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Seems like our A/C air flow is painfully slow. It hardly can keep up with cooling our house. The filter is really dirty, and if I remove it, the air flow increases significantly. Other than air quality, do I really need a filter?

Before 9-11, I would have said no...


But you can't be too sure these days.

Aren't new filters like $3 at walmart?

Someone forgot to filter this:

If it is dirty, why don't you replace it?

Joseph wrote:If it is dirty, why don't you replace it?

I am, it's just an odd size. They don't sell it at Home Depot or anywhere that I can find. I have to order it online.

Just wondering if it's okay to run without it for a week or so.

Run it without the filter til you get a new one.

Why not use an air gun and blow it out and use it til then new one arrives?

Scottie wrote:

Joseph wrote:If it is dirty, why don't you replace it?

I am, it's just an odd size. They don't sell it at Home Depot or anywhere that I can find. I have to order it online.

Just wondering if it's okay to run without it for a week or so.

Isn't it odd that Home Depot has every conceivable repair item except the one I need?

I think you're OK with running the air conditioner without a filter. You may find that you have to dust more often.

Scottie wrote:Seems like our A/C air flow is painfully slow. It hardly can keep up with cooling our house. The filter is really dirty, and if I remove it, the air flow increases significantly. Other than air quality, do I really need a filter?

For what it's worth, the filter is there to protect the unit.

Morley wrote:

Scottie wrote:Seems like our A/C air flow is painfully slow. It hardly can keep up with cooling our house. The filter is really dirty, and if I remove it, the air flow increases significantly. Other than air quality, do I really need a filter?

For what it's worth, the filter is there to protect the unit.

Thank you! This is what I was asking.

So, don't run without a filter. Gotcha.