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Honeywell Home
Replacement Filters
Honeywell Home replacement filters come a wide variety of sizes
and styles to fit nearly every application. For long-lasting, high
efficiency performance that doesn’t compromise airflow, advise
your customers to stick with quality Honeywell Home filters.
WHAT IS MERV?
MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) is a measure of filter
efficiency. The MERV value takes information on the efficiency
of the filter against a range of particles from coarse (such as
pollens) to fine (such as smoke), then boils it down into one
easy-to-understand number. The MERV number can be used to
compare filters made by different manufacturers as long as testing
conditions, such as air speed, are the same.
Filter Category
Airborne Contaminants
Targeted*
Equipment
Protection
Air Treatment
Level
MERV 1 to 4 Coarse
fiber filter
Pollen, airborne dust mite
debris, carpet and clothing
fibers
Minimal Minimal
MERV 5 to 8
Standard household
filter
The above plus:
Mold and plant spores
Basic Basic
MERV 9 to 12
Premiere household
filter
The above plus:
Auto emissions, airborne
lead dust, airborne coal dust
Basic Improved
MERV 13 to 16
Hospital grade
The above plus:
Certain bacteria, tobacco
smoke, sneeze particles,
cooking oil
Improved Superior
* From CrossReference and Application Guidelines (Table E1, ASHRAE Standard 52.2).
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