Electronic Air Cleaner Problem

[Superman]

I love electronic air cleaners. When I installed one in a previous house, we basically never had to dust.

My newest house has one, but it clicks constantly. Rhythmic clicks. Perhaps two or three per second, according to my recollection. I have run the two brick-shaped aluminum filter thingies through the dishwasher, which did not fix the clicking.

Anybody got advice/suggestions for me?

[Ayles]

check the fins to make sure there arent any of them bent and sitting too close together.

[billybek]

I hate electronic air cleaners...
The clicking is arcing and it will produce ozone. Not the good kind.

I can usually tell walking into a home if the furnace is equipped with an electronic air cleaner.

My advice is to find an air filter manufacturer local to you and have custom 40% pleated filters made for the housing. Buy them in bulk and you will be surprised as to how cheap they are. Utilize the metal mesh pre-filer to keep the big chunks out.

You can also check the contact tabs to make sure that they are getting good contact to the cells or collection plates.