when home building takes shortcuts that make no sense

[SmarterthanYou]

having bought my very first home 6 weeks ago, I came upon an issue today that belies belief. the closet space that holds my AC/furnace has a 24 inch doorway and the unit takes a 20x25x1 air filter............but to make things interesting, the morons put the unit in wrong, so I am forced to fit a 25 inch filter through a 24 inch doorway to fit in to the unit............................

i'm still not passed the idiocy to be angry

[Jack]

having bought my very first home 6 weeks ago, I came upon an issue today that belies belief. the closet space that holds my AC/furnace has a 24 inch doorway and the unit takes a 20x25x1 air filter............but to make things interesting, the morons put the unit in wrong, so I am forced to fit a 25 inch filter through a 24 inch doorway to fit in to the unit............................

i'm still not passed the idiocy to be angry

Usually the AC/Furnace sits on a platform above the Return Air. There's usually a standard Grille in a wall at the bottom. Sometimes, not recommended, they install the Return Air in the ceiling.
Look around, do you see a Grille anywhere? They intentionally make it easy for 'Johnny Homeowner' to change Filters.

[SmarterthanYou]

Usually the AC/Furnace sits on a platform above the Return Air. There's usually a standard Grille in a wall at the bottom. Sometimes, not recommended, they install the Return Air in the ceiling.
Look around, do you see a Grille anywhere? They intentionally make it easy for 'Johnny Homeowner' to change Filters.

its on the bottom. the grill and flap door to install the filter is there. the filter is bigger than the actual doorway that you open to access the unit.

[Jack]

its on the bottom. the grill and flap door to install the filter is there. the filter is bigger than the actual doorway that you open to access the unit.

[Jack]

Air Filters come in different sizes.
I have a 20X24 downstairs and a 20X20 upstairs.

[Mr.Badguy]

Having a hard time visualizing what you're describing. You said closet door so I'm assuming a standard interior door, then you talk about the furnace filter opening. Is the filteropening right up behind the door?

Because otherwise I'd just say turn the damn filter to the side. I'm just imaging one of those videos of a dog holding a stick that's too big to fit through an opening.

Anyway dumb construction stuff is actually pretty common, a friend of mine has a side door that opens into the kitchen, and the oven is right up against the wall near it. In order to open the oven door, the door trim had to be removed so there's just no trim at a certain point to the floor.

[Jack]

Having a hard time visualizing what you're describing. You said closet door so I'm assuming a standard interior door, then you talk about the furnace filter opening. Is the filteropening right up behind the door?

Because otherwise I'd just say turn the damn filter to the side. I'm just imaging one of those videos of a dog holding a stick that's too big to fit through an opening.

Anyway dumb construction stuff is actually pretty common, a friend of mine has a side door that opens into the kitchen, and the oven is right up against the wall near it. In order to open the oven door, the door trim had to be removed so there's just no trim at a certain point to the floor.

I'm not sure a Stove adjacent to a Wall is 'legal'. Building Codes have minimum dimensions that need to be met. This sounds like some 'Landlord Designer' at work.

[Trumpet]

What happen to code enforcement??????????

[Jack]

Having a hard time visualizing what you're describing. You said closet door so I'm assuming a standard interior door, then you talk about the furnace filter opening. Is the filteropening right up behind the door?

Because otherwise I'd just say turn the damn filter to the side. I'm just imaging one of those videos of a dog holding a stick that's too big to fit through an opening.

Anyway dumb construction stuff is actually pretty common, a friend of mine has a side door that opens into the kitchen, and the oven is right up against the wall near it. In order to open the oven door, the door trim had to be removed so there's just no trim at a certain point to the floor.

"Of all the things that can go wrong with stoves, the most prevalent problem has to do with the “inventive” places cooks find to place hot pans. A minimum of 12 inches of landing space on one side of the stove, and another 15 inches on the other side, are the required landing area widths. As this is hardly enough room to set a single pot or pan, this should be considered an absolute bare minimum, with greater widths highly recommended."
https://www.fix.com/blog/kitchen-design-best-practices/

[Jack]

What happen to code enforcement??????????

I doubt the Landlord called for Inspection.

[Trumpet]

I doubt the Landlord called for Inspection.

"having bought my very first home 6 weeks ago"
I think he said that he purchased the home, but he didn't say if it was new construction.

[Jack]

"having bought my very first home 6 weeks ago"
I think he said that he purchased the home, but he didn't say if it was new construction.

My response was to 'Mr. Badguy' and the Stove situation. I don't think any Builder wants his name on a House with a Stove next to a Wall. That has 'FIRE' written all over it.

[Trumpet]

My response was to 'Mr. Badguy' and the Stove situation. I don't think any Builder wants his name on a House with a Stove next to a Wall. That has 'FIRE' written all over it.

That makes sense.

[Trumpet]

having bought my very first home 6 weeks ago, I came upon an issue today that belies belief. the closet space that holds my AC/furnace has a 24 inch doorway and the unit takes a 20x25x1 air filter............but to make things interesting, the morons put the unit in wrong, so I am forced to fit a 25 inch filter through a 24 inch doorway to fit in to the unit............................

i'm still not passed the idiocy to be angry

In my area if that happened to me I would call code enforcement.

[SmarterthanYou]

alright, this shouldn't be that hard to imagine, although I did take a picture but it won't seem to upload, but picture a closet type door in a hallway, where most AC units would be in............the width of that doorway is about 23 inches. Now, picture the AC unit inside....................the size of the filter is 25 inches.........