Furnace Bug Screen Not a Good Idea?

Originally posted by drdrew where'd ya get them cool screens?

From the local dealer we got the Pod from, Colonia Del Rey.

I'm too cheap to buy the real thing. I just purchased some fiberglass screen at Lowes and cut it to size, afixing with hot glue. It may not look spectacular, and it may not be permanent, but it gets the job done. No Mud-dobbers!

While the screens themselves may not restrict the flow of air the manufacturers of the appliances are probably concerns for those individuals that might overlook the maintenance/cleaning of the screens. They are speaking the the nation as a whole never knowing where one would be traveling. In certain locales the screen can easily begin to clog with pollen and then the issues would present themselves, like carbon monoxide buildup due to incomplete combustion. 

There may be circumstances where the screens may clog. I have not had that happen in the years we have had them on our RPod. I have them on the vents for the furnace (two small round ones), the water heater (one square and one larger rectangle) and on the refrigerator vents.