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Old 05-10-2022, 02:58 PM   #17 (permalink)
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A DIY air filter is pretty easy to make - you just need a box fan and a Merv 13 or higher filter. They worked pretty good for us back in 2020 once we returned from the coast. (It took me forever to find a MERV 13 filter though)

https://pscleanair.gov/525/DIY-Air-Filter

https://www.montanawildfiresmoke.org...ilter_2020.pdf
Nope won't work. A box fan barely develops any pressure differential, it works great with cheap filter that you can see through to pull big chunky dust out of the air. But put a merv13 on there and nearly no air moves. I use 2 bathroom fans to pull through 24x24 merv16 filters, the bathroom fans pull air through those filter like they aren't even there.

https://www.survivalmonkey.com/threa...2-and-3.68563/

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The most difficult part about building your own home air filter is knowing that a box fan can't pull hardly any air through a number 13 or higher filter.
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