Article: FIXIT; More efficient filters made to fit nearly every furnace.(SOURCE)

Byline: Karen Youso; Staff Writer

Q. I was told by a serviceman that our furnace can't handle the high-efficiency filters we want to use. We're supposed to use the regular filter and change it every month. That's a pain and expensive to boot. Is that the only solution?

A. It depends on what the technician meant by "high-efficiency filters." The marketplace of furnace filters has changed dramatically recently. For years, all that was available was the standard furnace filter, a 1-inch-thick fiberglass panel that slipped into a slot in the return duct of the furnace. Typically, the panel was pulled yearly - or when dirty - and tossed. Its purpose was to filter the air ...

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