properly sizing hvac air filters: Should You Cut HVAC Air Filters To Fit The Space? - 12/26/16 02:46 AM
Should you cut HVAC air filters to fit the space?
The answer - NO!
The purpose of the HVAC air filter is to keep the system clean. 
Yes, the TV commercials say that if you use this or that filter the air in the house will be cleaner and your children will be healthier.
While it is true that while the air filtered by the high-efficiency filters is cleaned of harmful particulates in the air, the HVAC system does not handle enough volume of air per hour to actually keep the air in the house clean.
I had a post on this years ago.  You can … (10 comments)

 
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