reply to Dr.Schaller

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Hello Dr.Schaller,

Thank you for your comments regarding you and Dr. Shoemaker.

Here is the link of yours about furnace fans:

http://www.usmoldphysician.com/articles/moldbasicsyouneedtoknow.html

I am glad you agreed with me that drying out the A/C coils as fast

as possible is best. As I said, you have a very good articles, but

this one stuck out at me as I am doing the opposite of what it says

by leaving my fan on full time. Here is its quote:

///////Air Conditioner Operation: Always set the fan mode switch of

your air conditioner thermostat in the AUTO position, never in the

ON position. Why? When set to the ON position the blower fan runs

continuously and the moisture which has condensed on your air

conditioner's evaporator coil during cooling is re-evaporated and

blown back into your home before it can drain off the coil and out

of your home. This causes the relative humidity in your home to be

significantly greater than if the air conditioner thermostat fan

mode switch is set to the AUTO position. Even in the " auto "

position, some air conditioners run the blower for 1-3 minutes after

the compressor shuts off. To maximize dehumidification, it is best

to disable this feature. A qualified mechanical contractor should be

able to disable this feature so that the blower and compressor turn

off simultaneously.\\\\\\\\\

There is a company that makes furnace filters out of filtering

material imported from Europe. They are made out of plastic instead

of fiberglass or paper. They had to custom build mine since Lennox

in their ultimate wisdom decided to come up with a brand new odd

size.(Hmmm, I wonder why???)

These filters go up to a MERV 15, the highest I have ever seen. The

construction of these are very good, better and stronger than my OEM

filter ever was. I put two strips of weather stripping around it

since most all consumer furnace filters are undersized to their

holes they fit in. A MERV 11 may in reality be MERV 8 with the

bypass air. I suppose if I were building a new home, I might look

into commercial filter mounts which are made the right way I would

imagine.

Here is the link, you will find these are very well made and they

have many extra pleats so as to not reduce the air flow too much

since they are of such a high MERV rating.:

http://www.filtera-b2b.com/businessfilters/minipleat.htm#merv15

Thank you again,

Fletch