Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning Blog: Posts Tagged ‘MERV rating’

Choosing the Right Furnace Filter

Thursday, November 13th, 2014

Choosing the Right Furnace FilterAre you choosing a good quality air filter for your heating and cooling system? Many people replace the filter regularly, but don’t take the time to choose one of good quality. The result is poor air quality in your home and possibly added strain to your HVAC components. 

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When There’s No MERV Rating on Your Filter Packaging: What to Do

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

When There's No MERV Rating on Your Filter Packaging: What to DoYou’d think that MERV, which stands for Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value, would be a common rating on practically any HVAC filter’s packaging. Devised by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) as a helpful way to analyze and compare air filtration media performance, most companies rate their filters based on the MERV system.

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Don’t Let Fall Allergies Get You Down

Thursday, November 28th, 2013

Air quality in the Fresno area can be negatively impacted by oak, birch and weed pollen, and by airborne allergens originating in the Central Valley’s agricultural areas. With our almost year-round warm weather and bright sunshine, though, indoor dust and dander levels can still be extreme when irritant levels outside are minimal. Happily, you don’t have to let fall allergies in Fresno get you down.

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