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Posted by dicko on June 27, 2005, 9:35 pm
On 24 Jun 2005 12:55:26 -0700, crwng@comcast.net wrote:
>I'm at my wits end with the pleat spacers for the apirlaire model 2200
>air filter installed on my furnace/AC system.
>
>It's now 98 degrees outside here in the Chicago area and I have no AC
>because the pleat spacers on the filter keep falling off and
>subsequently the filter media gets sucked into the intake/blower fan
>and getting chewed up.
>
>I tried what the previous homeowner had apparently done, which was to
>tape the pleat spacers to the outer seal box with duct tape, but that
>only lasts so long with the dust and air flow strength conditions.
>Eventually, the pleat spacers fall out again. If the media doesn't get
>chewed up in the fan, its just hanging there, making it almost
>impossible to lift the seal box out of the chamber.
>
>Should they be snapping firmly into the slots of the outer seal box or
>are they just supposed to rest in their slots loosely like they are
>now? What do I replace if not--just the pleat spacers or the whole
>kit?!
>
>Thanks for your time.
You might want to try a pre-assembled filter.
here's one:
http://oxyfilters.com/oxy-preassembled.html
dickm
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