as long as there's a filter in the unit . . .

[hvac wiz 79]

so here i go to one of what i thought was an important account. contract calls for pleated filters at all locations which I'm sure is fine . . . when the filter is actually doing something. anyway the guy referred to as "the best" even though he really sucks has been here plenty of times before & guess figured all was well with this setup. evap & blower wheel was starting to accumulate layers of dust & ironically the diffusers & surrounding ceiling tiles were dirty. the gap was the same on both sides of the before. the after, well speaks for itself . .

[Sicofthis]

Heh constant problem here also. Look at this filter gap I found.

[powell]

At least he put a date on it.

[qwerty hvac]

Is that a York?


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[hvac wiz 79]

Is that a York?


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yep. small 2 ton package

[qwerty hvac]

yep. small 2 ton package

I thought so.. Some of those do have weird filter sizes. All he had to do was get the right one. Real hard.


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[mark beiser]

I hate Flanders filters, even if you order the right size, they never fit right because Flanders makes their filters smaller than any other filter manufacturer I know of.

[hvac wiz 79]

I thought so.. Some of those do have weird filter sizes. All he had to do was get the right one. Real hard.


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half of the rack to hold it in was not even there. i instantly realized that & the filter size you see in pic 1 had been used since day 1 .. the kit came with a slightly smaller aluminum mesh filter i junked

[pacnw]

I hate Flanders filters, even if you order the right size, they never fit right because Flanders makes their filters smaller than any other filter manufacturer I know of.

now that you mention that, I have noticed that as well.

I thought that was just a coincidence on various calls, but now I know better.

[Sicofthis]

half of the rack to hold it in was not even there. i instantly realized that & the filter size you see in pic 1 had been used since day 1 .. the kit came with a slightly smaller aluminum mesh filter i junked

Wish every manufacturer would list recommended filter size on nameplate. I know Trane does on some. This would help a lot.

[qwerty hvac]

half of the rack to hold it in was not even there. i instantly realized that & the filter size you see in pic 1 had been used since day 1 .. the kit came with a slightly smaller aluminum mesh filter i junked

That mesh filter comes with the unit. I have one of them on a store I service. The size was 19x20 and I could not find a one or two inch filter that size. I had to use a 20x20. It fit ok. I don't know why some units have crazy sizes that are not available.


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[tjrobb]

Well, that way you won't yell at the owner for not changing the filter - it constantly stays clear!

[hvac wiz 79]

Well, that way you won't yell at the owner for not changing the filter - it constantly stays clear!

sad part is its technician responsibility & it's an account that i was always told was a big deal.

[GorillaTight]

Yeah, we've gotten so fed up with odd-ball factory filter rack sizes and customers' inability to change them that we just sell a hi-efficiency set-up whenever we can.

[oldmanforeman]

Man - even someone claiming to be a "professional".

[Moonrunner]

I thought so.. Some of those do have weird filter sizes. All he had to do was get the right one. Real hard.

Or bigger and cut it down to size as a temporary fix. In one case there was no other way to do it as the filter rack wouldn't take any known combination of filters, so typically they'd just slide in 3 25's and trim a little bit of the end of one for each row. Also seen creative trimming or bending done in cases where customer's out in the sticks, went to 3 jobbers in the area and none had the right size filter.

Wish every manufacturer would list recommended filter size on nameplate. I know Trane does on some. This would help a lot.

That's where it's good to have your own documentation that lists the equipment and filter/belt requirements on each site you visit.

[FrostyBeer]

He couldn't even get the direction right!

[hvac wiz 79]

He couldn't even get the direction right!

Lol not the first nor last time at that lol