? Or will I have to put in some
> kind
> of sheet metal grill or other supports?
> The existing filter is kind of coarse mesh stuff and seems like it
> won't
> trap fine particles, which is why I want to replace it. It has a couple
> of
> steel rods passing through it to give it some stiffness. But it's not
> in a
> cardboard frame like the filters we used in our old furnace.
> Thanks for your help.
> -- Joel
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