AprilAire 516 Replacement Filter for AprilAire Whole House Air Purifiers - MERV 16, Allergy, Asthma, & Virus, 31x28x4 Air Filter (Pack of 1)

The air in your home has the potential to impact the health and wellness of you and your family. With the AprilAire 516 Healthy Air 16 Filter you have the power to use your whole-home air cleaner to remove allergy and asthma triggers from the air circulating through your HVAC system to help create a cleaner and healthier home environment during allergy season and all year long. The 516 filter captures up to 96% of virus-size airborne particles, tobacco smoke and smog, and up to 99% of airborne allergy and asthma triggers including airborne pollen, mold spores, bacteria, pet dander, dust particles, dust mites, smoke, pollution, and viruses as air circulates through the MERV 16 filter.

Your HVAC system is protected from airborne particles too, which helps lower your energy costs, and can prolong the life of your equipment. Lengthen your HVAC system's life and improve your home's energy-efficiency by reducing dust buildup.

Genuine AprilAire filters are specifically engineered to work with your AprilAire air cleaner and come with the Pure Fit Promise ensuring that the filter will fit your AprilAire air purifier equipment exactly. Efficient home and system protection - extremely low initial resistance and high dust holding capacity support up to 6 month filter life, saving you time on furnace filter changes compared to traditional 1-3 month filters.

AprilAire 4-inch filters provide superior filter area (more than 31 square feet of filtering media) for harmful particles to be captured compared to common 1-inch filters. The patented Self-Seal Technology assures no air will pass by unfiltered, keeping your home clean and HVAC system operating at peak performance.

The AprilAire 516 Healthy Air 16 Filter has a nominal air filter size of 31 x 28 x 4 inches and is compatible with AprilAire Air Cleaner Models 1510 and 2516. The AprilAire Patented Interlock Rail System means no assembly required - easy and quick three-step filter replacement process. Illustrated packaging includes detailed air filter replacement instructions. Designed and made in the USA and backed by the AprilAire Clean Coil Commitment.

Note: MERV is a scale used to measure the effectiveness of air filters. Higher number values translate to more effective filtration. *Performance tested to ASHRAE 52.2 Standard, minimum efficiency reporting value – MERV 16. Contaminants removed based on air passing through the filtering system.