{"id":665,"date":"2017-01-09T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/?p=665"},"modified":"2017-01-06T09:37:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T14:37:25","slug":"understanding-the-efficiency-of-air-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/understanding-the-efficiency-of-air-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Efficiency of Air Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Winter is often the trouble time for homes when it comes to indoor air quality. A house needs proper insulation to keep heating systems from wasting energy because of drafts. But that also means stuffy air filled with plenty of unwanted particles swarming through the house. Air filters (not the filter in the HVAC system, which isn\u2019t for air quality) are one of the best ways to solve this problem.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the tricky part, however: there is no such thing one-size-fits-all air filter. Air filters<\/a> have different efficiencies, and going for the strongest efficiency you can find for air filters is a bad<\/em> idea!<\/p>\n

Filter Efficiency vs. The HVAC System<\/h3>\n

The reason you have to be cautious about the efficiency of an air filter is that a higher efficiency rating also means a tighter fiber weave. This tight weave may stop minute particles, but it will also stop air flow. You\u2019ll basically have the equivalent of a solid wall placed in the ducts that your heater\u2019s blower can\u2019t power through. You\u2019ll end up with little comfort and enormous energy bills.<\/p>\n

How Filter Efficiency is Measured<\/h3>\n

The standard metric for air filtration system efficiency is minimum efficiency reporting value<\/em>, or MERV. Rated on a scale from 1 to 20, the higher the MERV, the smaller particles a filter traps. A MERV of 1 to 2 is what you\u2019d find on a window air conditioning system. A MERV of 20 is used for clean rooms in high tech facilities. You\u2019re looking for something between these two extremes, probably from 6 to 12.<\/p>\n

This is where our indoor air quality professionals are invaluable. They know how to match the MERV of an air filtration system to a home\u2019s heater and air conditioner. If the highest MERV filter that will not place stress on the HVAC system isn\u2019t enough, our technicians will pair the filters with electronic air purifiers.<\/p>\n

Call the doctor of home comfort today<\/strong>: Hall\u2019s Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration is here to help in <\/strong>Haughton, LA.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is no such thing one-size-fits-all air filter. Air filters have different efficiencies, and going for the strongest efficiency you can find for air filters is a bad idea! The reason you have to be cautious about the efficiency of an air filter is that a higher efficiency rating also means a tighter fiber weave. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[42,11,43,102],"class_list":["post-665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality-service","tag-air-filters","tag-air-filtration","tag-air-purification","tag-haughton"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions\/666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}