How to Pick the Right Lennox Air Filter for You Using the MERV Rating System
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Home Air Filters: What You Need to Know About Air Filter Simplified
We are going give you a simple way to pick the right air filter for your home because choosing the best air conditioner filter for your allergies can sometime be a confusing task. The simple reason is that most people are not experts on their heating and air conditioning systems and generally rely on the recommendation of the company that services their HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) equipment.
What Type of Air Filter do I Currently have In My Home?
Lennox X8795 Healthy Climate PureAir System Annual Maintenance Kit
Popular Lennox Filters
Here is a list of some of the most popular Lennox Air filters by Model Number
X6675
X0586
X0587
X6667
X6664
X0444
X0445
See entire list at the end of this Article
The MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) rating system was designed to help tell how well an air filter removes particles from the air. What is MERV rating of the filter in your home? You may not even know because, more often than not, the company that services your HVAC system replaces the air filters during the service call. Each air return has a grill that open so that you can replace your air filter. Depending on the size of your home you may have one air return to several. When replacing filters I see a lot of contractors use a cheap flat panel air filters with no MERV rating or a very low MERV rating. I have asked contractor many times when they put that filter in over the years and the answer is always the same. "This is the kind of air filter and I use is my self, those expensive air filters are a waste of money". Most people do not know much about how their HVAC system works so they just rely on what their contractor says. Basically all these cheap air filters do is protect your HVAC equipment from large dust and lint. Essentially the cheap air filters with no MERV ratings can be so porous that particles that can damage your HVAC equipment, can pass right through the filter. Good air filters can protect the air quality in your home and do not have to be expensive.
What Kind Of Air Filter Do I Need to Protect the Air in My Home?
The EPA says indoor air quality(IAQ) can be 200% to 500% more polluted than the air outside. In Order to protect the air in your home, the EPA says air filter rating of MERV 7 to 13 is needed. Air filter rating of 1 to 6 are basically to protect the HVAC equipment.
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Comparing Lennox to other Brands: Find Your Filter By Brand
Atomic Filters carries Top Brands Like Lennox Furnace Filters and Carrier EZ Flex Filters at the Best Prices with Free Shipping. Looking forLennox Healthy Climate Filters or Lennox X6673 you will find a wide selection available. Lennox makes superior quality air filters. Atomic Filtersstocks an extensive selection of the Lennox brand air filters including the popular X6675 air filters. The X6673 also known as the X6673 Air Cleaner Filter Media for HCC20-28 - 20x25x5 is compatible with a wide variety of systems including Honeywell, Trion Airbear and Carrier. It is however important when looking for a compatible filter to make sure it is compatible with the exact model.
Air Filter MERV Ratings Simplified
A good pleated 20x20x1 MERV 8 filter is going to allow a good air flow for your HVAC equipment and help protect the air quality in your home. It will filter out a high percentage of pet dander, pollen, mold and bacteria.
A pleated MERV 11 20x20x1 air filter is going achieve superior performance using electrostatic properties to filter out both a greater quantity and smaller particles from the air your family is breathing is your home.
MERV 13 20x20x1 air filters also use electrostatic properties to achieve the maximum protection for the air in your home and filters out the greatest percent of particles including allergens, and the smallest particles. Because many very fine allergens like pollen and pet dander can set off allergies this filter is the best choice for the allergy suffer, It is also the best choice for removing other pollutant from the air that can effect the health of all family members. Check out these simple steps you can use to help protect you family's air quality and detoxify your home.
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If You Want to Protect the Air in Your Family Home You MUST Change the Air Filters
Keeping your Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning unit running smoothly helps maintain the ideal temperature for your living home. It’s best to change home air filters on a timely basis, and avoid the potential problems may prevented with proper maintenance of your HVAC system. Knowing the damage improper maintenance can cause to your system, may be all the motivation you need to stay on top of changing your filters.
How often do you change the filter on a Lennox furnace? Lennox furnaces can be configured with a 1 inch filter or a filter cabinet. If the furnace has a 1 inch filter you will generally replace it every 30 to 90 days where a 4 to 6 inch cabinet filter may last from 6 months to 1 year.
How long before you need to change a filter can depend on factors such as the quality of filter and the environmental factors in your home or where you live. For instance, a home in a dusty dessert environment or a home undergoing renovation, smoke in the home or environment, or Pets in the home can require more frequent filter changes.
What MERV does Lennox recommend? According to Lennox's HVAC buying guide, they recommend a filter with a minimum efficiency of MERV 10 or higher.
Can you use any filter in a Lennox furnace? You do not necessarily need to use a Lennox filters, but you should choose a filter that is made to be compatible with the size and model number of a specific filter you are replacing. Atomic Filters makes filters that are made to have a low resistance and have the proper sizing and features needed for use in Lennox systems.
Avoid Higher Power Bills & Costly Repair or Replacement of HVAC
The first symptom of a clogged air filter, which has not been changed in a timely manner, can cause is that rooms take longer to cool or heat up. That’s because the dusty filter doesn’t allow good air flow through the ducts. That forces the unit to work harder, run longer, cost you more money and put unnecessary wear and tear on your HVAC unit ultimately reducing the lifespan of the unit. No one wants to pay more for utility bills than they should. Having the best air filter in your home such as the 20x20x1 MERV 13 Allergy Elite from Atomic or the Atomic 16x20x1 MERV 11 Allergy air filter allows the best air and equipment protection and the optimal airflow for your HVAC system. Atomics 16x24x1 MERV 13 air filter is the perfect filter to remove allergy causing pollutant from your home living space.
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