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In addition to our air filters for the home, Filters Fast now offers our own line of air filters for industrial and commercial applications. This new line of industrial filters consists of low-cost replacement and compatible filters for many popular brands, such as American Air, Airguard, Farr, Filtration Group, Glasfloss, Honeywell, Koch, Precisionaire, Purafil, Purolator, Trane, Tri-Dim, Trion and White Rodgers.

We have filters to match almost any application. These are just a few examples of industrial or commercial applications that our filters are ideal for: hospitals, schools, office buildings, general industrial, warehouses, computer rooms, paint booths, restaurants, health clubs, pet stores and veterinary clinics and doctor’s offices.

Of course, these are by no means the only applications that could benefit from our filters. If you’re looking for cost-effective way to improve your company’s indoor air quality, chances are we’ve probably got a filter for you, and for less than you're paying now.

Our filters are tested and certified to ASHRAE standards and are offered in MERV 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14 ratings, depending on the application. Here are just a few examples of the industrial filters we now offer, which can all be found here:

• Pleated Panel Filters
• Rigid Cell Filters
• Synthetic Bag Filters
• V Cell Filters
• “Odor Killer” Carbon Pleated Panel Filters
• Pleated Inserts and Bulk Rolls

Let us know if you don’t see your filter type in the above list, as we can probably get it. This includes ring panel and cube filters for HVAC and paint overspray applications.

In addition to our large selection of filters, we also offer custom sizes and gasketing, as well as large quantity discounts. To find out if our filters can save you or your company money, give us a call at 866-438-3458 or e-mail us at sales@filtersfast.com.

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Brita has long promoted its pitcher water filters as an eco-friendly alternative to bottled water, and with good reason. A single pitcher filter can replace 300 standard bottles of water, which greatly reduces the amount of plastic water bottles that are not recycled.

Unfortunately, there is no option to recycle the Brita pitcher filters, which are encased in No. 5 plastics, a plastic not recycled in most communities.

Until now.

Due in large part to online campaigns like Take Back The Filter, Brita has partnered with Preserve’s Gimme 5 program to take back and recycle 100 percent of the filter casings. Preserve will use the recycled filters in its line of eco-friendly household goods.

Through the program, which started in January of 2009, consumers can drop off their old Brita filters at participating Whole Foods Markets across the country. You can also choose to mail your filters to Preserve.

For a list of participating Whole Foods Markets and detailed instructions on how to recycle your old Brita filters, click here.

See Filters Fast's complete line of Brita pitchers and pitcher filters here.

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With Spring on its way, many are getting ready to cultivate their home gardens. Homegrown fruits and vegetables are often less expensive and healthier than their store-bought counterparts, as they are usually not grown with the same harmful pesticides and chemicals.

But this attempt at a more organic and healthier approach to gardening can be counterintuitive if you are still watering your garden with your garden hose. The chlorine found in your home’s water can be considered a toxic substance when it is used to water your garden, as chlorine reacts negatively with many natural compounds.

The Rainshow'r Gard'n Gro Garden Filter System is a completely non-toxic de-chlorinator that promotes healthy plant nutrition and growth in your garden by eliminating the harsh toxic effects of chlorinated water. The Gard’n Gro system attaches to your spigot and removes 85% of the chlorine from your garden hose water. It also preserves helpful microorganisms found in the soil, and will not harm ladybugs, lacewings and other beneficial nematodes that naturally ward off pest populations.

If you are into hydroponic gardening, consider the Rainshow’r Green Knight Hydroponic Dechlorinator, which promotes hydroponic plant growth by removing the toxic effects of chlorine from garden hose water by using Quartz crystals to aid plants in the absorption of nutrients. Like the Gard’n Gro, it screws directly onto your garden hose and removes 85-90 percent of Free Available Chlorine (FAC).

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Your home or office building probably doesn’t cough a lot. It doesn’t register a fever, nor does it complain of a tummy ache or go through a box of tissues every hour.

It doesn’t convey any sign of illness, but your building may very well be afflicted with Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), according to the Environmental Protection Association. The EPA uses the term to “describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified.”

SBS could be to blame if building occupants are plagued with the following symptoms:

• Headaches
• Coughs
• Irritated eyes, nose or throat
• Dry or itchy skin
• Difficulty in concentrating
• Fatigue

Most of these symptoms go away very shortly after leaving a sick building. One of the more common causes of SBS is inadequate ventilation. Since most indoor air pollution comes from sources inside the building—carpeting, upholstery, copy machines and manufactured wood products, just to name a few—it is critical to ensure your building’s HVAC system operates at local standards.

Often this means increasing the ventilation rates or adding local exhaust ventilation. But there are other ways to clear the air. More efficient air filters, such as our MERV 11 and MERV 13 filters, can trap the smaller particles inexpensive filters cannot.

So while the building you live or work doesn’t show signs of illness, the people inside it might. If you or others in your home or office display any of the symptoms above and don’t know why, consider upgrading to a MERV 11 or MERV 13 air filter.

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Filters Fast is more than happy to exchange those old, dirty air filters for newer, more efficient models. But don’t get rid of those disgusting things just yet. They could help you win a $500 gift card.

American Home Shield (AHS), a home warranty provider, is stressing the importance of changing your air filter with a photo and video contest. With their photo contest, AHS hopes to find “America’s dirtiest air filters.” To enter, send a photo of you with your dirty filter to AHS, who will then choose one weekly winner to receive a $25 Sears gift card through Feb. 28.

The video contest requires a bit more work, but with a greater reward. Entrants must produce a video of no more than 90 seconds that explains why it is so important to change your home’s air filters on a regular basis. The grand prize winner will receive a one-year home warranty from AHS and a $500 Visa gift card, with the second and third place winners receiving $200 and $100 gift cards, respectively.

Don’t be shy. AHS wasn’t when they made their animated video of President Obama, who stresses that changing the nation’s air filters is “the change we need.”

Check out http://www.ahsvideocontest.com/ for the official rules and reasons for changing your filters.

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