Aprilaire Filter Change

How to change the filter in your media cabinetModel 1210, 20 x 25 x 4 inch filter (210 / 213)

Eight storyboard scenes of a media cabinet filter change FURNACE FILTER Mode AIR Model 1210 Media (filter) cabinet HEAT OFF Thermostat Lift the door off. The label on the door tells you which model you have: 1210 or 1410. To furnace The arrow on the frame points toward the furnace. The new filter goes in the same way. Grip the frame and pull straight toward you. It slides out of the top and bottom rails. Out of the box: compressed Pull the pleats open to full width AIR Line the frame up with the top and bottom rails and push it all the way back. Arrow toward the furnace. Set the door back on and press until it seats. Changed: today OFF HEAT Thermostat
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    Specs at a glance

    Both cabinets move the same 2,000 CFM and take the same four filter grades. The difference is the filter face: 20 by 25 inches in the 1210, 16 by 25 in the 1410.

    Filter size, drawn to scaleNominal face in inches; both filters are 4 in. thick
    1210 20 × 25 × 4 20 in. 25 in. 4 in. 1410 16 × 25 × 4 16 in. 4 in.
    Replacement filter gradesMERV rating, higher captures smaller particles
    481216MERV 1-inch store filter4 210 · 41011 213 · 41313 213CBN · 413CBN13 + carbon 216 · 41616
    SpecModel 1210Model 1410
    Nominal filter size20 × 25 × 4 in.16 × 25 × 4 in.
    Cabinet (H × W × D)20 × 6¾ × 25 in.17¾ × 281⁄16 × 6¾ in.
    Return duct openingSized to cabinet157⁄16 × 23⅞ in.
    Airflow capacity600 to 2,000 CFM600 to 2,000 CFM
    Pressure drop, clean filter0.22 in. w.c. at 2,000 CFMComparable
    Included filter210, MERV 11410, MERV 11
    Media areaAbout 28 sq. ft.About 28 sq. ft.
    Cabinet materialGalvanized steel, unpainted
    ElectricalNone
    Warranty5 years

    Order by Aprilaire part number, not by nominal size. The genuine 410 runs larger than 16 × 25 because it seats in the 1410's rails; a hardware-store 16 × 25 × 4 will not fit. Change the 210 or 410 every 6 months with heat and air conditioning, every 12 with heat only.