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Koch Multi-Pleat Elite Self-Supporting Extended Surface Pleated Filter
Multi-Pleat Elite
- Exclusive vForm™ Pleating Technology
- MERV 8 performance rating
- Self-supporting pleats requires no metal reinforcement
- Low resistance to airflow reduces energy costs
- Moisture-resistant beverage board frame
- Completely incinerable
High performance MERV 8 mechanical air filter media is self-supporting and requires no metal support grid downstream.
No metal components means the filter is completely incinerable after use.
Exclusive vForm™ Pleating Technology maintains uniform pleat spacing in every filter.
In addition, vForm™ Pleating Technology insures the same pleat configuration used for decades in our original Multi-Pleat products. Same aerodynamic v-shaped pleat design, same superior performance.
Sturdy, moisture-resistant, beverage board perimeter frame and cross-braces provide structural integrity even in difficult operating conditions.
The media used in the Multi-Pleat Elite is extraordinarily resilient and is engineered to endure the rigors of shipping, handling, installation and operation.
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Product Specs
- Product Group:
- Safety
- Product Subgroup:
- Air Filtration
- Product Type:
- Pleated Filter
- Series:
- Multi-Pleat ELITE
- Capacity:
- Standard
- MERV Rating:
- 8
- Application:
- Commercial / Industrial / Residential HVAC
- Department:
- Safety
Koch 102740012 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Do I need a downstream metal support grid behind this Koch pleated filter?
No support grid needed. The Multi-Pleat Elite media is self-supporting, so the pleats hold their shape under airflow without a metal backing screen or internal wire reinforcement. That matters in two places: you are not buying and installing a separate grid, and the filter will not collapse or bow into the coil at normal face velocity. It is a straight drop-in to the track.
2) Can Koch Multi-Pleat Elite filters be incinerated or do they have to be landfilled?
Completely incinerable. Because there is no metal grid, no wire and no metal frame anywhere in the Multi-Pleat Elite, the whole used filter can go to an incinerator rather than a landfill. Facilities on a waste-to-energy contract, and hospital or lab operations that incinerate filter waste as a matter of protocol, care about this. The perimeter frame and cross-braces are beverage board, not metal.
3) Will a cardboard-frame pleated filter hold up in a humid or wet return air stream?
The Multi-Pleat Elite frame is moisture-resistant beverage board, not plain chipboard, with cross-braces for structural integrity in difficult operating conditions. That is what keeps the frame from going soft and racking in high-humidity returns, steamy kitchens, laundry or mechanical rooms. If your application is a genuinely wet stream with standing condensate carryover, no board-frame pleat is the right answer; that is a job for a metal-frame or moisture-rated cartridge.
4) Why would I pay for a Koch pleated filter instead of a cheap fiberglass panel?
Two reasons, and neither is the filter itself. A fiberglass panel runs MERV 1 to 4 and passes most of the dust straight through to your coil; the Multi-Pleat Elite is MERV 8 extended surface pleated media, so the dirt stops at the filter instead of on the coil you have to pay someone to clean. Second, the extended pleat surface gives low resistance to airflow, so the fan is not fighting the filter and energy cost stays down. For a property manager on a quarterly change-out across a building, that is where the money actually is.
5) Can I use the same Koch filter in apartments and in the rooftop units?
Yes, which is the point of standardizing on it. The Multi-Pleat Elite is rated for commercial, industrial and residential HVAC, so the same MERV 8 media and the same part goes into in-unit air handlers, common-area equipment and rooftop units. Stocking one series in the 12x24x2 and 24x24x2 sizes covers a lot of a multi-family or light commercial fleet and keeps your change-out crews from sorting through three brands on the cart.
6) Do the pleats on Koch Multi-Pleat Elite filters stay evenly spaced, or do they bunch up?
Uniform spacing is held by Koch's vForm pleating technology, which sets the same aerodynamic v-shaped pleat configuration in every filter. Bunched or leaning pleats are how a pleated filter loses effective media area and picks up unnecessary pressure drop, so even spacing is what makes the rated airflow resistance real in the field rather than on paper. The media is also built to survive shipping, handling and installation, so pleats arriving crushed in the case is not the normal failure you get here.
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