Furnace Filter Ratings Consumer Reports

As a rough guide disposable furnace filters start at around 7 or 8 each for 20 x 20 x 1.

Furnace filter ratings consumer reports.

In consumer reports latest central heating survey our members told us about their experiences with 48 318 gas furnaces. 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. And calculate annual operating costs for filter replacements and energy use to run the machine 24 hours a day. The fleet efficiency or furnace rating of a particular furnace brand indicates nothing about furnace quality or furnace durability.

Consumer reports tested dozens of air purifiers. 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. In simple terms manufacturers of furnace filters perform testing to assess how well the filters block out or trap air. All of our furnace reviews are available here.

Due to their poor reliability ratings consumer reports cannot recommend gas furnaces from coleman frigidaire luxaire maytag white westinghouse or york at this time. The remaining 11 brands. 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. Here are the most and least reliable gas furnace brands.

For this there are three primary codes. A good furnace filter isn t expensive. The price rises to between 15 and 20 for 20 x 30 x 4. Notes on furnace ratings.

Beyond all the other factors involved in choosing the best furnace filter focus most of your attention on the ratings. These top furnace brands have strong contractor and service networks offering professional assistance throughout the year. We test airflow resistance which measures how freely air flows through the filter. Consumer reports tests air filters for homes with forced air heating and cooling systems.

But most people seem to have had no. The best air filters for protecting your hvac and clearing the air of pollen pet dander and smoke from consumer reports tests.