AC filters

[Lack of HP]

I hope I am not over looking a already posted post, but where are the filters for a 2014 3625re Montana? ( Living room AC ) Are they located in the return air vents. If so do you have to loosen the screws to get them out and are they re-usable. Thanks in advance. Joe

[Carl n Susan]

Here is the current discussion on A/C filters. http://www.montanaowners.com/forums/...ad.php?t=59179 They are located in the air return vents in the ceiling.

[DQDick]

Not sure about the new ones. On our's the return air cover with the filter behind it just pops out wit a couple clip like holders on one side and flanges on the other side.

[Lack of HP]

thanks all, yes my bedroom ac does have the two clip drop down filter removal. My living room is the duct-ed with the two return vents in the ceiling. No access to the AC unit. I think the post by davidaf tells me what I needed as they are behind the covers. Just got to figure out what they are made of and how to to remove them. thanks. Joe

[NCFischers]

Just cleaned mine, thanks for the reminder.

[1retired06]

Mine are held on by two screws, each vent.

[jlb27537]

Hi Joe, Remove the grills from the ceiling by removing 2 screws each grill. The filter material is thin foam. I went to Lowes and bought a couple sheets of foam used in window a/c. I cut the foam the same size as the grills and reinstalled.

The original filters are stapled to a thin cardboard frame. I reused the cardboard frame and stapled the foam from Lowes to the frame.

I doubled the foam since the holes in the Lowes foam seemed larger than the OEM foam.

I also had to move the grills a bit since the original screw holes were stripped out.

Jim

[DonandBonnie]

Just went to Wally World and Lowes near our current location in South Carolina. Neither carried the filter material that we needed. The search continues! Bet I find it in a local ma and pa hardware store this afternoon.

[DQDick]

As I posted on another thread, that is a problem with the box stores from now until next spring. They run out of filter material and don't buy more. That's why I stock up for the whole year in April or May.

[DonandBonnie]

We aren't worried if we can't find the material just now. It should be easily washable and reusable until we find the proper filter. What might be a concern is how many times the filter can be removed and replaced before the screw holes in the ceiling plaster board strips out and no longer holds.

[busterwms]

Screw holes stripped out after only a coupla times. Installed metal thingys that are like molley bolts so I don't have to constantly move the vents around. Cardboard backing do not last long. Poor decision in design. Cheap fix.