Box Fan Filter Diy

Ever since i got sick from a moldy basement two years ago ive become far more sensitive to the everyday toxins in our environment.

Bathroom exhaust fan ductwork. Necessity is the mother of invention and thus this blog about a diy box fan filter i built and tested. December 4 2017 by kimiharris 9 comments. Particle pollution can lead to a number of immediate and long term health impacts such as trouble breathing asthma attacks.

The air flow arrow on the filter needs to be pointing to the fan. To get started all you need are a 20 inch box fan and a 20x20x1 furnace filter merv 13 or higheronce you have your materials place the filter in front of the fan with the airflow. 1 20 box fan.

1 20 x 20 merv 11 to merv 13 electrostatic air filter. Apply gasketing to the edges of the air intake part of the fan. Purchase a standard 20 box fan.

Tape or bungee cord to hold the filter in place. And no box fan is engineered to withstand the extra workload of driving air through a dense filter so we cant claim this wont damage the fans motor and we wouldnt consider it a long. Diy air filter using a box fan.

Follow the manufacturers instructions to assemble the box fan. You can tape the filter to the fan. Since the last fires i have been curious about the diy box fan air purifier made from items that can be found in most hardware stores box fan 20 inch x 20 inch x 1 inch merv 13 filter and some duct tape.

Place the filter on the back of the fan with the airflow arrow pointing towards the fan. These filter fans can filter out the small particles that are common in wildfire or wood smoke. While air cleaners.

Mine cost 20 at a local home improvement store. Unfortunately houses arent built in a green and clean manner and indoor air pollution can be even worse than outdoors. Securely fasten a merv 13 filter to the air intake side of the fan.

Diy air filter one easy and affordable way to make your own air cleaner at home is with a box fan and a furnace filter.