How To Choose The Best Furnace Filter For A House With Pets.

You love your four-legged friend but you’re tired of fur and dander floating around the house.

If you are a household with cats, dogs, or other furry friends, you need a good furnace filter. The reality is, pets shed fur and dander. If they go outside, they also bring dirt, dust and pollen into your home. All of these elements float through the air—and through your HVAC system—affecting your air quality, irritating allergies and contributing to household dust.

A carefully chosen furnace filter helps to keep things under control. But how do you choose the best furnace filter for pets?

The difference the right filter makes when you have pets.

With a good air filter:

The hair, dander, dirt and pollen your pet sheds or brings in from outdoors get filtered out and stop circulating through your home.
Your air ducts stay cleaner, longer which improves HVAC efficiency and longevity.
The quality of the air in your home improves allowing you to breathe easier.
Your allergy symptoms calm down and you can enjoy having your furry friend around freely.

Without a good air filter:

Pet hair, dander, dirt and pollen are getting trapped in ducts and blown around the house through your ductwork.
Your allergies are more likely to flare up and give you trouble.
The air quality in your home is compromised.

How to choose the best furnace filters for a household with pets.

At British Empire Fuels, we have more than 60 years of experience keeping families warm in Kawartha Lakes and the surrounding area. Our team of 40+ HVAC experts knows everything there is to know about furnaces—and furnace filters. Helping our customers choose the best furnace filters for their HVAC systems and household needs is something we are happy to do. The best air filter for a household with pets isn’t the most expensive one and doesn’t have to have an impressive brand name on the packaging. What makes it the best for the job comes down to three things: fit, filter, and flow.

Fit

If your filter isn’t the right size, it cannot effectively filter the air flowing through it. If the filter is too small, all the pet hair, dander and dust that your four-legged friend tracks in will be pushed past or around the filter, through your ducts and into the air you breathe.

Filter

Every furnace filter has an MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) rating that tells you how well the filter traps particles. The higher the rating, the more particles the filter can trap. If you or your family members have asthma or allergies, you will want to remove as many irritants from the air as possible and may benefit from a filter with a higher MERV rating.

Flow

Higher MERV-rated or HEPA filters can restrict airflow. That means your furnace has to work harder to push the air through the filter and around your home. If you choose a filter that restricts airflow too much, you can put strain on your furnace, reducing its efficiency and potentially overworking the motor. Knowing your furnace's capacity before choosing a filter is a must.

The better your furnace filter fits and filters, the more success you will have maintaining your HVAC system and air quality in a home with pets.

Good Furnace Filter Habits Help Your Furnace Run Efficiently For Longer

When your furnace filter is full of hair, dander, dust and other airborne particulates, it can reduce the airflow of your HVAC system. Reduced airflow means your furnace has to work harder to push air through the filter and air ducts in your home. The added strain can wear your furnace out faster and lead to expensive repairs in the long run. The more pets you have, the more particulates will get stuck in your air filters. That’s why proper furnace filter maintenance is so important for a household with pets.

Check your furnace filters every 2-3 months and change them when you notice a buildup of dust, hair, dander, etc…
Vacuum or clean any pet hair that accumulates around your furnace filter housing
Schedule regular furnace maintenance visits to ensure the unit it clean, your air filters are fitting properly and air is circulating freely through your ducts.

The Experts At British Empire Fuels Are Here To Help You Choose The Best Furnace Filters For Pets

If pet hair is a problem in your house, it’s time to think about getting a better furnace filter. Instead of wasting time and money wandering through hardware stores and worrying about brands, talk to an HVAC expert at British Empire Fuels. We can assess your furnace and get you a filter that

Fits properly
Traps more hair, dander and dust, and
Doesn’t restrict airflow or compromise the efficiency of your furnace.

We keep your filter data in your customer profile, so replacing your furnace filters is a hassle-free experience every time.

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