Derek Cole says cheap 69-cent air filters only block large debris like pet hair, missing the tiny particles that make up 98% of indoor air quality problems. You need a better filter, but too much filtration restricts airflow, so balance matters.
When our techs go out to the house, they can recommend what's better for you. But I would— yes, you need a better filter than the 69-cent Home Depot see-through filter. I mean, if you can lay it on your table, take salt, pour it over it, and the salt gets through, that's not a good filter. That makes sense? Because you're trying— I mean, The big filter is stopping, or the cheap filter is stopping things like sandwiches and chickens and any kind of furry pets from coming through, but it's not stopping the small particles that you need to be stopping. And that is 98% of your problem is the small ones, not the big ones. So that's what you need to be focused on. So the better filter is better for you, but you do have to walk a fine line of restricting airflow and stopping the particles.
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