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Posted by werwer on December 30, 2007, 3:40 pm
Do they make a return air register with room for an air filter? The
registers in my house are one stud space long - 16", and about 8 - 10"
high. Thanks.
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 30, 2007, 4:27 pm
> Do they make a return air register with room for an air filter? =EF=BF=BDT=
he
> registers in my house are one stud space long - 16", and about 8 - 10"
> high. =EF=BF=BDThanks.
you can likely modify one to fit, the cheap cardboard and fiberglass
type.
the downside is it will decrease airflow and may raise heating and
cooling costs
a friends wife has too many birds, their dander clogs the furnace
filter.
he blocked completely the air return from the bird room.
no more troubles
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Posted by werwer on December 30, 2007, 4:43 pm
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> you can likely modify one to fit, the cheap cardboard and fiberglass
> type.
>
> the downside is it will decrease airflow and may raise heating and
> cooling costs
That's what I did. I clean them every two weeks. Sure wish they had
something you could just slip in and out. It's amazing what these
filters catch in the low velocity air. Thanks.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on December 30, 2007, 4:30 pm
> Do they make a return air register with room for an air filter? The
> registers in my house are one stud space long - 16", and about 8 - 10"
> high. Thanks.
No, there is no need for them and they can cause more flow problems than
solve air quality.
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Posted by Big_Jake on December 30, 2007, 9:46 pm
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>
> > Do they make a return air register with room for an air filter? The
> > registers in my house are one stud space long - 16", and about 8 - 10"
> > high. Thanks.
>
> No, there is no need for them and they can cause more flow problems than
> solve air quality.
I have seen them used where a furnace is in an attic or crawl space,
and the filter would be much more accessible in the dwelling unit.
Whenever I have seen them, they are on systems where there is only one
return grille, and they are standard size filters. Of course, since
this is the ONLY filter on the furnace, it isn't any more restrictive
than a filter that was at the furnace.
JK
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