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Can anyone say for sure if the 3- M home air filters are better than the cheaper blue ones?

Feb 21, 2010 by MXS | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

I don't have allergies, but I look at the 3-M air filters for home air conditioners, and I'd say just by looking at them that they would be better at catching dust and stuff. I imagine stuff flying from the vents that I can't see if I were to use the

I lived in a house where we were required to change the filters every month. We were provided the blue fiberglass ones until we had deloped allergies to the area, then we were provided with the 3M filters.
We noticed a difference with the allergen

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