Odd Size A/c Filter?
Is anyone aware of an online supplier of air conditioner filters (preferably pleated) in the size 22" x 30" x 1". I've Googled for a/c filters and all the suppliers I checked had just about every size but this one. A local store will order them but will sell them only by the case of 12. (Perhaps online suppliers would insist on the same??) I am a minimal a/c user, so a filter lasts longer than the standard 90 days. Storing a case of filters of this size would be a pain.
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I took another tack. The size is fine for me, but I got tired of stocking, buying, etc. I went to the local HVAC company here. Gave them an old filter, and said to make me a washable one -- they bent up a nice galvanized frame with "rubberized horse hair," or whatever it is they use in the washable filters. $12 + time to drive 3 miles. I simply pull it out once a month and hose it down with the hand hose in the shower. I spray water soluable filter oil on it to help it pick up the dirt. Same stuff I used to use in electronics equipment filters in another life.I guess the part I don't understand is [why] you didn't purchase the case? It's not like you only need one. It's more like you should replace the filters often, and in less than two years, you'll go through a case easily. By cutting down the intake, you may have cut some of the airflow down. [Not that you may or may not had enough to begin with.] Most systems seemed to be under performance from the airflow anyway.