Hog Hair Filters

[a\c don]

I have a few customers who love the hogs hair filters and cant be talked into anything else.

I recommend that they be washed monthly and be replaced yearly.

I also use the wire used to hang suspended ceiling grid as reinforcement and do not recommend any kind of a coating as it defeats the stacking properties of the filter media.

[the dangling wrangler]

I've had hogs hair filters in my own home for the last 5 to 7 years without any problems at all. Blower wheels and motors clean,evap coils clean, duct work clean. If it's junk, then it's good junk . Just clean them monthly and there won't be any problems.

[hvac hero]

The minimum that we use is the Medium Efficiency Pleated Filters. I just dont like those hog hair filters. Its too coarse. And after a coupla washes, it gets very flimsy.

[RoBoTeq]

Washing hog hair filters does break them down and make them flimsy. I always recommend monthly vacuuming with a once in a while rinsing if they get stacked with dirt.

I also do not recommend using a filter spray on anything but metallic filters.

[dash]

The lentgh and type of material used for return(duct board or lined duct,compared to bare metal),plus the filter location has a lot to do with how "good ' the filter needs to be.

When you have ducted returns that are long,and the filter at the indoor unit,a lot of the small particles of dirt/dust will collect in the return duct before ir gets to the filter.

If you have an indoor unit with a short thru the wall return,more stuff will make it to the filter,so you have more of a need for a better filter.


Filter grills will not filter any air from duct leaks in the return duct,and all the stuff from the house gos into them.

[smokin68]

chase me down and force me to take a hogs hair filter.Worthless as tits on a boarhog.You would have to have a spotless house inorder to use one, and clean the evap coil frequently.Granted they don't harm airflow,due them not stopping alot of particals.A cheapy blue toss-away is better IMO.