Posts Tagged ‘Filter’

Where is my air filter?

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Your air filter is located in either the blower compartment of your furnace, in an attached filter case, or in a wall-mounted return air grille. If you cannot locate the air filter (more…)

Green Tip #4

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Change your furnace filter monthly, which can save as much as 5% on your heating bills. (more…)

Aprilaire cleaner control

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Aprilaire filter control allows you to run the filter to suit your needs.  Constant cleaning runs the filter 24 hours a day to help those who suffer from allergies or asthma.  Automatic runs 30 minutes every hour to remove mold, bacteria, allergens and even viruses from the air.  Event clean will clean for three hours to remove other irrants that may be brought into your home.  Allergies setting will clean for 24 hours then turn off to remove pollen and other irratants.

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Lennox’s Things to Consider #2

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Your home has humidity problems and/or excessive dust.

Poorly operating or improperly sized equipment could be to blame.  Leaky ductwork can also cause these problems, so having it sealed may be a solution.  Monthly maintenance of your heating and cooling equipment’s filters may also help.

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Aprilaire whole home filter

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Aprilaire whole-home air cleaners are installed as part of your home’s heating and cooling system. They clean the air by pulling it from every room in your home through the return air ducts, filtering it and sending clean air back to your home.

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What to Remove From the Air

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Some air cleaners only remove very large visible particles to protect your home’s heating and cooling equipment.  Others are effective on allergen-sized particles.  Still others are effective all of the way down to virus-sized particles.  The best air cleaners take care of the issues you need addressed, whether it’s equipment protection, allergy relief or providing a healthy home.

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MERV Rating

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

The MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) rating of a filter describes the size of the holes in the filter that allow air to pass through. The higher the MERV rating, the smaller the holes in the filter, the higher the efficiency.

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Air Cleaner Performance

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Installed whole-home air cleaners will always perform better than portables.  However, most electronic whole-home air cleaners lose efficiency as they collect contaminants, starting the first day they are installed.  The Aprilaire Model 5000 is the only air cleaner that removes over 98% of particles down to one micron in size – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with minimal once-a-year maintenance.

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Aprilaire Electronic Filter

Friday, May 28th, 2010

The Aprilaire model 5000 is the only air cleaner that removes over 98% of particles down to one micron in size. This is the only whole-home air cleaner that removes virus-sized particles at a rate of 80% and respirable dust at a rate of 94%. The filter permanently traps pollen and mold spore particles with no maintenance other that replacing filter media and wiping down of the ionizing wires once a year and no efficiency loss over time.

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Aprilaire 4200 / 4400 Filters

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Aprilaire’s 4000 series central media air cleaners use high efficiency filtering media and add the benefits of fingertip control.  If you want whole-home air cleaning that couldn’t be easier the 4000 series is the clear choice.  The 4000 series utilized the full features of one-touch control to give you unprecendented ease of use and control.  Use them with high perfomance air cleaners that provide efficient removal of allergens that can lead to respiratory problems.

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