How Filters By-George Compare

You can rest easy knowing the Filters By-George are the best designed home air filter for the money. Unlike air filters with a heavy paper frame Filters By-George are made of a three ply filter media incorporating a wire support ring sealed between the second and the third ply.  There is no cardboard or paper used in the make up of the air filter.  This also means that there is no food for mold or mildew.  A paper frame is an excellent source of food for mold and mildew.  High humidity will soften the paper frame which also supports the growth of mold and mildew.

One big difference between Filters By-George and pleated air filters is the thickness of the media. A pleated filter uses media (the stuff that makes a filter work) that is only about one thirty-second of an inch (1/32”) thick. This can act only as a strainer type media. Filters By-George take advantage of a media depth of 3/4” and are able to use all four capture principles particles(See “How Filter Work”)

to trap particles. Filters By George are able to capture smaller particles than pleated air filters. Filters By-George will capture about 90% of particles 3-micron or larger (a human hair is 75 to 100 microns).Whereas the pleated air filter may trap 30%. There are some pleats with a MERV 7 rating that will trap the same amount of particles as Filters By-George but this is done by putting an electrostatic charge on the filter media. Depending on the outside humidity in your area this charge will dissipate and decrease the effectivness of the filter. The Filters By George do not rely on a charged media to reach a MERV 7 rating. See “How Air Filters Are Tested” to see what the MERV rating means.  Filters By-George will not let the air by-pass the filter.  The paper frame on the pleated filter will alow as much 20% of the air to go around the filter when it starts to load.  (see Air By-Pass)

Fiberglass throwaway filter is no comparison with either Filters By-George or pleated air filter. If you’re using fiberglass filters you’re not doing much filtering. Fiberglass filters are so inefficient that they aren't even rated. If you’re using a fiberglass filter you need to up-grade to a filter that will yield good indoor air quality (IAQ).

You hear and read about HEPA filters which is the ultimate in air filtration. HEPA filters are expensive and unless you are talking about only one room the cost is prohibitive. To be rated as a HEPA filter, the filter must capture 99.97% of a .3-micron particle or larger. Filters By-George captures about 30% of this .3 micron particle. A pleated air filter can't get any where close to this. Filters By-George placed in your central air or HVAC system act as a good pre-filter for a HEPA filter allowing the HEPA filter last longer.

If you can capture 60% of the 3-micron particles this will improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and keeping your home a healthy home. Most of the flu germs and cold germs will be eliminated because the germ carrying particles of 3-micron to 10-micron size are captured.  The antimicrobial treatment on the filter also helps eliminate these germs.  Filters By-George will capture about 90% of the 3-micron  particle.  For more on this go to How  Filters Work.  BUY NOW  HOME