I don't know where the Carrier filter enclosures are made or why they chose such an odd ball size. If it took 19.5"x19.5"x3.75", the cost for third party filters would be about 1/2. The HVAC contractor could have selected a non-Carrier filter enclosure that would have been less expensive and took "standard" size 4" media filters. I am not sure how any of this saves the builder any money. If anything, it put more potential money in the pocket of the HVAC contractor since they can supply a higher cost filter with perhaps more margin. Basicly we have to pay about $30 instead of $15 but we do wind up with a very sharp looking Carrier-branded filter enclosure ;-)
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Originally Posted by chuckinca
AC must be made in China or India, etc with metric sizes.
Saves builder bucks but end users pay thru the nose for replacement filters for years.
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