![What the hell does this mean? Switched to Ace Hardware brand air filters, after 2 weeks of using it my AC was struggling to lower the temp so I opened it up & found my filter like this. I've never had a filter look this drastic. Too cheap or too effective? : r/Home What the hell does this mean? Switched to Ace Hardware brand air filters, after 2 weeks of using it my AC was struggling to lower the temp so I opened it up & found my filter like this. I've never had a filter look this drastic. Too cheap or too effective? : r/Home](https://preview.redd.it/what-the-hell-does-this-mean-switched-to-ace-hardware-brand-v0-511r0hxvmgab1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f07b84ef637c8f6d66573e103dafcdcbaa30b72e)
What the hell does this mean? Switched to Ace Hardware brand air filters, after 2 weeks of using it my AC was struggling to lower the temp so I opened it up & found my filter like this. I've never had a filter look this drastic. Too cheap or too effective? : r/Home
![HDX 20 in. x 30 in. x 1 in. Allergen Plus Pleated Furnace Air Filter FPR 7, MERV 1 HDX1P7-012030 - The Home Depot HDX 20 in. x 30 in. x 1 in. Allergen Plus Pleated Furnace Air Filter FPR 7, MERV 1 HDX1P7-012030 - The Home Depot](https://images.thdstatic.com/productImages/d9051ced-bee1-40f1-8260-d26ec6c8f075/svn/hdx-air-filters-hdx1p7-012030-64_600.jpg)
HDX 20 in. x 30 in. x 1 in. Allergen Plus Pleated Furnace Air Filter FPR 7, MERV 1 HDX1P7-012030 - The Home Depot
AAF Flanders EZ Flow II 20 in. W X 25 in. H X 1 in. D Fiberglass 4 MERV Air Filter 1 pk - Ace Hardware
![HDX 16 in. x 20 in. x 1 in. Standard Pleated Air Filter FPR 5, MERV 8 HDX1P5-011620 - The Home Depot HDX 16 in. x 20 in. x 1 in. Standard Pleated Air Filter FPR 5, MERV 8 HDX1P5-011620 - The Home Depot](https://images.thdstatic.com/productImages/f073f855-1716-4e53-bd9d-ee3cad22bd79/svn/hdx-air-filters-hdx1p5-011620-64_300.jpg)
HDX 16 in. x 20 in. x 1 in. Standard Pleated Air Filter FPR 5, MERV 8 HDX1P5-011620 - The Home Depot
AAF Flanders Pre-Pleat 16 in. W X 20 in. H X 4 in. D Synthetic 8 MERV Pleated Air Filter 1 pk - Ace Hardware
Filtrete Allergen Defense 16 in. W X 20 in. H X 1 in. D 11 MERV Pleated Air Filter 1 pk - Ace Hardware
![HDX 10 in. x 30 in. x 1 in. Allergen Plus Pleated Air Filter FPR 7, MERV 11 HDX1P7-011030 - The Home Depot HDX 10 in. x 30 in. x 1 in. Allergen Plus Pleated Air Filter FPR 7, MERV 11 HDX1P7-011030 - The Home Depot](https://images.thdstatic.com/productImages/6545ec0e-ddce-4e5e-8e00-43544d386e0f/svn/hdx-air-filters-hdx1p7-011030-64_600.jpg)