
MERV Ratings Explained: Choosing the Right Filter for South Florida
What the MERV Rating System Actually Measures MERV — Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value — is the filter performance standard established by ASHRAE (Standard 52.2) that measures how effectively an air filter captures particles across twelve specific size ranges, from 0.3 microns up to 10 microns. The rating scale runs from MERV 1 (nearly no filtration)



