In anticipation for a large dust kick-up during finish installation, our project is looking into placing an additional cloth filter on the return air grilles (in addition to the MERV 8 filter). Does anyone have any temporary filter suggestions? Thanks!
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Susan Walter
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May 18, 2012 - 10:04 am
Wouldn't it be better to increase the MERV rating on the filter or blocking them off completely during the dust producing activities? I'm not sure the cloth would do much or have a verifiable benefit. While you would meet the credit letter of the law with only MERV 8, additional protections when warranted are a good thing.