re: Filter box for shop mini-split

One of the things I really would like with my Rikon air filter would be some way to have it run automatically, but I have to push buttons to start it. Been thinking about bypassing the control board entirely and just hardwiring it into the same circuit as the shop lighting, so any time the lights are on, that filter is running.

My HVAC guy had some stuff in a spray can for cleaning the fins that was pretty neat. Spray it on the fins, and it foams and brings all the crud out to the surface where you can wipe it off with a rag. It worked pretty well, and if this box doesn’t do the job completely, I’ll be calling him to find out where I can get that stuff.