Fascinating! This is the first time I have ever even HEARD of such a thing as an electrostatic air filter. Thanks for a short, to the point, informative video!

Thanks. I am surprised by how little I knew about these and how hard it was to find such a simple, common-sense video explaining them. Thank you!

Great info thanks, I have a question, I bought a manufactured home the return is in the laundry and at floor level and they told us a 18x18x1 will fit but I measured and is 17 1/2 x 17/12 x1 any solution for this? Tia and have a great day.

Hello David. Thanks for your videos. Question, are you familiar with Pristine Air IAQ 2000? Any thoughts on this? We heat our house with a really nice wood stove and don't use our furnace much at all in the winter. We have some allergies and are wanting to clean the air much better. We were thinking we could just use the "fan only" option to circulate the air through this cleaner, but just didn't know if that would be a wise idea. Thanks!

hi David, can you put the link for reusable filter that you shown

I have lennox eac filter but system is no longer working. I would like to use media filter instead of eac filter. Do you have any source or direction on how to do that?

For older systems how is air flow affected and if restricted how do I correct it?

There are problems with electrostatic filters- they do not create a charge when the humidity is high, they also have a large static pressure drop and may restrict airflow. Another reason I don't like them is that you have to wash them out and wait for them to completely dry before you can put them back in. During my multi decade long career as an HVAC tech. in Florida, I never was a big fan of these.

What about the K&N furnace filter??? Any word on the pressure drop on those??? Are they good filters? etc.

Ty for this video!

The electrostatic are they better filtration than the 1 inch?

Thank you! Helpful....

You did not put a link.

Home Depot also has a scheduled subscription service.

The 4 or 5 inch filters are a better option and can last up to three or four month; however they must be installed in the return side of the furnace or air handling unit. Owners with units in the attic tend to forget or hate to crawl up there. Better have their HVAC co. come every six months and inspect systems clean drains etc. a make sure filters are replaced!

I heard the Pleaded filter tend to stress the blowers ? Is that true?

Hello Mission AC: Electrostatic air filters were a problem from the beginning as they are very restrictive causing reduced airflow which in turn ruin compressors and heat exchangers as well as discomfort due to humidity control among other things!

Excellent I purchased the washable one it's already paid for itself!!! very easy to clean and dries quickly!!!

So your buying 2 electros,1 in service whilst the other is being cleaned & dried.My mothers Lennox has an Electrostatic.. a wire with a pin jack that plugs into the filter frame,is the wire for the reminder to the stat to clean it or is it charging the filter somehow ?

Great insights. Do electrostatic filters need to have a certain MERV rating to function well in the home?

Do you recomend using the electrostatic filter on variable speed motor systems?

David, If i have media filter Installed in the return plenum, do i also need the 1" filters on return grilles on ceiling?

The first filter you held up was filtrete ultra allergen reduction. It is considerably more effective than the electrostatic and on par with the 4" media with particle reduction down to .3 micron.

Does Electrostatic filter need filter media?

Where can I purchase these BoAir filters? Does the company still exist?

Where can I get a NON-electrostatic air filter ??? Seems like they all have it.

notice the HVAC guy doesn't have an electrostatic air filter. He has a media type you replace every 3 months

what is the filtration level for the electrostatic filters vs the others?

Can you use both a media filter and the electrostatic filters...

Hi David Lewis, Does Electrostatic filter need filter media?

Which is better Honeywell electric or media filter?

Can the one inch inexpensive filters simply be brushed off and then put back in service? Brushing them off in front of a fan outside removes 100% of the dust it appears.

How about air flow resistance ? The more filtering, the more resistance? Poor air flow is bad for furnace blower.

Don't need to replace EVERY month? Depends on where you live and how dirt they get. Example, where I live...summer yes, winter no. All due to dust and dust does not fly around when the land is covered by a foot of snow. Name names? Really? First would they give a hoot, second, why would you even say that if you won't name names? Make you feel bigger?

Boair must have gone out of business.

Such bs