Metal plate over the Furnace filter... Question

[David Nasser]

I have never seen this before... is it ok. Or should it be removed or referred
to a HVAC contractor?

[Michael Larson]

NOT ENOUGH INFO.

How about a shot with enclosure intact and one of the closet door?

[Wayne B. Wilson]

Is there another filter ? where is the return air coming from .

[Bob Elliott]

What! you guys have never seen the new porous cement?

[Wayne B. Wilson]

I do not it is the the new porous type Bob wrong color and no fiber showing for filtration

[Gary Reecher]

If that is a bottom return that metal plate should be out. Was the equipment being operated with the blower door off?

[David Nasser]

No...thanks for the feedback

[Wayne B. Wilson]

So David where was it getting the return air from?

[David Nasser]

Originally Posted by wwilson3

So David where was it getting the return air from?

the front entrance of the house...as you walk in the door.
Im going to get you some more pictures..right now.

[David Nasser]

[Gary Reecher]

Is the return on the back of the furnace?

If so no furnace manufacturer that I know of recommends having the return of the back.

[Wayne B. Wilson]

If it is a up flow it should not be a problem if i am looking at it right.

[Bob Elliott]

That return needs to be removed from the front of the furnace.
Gosh such a simple picture seems so complicated .
Something about the framing with your camera and the small size you pasted HTML style I guess.
Loading from your files would have been better .

Why does the bottom under the blower look like cement?

[Doug Edwards]

Maybe I am reading this all wrong, but if there was a metal sheet inside the bottom of the air handler unit (on top the horse hair filter?) than this unit was not getting any return air. It looks like the unit is sitting inside the air handler closet with a return air grill in the wall right below the closet door. Is this correct? Were you getting any supply air out of the ceiling / side wall registers?

I have seen sheet metal covers like this one in place for use during shipping only, not to be left in once the unit was installed.

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by dedwards

Maybe I am reading this all wrong, but if there was a metal sheet inside the bottom of the air handler unit (on top the horse hair filter?) than this unit was not getting any return air. It looks like the unit is sitting inside the air handler closet with a return air grill in the wall right below the closet door. Is this correct? Were you getting any supply air out of the ceiling / side wall registers?

I have seen sheet metal covers like this one in place for use during shipping only, not to be left in once the unit was installed.

Thats what makes no sense because it looks like there is effectively no return if it is supposed to draw air from an already bad location for a return.