A/C Mesh Filters

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Bryank

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Jul 3, 2008
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Catawba Island, OH
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2001 410DA
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Mercruiser 8.1S Horizons
Does anyone have a good source for purchasing the metal A/C filters for their units? I have a 410DA and need to replace mine--when I look online for a replacement, nothing pops up for my unit.
 
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http://www.cruisair.com/Internation...112704-Breathe-Easy-Microparticle-Air-Filters
 
The filter in the pix attaches to the unit. Mine attaches inside the vent opening. Would it make a difference?
 
If you look closely, your unit probably has tracks on the face of the condenser to accept a filter.

My salon unit is like yours, with a filter in the intake grill. The fwd system has the screen on the condenser. The former is a MUCH better design because only filtered air is drawn into the compartment. I have to regularly vacuum under the berth because dusty air is constantly circulated in there.

That brings up another question. I clean the mesh screen about every 30 days. At $23 (+ shipping I assume?) for the Breathe Easy and 2 units, am I looking at $50 a month for filtered air? I could probably hire a maid to come in and dust for that!
 
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RollerCoastr said:
If you look closely, your unit probably has tracks on the face of the condenser to accept a filter.

My salon unit is like yours, with a filter in the intake grill. The fwd system has the screen on the condenser. The former is a MUCH better design because only filtered air is drawn into the compartment. I have to regularly vacuum under the berth because dusty air is constantly circulated in there.

That brings up another question. I clean the mesh screen about every 30 days. At $23 (+ shipping I assume?) for the Breathe Easy and 2 units, am I looking at $50 a month for filtered air? I could probably hire a maid to come in and dust for that!
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We don't change our filters every month. Our a/c runs every day during the month of July and it does get dirty but also more efficient at filtering dust. The air gets less intense use in other months beginning in April and ending in October. Over a six month period we use two of them and that works for us. They are expensive but do work better than any of the many different types we've tried over many years.
 
sbw1 said:
We don't change our filters every month. Our a/c runs every day during the month of July and it does get dirty but also more efficient at filtering dust. The air gets less intense use in other months beginning in April and ending in October. Over a six month period we use two of them and that works for us. They are expensive but do work better than any of the many different types we've tried over many years.
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'bout the same for me. They are worth the money from my standpoint.
 
One of my friends is a Trane Tech and he always tells me to just but a cheap mesh filter and replace frequently. He notes that the more a screen filters smaller particles, the harder the AC unit has to work to pull in air. So far he has been spot on. He also replaces a lot if units that have had a shortened life use to unit working overtime. That said these are house units, but I would think it's all relative.


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mquiet said:
One of my friends is a Trane Tech and he always tells me to just but a cheap mesh filter and replace frequently. He notes that the more a screen filters smaller particles, the harder the AC unit has to work to pull in air. So far he has been spot on. He also replaces a lot if units that have had a shortened life use to unit working overtime. That said these are house units, but I would think it's all relative.


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Thanks and good point. Do you have any idea where I can get the washable mesh filters?
 
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