Filter for Atwood furnace

Poster Chris Bryant works on this stuff for a living. Probably a good idea to heed his real world advice.

gmw photos wrote:
Poster Chris Bryant works on this stuff for a living. Probably a good idea to heed his real world advice.

I agree with the above. Chris has a very helpful website and is usually spot on! I have followed his advice numerous times and have not been disappointed yet. :)
Barney

Really it's not necessary to filter any of the furnace air. The reason why you need a filter on the AC is the protect the evaporator coil. The evaporator coil consists of tubes surrounded by very closely spaced fins. Dirt and dust can quickly plug up the coils. This will eventually lead to a reduced air flow and icing issues.

The furnace on the other hand doesn't have a tightly packed coil like the AC. The heat from the propane flame blows into large burner chambers. The blower then blows the interior air over these chambers which pick up the heat. There's not a whole lot of places where dust can get trapped and build up. Most of it just blows back out through the ducts. The only real area of concern is in the fan housing. Over time dust can accumulate between the fan and the housing. Just vacuum out the housing after several years and you'll be good to go.

The big question is why would you put a filter on a furnace that by its very nature is designed to be used it a dusty, dirty, semi out-of-doors environment.

Most people do not associate sterile with RV camping. Most often folks are tracking the out-of-doors into an 8ft. by perhaps a 32ft. box, that is less footage than a typical 15 x 18 living room.

Like most anything, there probably is a way to do it but what is the objective?