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One of the differences is how hard you have to push against a regular MERV 16 filter vs. this one. You can generally install a Perfect 16 into an HVAC without h

One of the differences is how hard you have to push against a regular MERV 16 filter vs. this one. You can generally install a Perfect 16 into an HVAC without having to adjust its settings and thus how much energy is required to run it. I haven’t looked at the April Aire stuff in a bit, so don’t know if they happen to do something similar, but I was looking at a number of different options for a much larger building install, and you can generally price the P16 without having to factor in energy price increases. My main gripe with the Perfect 16 is that it doesn’t do any of the multi gas stuff ( https://www.iqair.com/room-air-purifiers/gc-multigas https://www.iqair.com/room-air-purifiers/gc-multigas ), and is more like running a HealthPro ( https://www.iqair.com/air-purifiers/healthpro-series https://www.iqair.com/air-purifiers/healthpro-series ).

amluto 4y ago
This is where less gold-plated products may be better! Look at page 6 here: https://leesheatingandcoolingservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/aprilaire-all-products-specification-reference-guide-2210.pdf https://leesheatingandcoolingservice.com/wp-content/uploads/... The 216 filter has 0.17" wc of initial pressure drop at 1000 cfm as compared to 0.12" wc for its MERV 13 equivalent, the 213. You can just swap it in if you started out with MERV 13 [0] have 0.05" wc of extra pressure budget (and an existing compatible housing), and you can probably save 0.05" wc by just changing your filter more often. Or you can design something like this into a new system, just like you would have to design a Perfect 16 in. [0] You must have some kind of return air filter to avoid destroying your fan coil. MERV 13 is somewhat of a baseline for a decent system.
- amluto 4y ago
  Huh, IQ Air does have specs and prices: https://www.iqair.com/us/whole-house-air-purifiers/buy https://www.iqair.com/us/whole-house-air-purifiers/buy That’s… a lot more expensive than Aprilaire for only slightly better performance. Two or three Aprilaire (or Lennox, etc) filters in parallel will dramatically outperform the Perfect 16 and will cost much less. Of course, that would require some custom sheet metal, but the Perfect 16 may also need some custom sheet metal.

amluto 4y ago

This is where less gold-plated products may be better! Look at page 6 here: https://leesheatingandcoolingservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/aprilaire-all-products-specification-reference-guide-2210.pdf https://leesheatingandcoolingservice.com/wp-content/uploads/... The 216 filter has 0.17" wc of initial pressure drop at 1000 cfm as compared to 0.12" wc for its MERV 13 equivalent, the 213. You can just swap it in if you started out with MERV 13 [0] have 0.05" wc of extra pressure budget (and an existing compatible housing), and you can probably save 0.05" wc by just changing your filter more often. Or you can design something like this into a new system, just like you would have to design a Perfect 16 in. [0] You must have some kind of return air filter to avoid destroying your fan coil. MERV 13 is somewhat of a baseline for a decent system.

amluto 4y ago
Huh, IQ Air does have specs and prices: https://www.iqair.com/us/whole-house-air-purifiers/buy https://www.iqair.com/us/whole-house-air-purifiers/buy That’s… a lot more expensive than Aprilaire for only slightly better performance. Two or three Aprilaire (or Lennox, etc) filters in parallel will dramatically outperform the Perfect 16 and will cost much less. Of course, that would require some custom sheet metal, but the Perfect 16 may also need some custom sheet metal.