2020-2021 Purchasing Guide Volume 2

HVAC | Air Filtration

FILTER CAPTURE

What Does Your Filter Capture? MERV Particle Capture Rate

4 3.0micron 20% 6 3.0micron 50% 11 1.0micron 80% 15 0.3 micron 90%

Example: MERV 11 filters are >95% effective at capturing 1 micron particles on a single pass through the filter. What's A MICRON? 1 micron = 0.00000393 inches - or - 1/25,400 inch. The human eye can see down to about 35 microns. One grain of table salt is between 90 and 110microns. CHV048 - 11-17-15

MORE EFFICIENT FILTERS ALLOW FEWER PARTICLES THROUGH

Filter Type

Economy

Heavy-Duty

Polyester

Pleated

Heavy-Duty Pleated

MERV

5

6

3

4

8

Micron Size

>10.0

>10.0

3.0-10.0 80-85%

3.0-10.0 85-90%

3.0-10.0

Arrestance On First Pass

75-80%

75-80%

>90%

1" Polyester Filter

1" Pleated Filter - MERV 6

1" Economy Fiberglass Filter

1" Heavy-Duty Fiberglass Filter

1" Heavy-Duty Pleated Filter - MERV 8

CHV035

508

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