> A clogged filter can stress the fan motor which can A) increase power consumption and B)reduce overall product life.
you got it completely backwards, unless you have a very fancy and expensive ECM motor.
Increasing resistance decreases power draw, as the fan needs to do less work. You can test this by hooking up a vaccum cleaner to a killawatt and blocking the intake.
There may be concerns about cooling the motor, but it really doesn't take that much air movement to dissipate heat.
you got it completely backwards, unless you have a very fancy and expensive ECM motor.
Increasing resistance decreases power draw, as the fan needs to do less work. You can test this by hooking up a vaccum cleaner to a killawatt and blocking the intake.
There may be concerns about cooling the motor, but it really doesn't take that much air movement to dissipate heat.