Humidifier Air Filter

The 1051 is the *Optional* Air Filter for the Bemis-Essick Air (AirCare) line of whole house Evaporative Humidifiers. This filter is thin and slips into four slots over the air intake on the back of the big humidifier. The first season we continued to operate "Bemis" without a 1051 Air Filter installed as per the previous homeowner. This year I performed the yearly maintenance per manual. I found a LOT of dust, dirt and scale inside the unit... The system got a cleaning, a new 1041 Wick and the addition of the 1051 Air Filter for the first time before putting it back into operation. In use about 2 months so far. The first layer of this filter is a white dust filter. The second layer is of odor scrubbing charcoal impregnated material. No unit disassembly is required to add or change out this filter. This filter should cut down the dust and dirt passing through the humidifier unit. Anything that claims to scrub odors as the air passes through is a plus. The white filter will give us an indicator of the dust in the air. When it gets caked or discolored we know it's time to change it. The manual states the addition of the 1051 filter WILL reduce the per day humidification capability and you can hear a difference in the airflow. However in our application the units are operated far below their maximum humidification capabilities. After finding a filthy mess inside while cleaning, it's desirable to keep the dirt out. I was impressed by rave reviews from long term users of these machines so a week after bringing Bemis back online we moved him up upstairs to our second floor; greatly improving our sleep quality, plus added an additional NEW unit with more modern controls that uses the same 1041 Wick and 1051 Air Filter for the 1st floor. Very Pleased so far, meets all expectations.

Yes, I have used them for several years. They do a nice job of catching the dust.

Have noticed a big difference in our wood floors and gas heat dryness since installing this unit...very pleased

Keeps the crud off the wick in the humidifier and can be easily cleaned

Works great and lasts far longer than I expected it would in the Air Care humidifier unit but, is within manufactures life specs. Also, I have the optional air filter on the back of the Air Care unit which I would also recommend top be used with it.

Performs exactly as it should.

Why does the plastic frame need to be part of this? The filter media is all that is needed, the plastic frame pops apart so fresh media could easily be replaced. Give us just the media not the cheap plastic frame so even shipping and storage costs would be reduced. Unable to test the quality of the filter media but I’m looking for similar media but there is no MERV rating for the material so who knows if it is really that efficient. Environmentally unconscionable product as distributed.

Wasteful. Why does the plastic frame need to be part of this? The filter media is all that is needed, the plastic frame pops apart so fresh media can easily be replaced. Give us just the media not the frame. Unable to test the quality of the filter media but I’m looking for similar media. Environmentally unconscionable product.

Product fits perfect and is easy to install.