Consumers who are tight on funds may be tempted by the low price of a new air filter, but there are more intelligent approaches to saving costs when operating a central air conditioning system. On the contrary, neglecting to replace low-quality filters with newer, higher-quality ones can lead to many other issues that could cost more in the long run.
Using Inexpensive Filters Can Cause Issues
Using low-quality replacement filters poses risks to the health and safety of everyone in the house or workplace, among other difficulties. Choose a high-quality filter for your air conditioner and replace it regularly, as the manufacturer advises, to avoid these problems.
Determine Which Filters Will Serve Your Purposes Best
Consumers better meet their demands and stay within their budgets by understanding the trade-offs between low- and high-priced air conditioning filters.
Concerning MERV
Low-cost filters often have a lower efficiency than their more expensive equivalents. A higher MERV (minimum efficiency reporting value) indicates that a high-quality air filter does a better job of filtering out tiny particles of airborne contaminants than a low-quality one.Â
Choosing a high-quality air filter can eliminate more types of these dangerous components in more significant quantities, resulting in cleaner, healthier air. This is because many harmful air pollutants, such as mold, smoking, and animal dander, are formed of microscopic particles.
Effortless Disposal
Removing low-cost air conditioning filters from the unit can be messy. Moving a low-quality air filter from the filtration system to a disposal place might release the dirt and debris that have become compacted on its surface, sending the particles flying onto the floor and back into the filtration system.Â
It takes a lot of effort and sometimes chemical cleansers, which may be dangerous if breathed in, to get rid of these tiny particles.
Sufficiently Sound Structure
The integrity of a high-quality air filter is less likely to be compromised when the filtration system is in use. Damage to expensive machinery, the return of vast quantities of particles to the air filtration system, and the need to call in a professional to remove a stuck, broken air filter are just some of the problems that might arise if the air filter fails while still inside the unit.Â
Use air filters with the appropriate dimensions for the unit in which they will be fitted to prevent the filter from becoming damaged or clogging the unit’s airflow.
Issues with Fiberglass
Fiberglass is used to make low-priced air filters because it can be easily molded into the required shape at a low cost. When the air filter is handled, the homeowner or company owner risks breaking the fragile fiberglass. In addition, fiberglass fibers might become detached from the filter material, float through the air, and be inhaled by everyone within.
Bottom LineÂ
Choosing a high-quality filter that works for your house or company is the best way to prevent these and other potentially harmful and annoying concerns with indoor air quality.
