Furnace Filter Ratings Consumer Reports

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But most people seem to have had no. The remaining 11 brands. A good furnace filter isn t expensive. And calculate annual operating costs for filter replacements and energy use to run the machine 24 hours a day.

However it is difficult to give accurate prices because of the enormous variety of materials and sizes and the competitive nature of the furnace filter market. These top furnace brands have strong contractor and service networks offering professional assistance throughout the year. Beyond all the other factors involved in choosing the best furnace filter focus most of your attention on the ratings. Notes on furnace ratings.

Merv fpr and mrp. Nordic pure reports the filter s pressure drop as 0 24 inch which puts it a shade higher than the similar merv 12 equivalent filtrete 1500 at 0 22 inch. It earns poor ratings for. An astonishingly low percentage of ruud furnaces failed during that testing period nearly three times less than last place furnace york.

The best air filters for protecting your hvac and clearing the air of pollen pet dander and smoke from consumer reports tests. As a rough guide disposable furnace filters start at around 7 or 8 each for 20 x 20 x 1. We test airflow resistance which measures how freely air flows through the filter. The price rises to between 15 and 20 for 20 x 30 x 4.

Due to their poor reliability ratings consumer reports cannot recommend gas furnaces from coleman frigidaire luxaire maytag white westinghouse or york at this time. Consumer reports tested dozens of air purifiers. In simple terms manufacturers of furnace filters perform testing to assess how well the filters block out or trap air. When consumer reports tracked the breakdown rate of furnaces in over 21 000 homes over the course of five years no brand performed better than ruud.

In consumer reports latest central heating survey our members told us about their experiences with 48 318 gas furnaces. The fleet efficiency or furnace rating of a particular furnace brand indicates nothing about furnace quality or furnace durability.