HRV filters

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anarot

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#166288 8-Mar-2015 16:20

Just want to replace the filter on my HRV unit. I see that there are a few for sale on Trade Me. This guy wants $65 which I think is a good price?. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=854685537 .What should I look for as far as filtration goes. I asked how many micron's is and they replied 0.4 um. Is this good, bad or the normal. thx

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#1253403 8-Mar-2015 16:30

thats the same as the standard filters

anarot

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#1253444 8-Mar-2015 17:01

cool that was quick.
Is $75 ($65+ $10 freight) a good price. thx

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#1253461 8-Mar-2015 17:17

anarot: cool that was quick.
Is $75 ($65+ $10 freight) a good price. thx

i just looked at the HRV site under the filter service page and watched the video which had the size in it, anyone could have done it

price wise, no idea i dont have a HRV

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#1257354 12-Mar-2015 18:04

Its $199 for the local distributor to come out and swap out the filter - they supply the part and travel/labour at that price.
So the trademe price seems to be spot on.

A local electrician around here is selling them for about $120ea

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#1257393 12-Mar-2015 19:25

I got filtercorp ones through http://www.greensheep.co.nz.

A wee bit more than the ones you linked (@$80 delivered), but IMO they are much better than the original ones I took out.

anarot

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#1257468 12-Mar-2015 20:53

Yea sweet as. Just waiting for it to turn up. Ordered a Y join off them at the same time. Going to run 1 to a outside vent and the other is going to go beside the chimney flue. Going to add a 2nd filter as well. (before the motor)

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#1257479 12-Mar-2015 21:10

I've noticed that HRV filters require replacing even if you don't use them.
When we bought the house we are in, it had an HRV unit. The console stated that the filter needed replacing, so we did that.
The following year it stated that it needed replacing again, which we did.
However about 2 months later we installed a ducted heatpump solution, and never used the HRV again.... about 10 months later it popped up on the console that the filter needed replacing.... needless to say, we don't use it, so we didn't replace it.

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#1257484 12-Mar-2015 21:15

thats because its time based, will come up every 365 days

its not based on flow or anything

anarot

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#1257595 13-Mar-2015 07:28

How do you reset the flashing (?) light when it tells you to replace the filter. thx.

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#1257597 13-Mar-2015 07:48

it will be in the menu somewhere

anarot

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#1257905 13-Mar-2015 14:25

This came with the new filter
switch off the control panel
press down button for 8 seconds (will beep after 3 but keep going for the full 8 seconds)
0.2 is displayed in the roof and -20 is displayed in the house
push on on/off button and a 1 or a 5 will be displayed
push on on/off button again&again to cycle though the numbers until you come back to the 1 or 5 being displayed again.
push the function button to confirm.
BTW The new filter didn't have a lip on it to seal it in the unit, so I put some tape around it before I put the 2 half's back together again. As the box is not perfectly square and it would not of been a 100% seal otherwise.