Which dierction do I install ac filter?

Question

I Have 2 16x20x1 HC pleated filters that install in a V formation through a door in the unit. One side is clothlike, the flip side has metal filaments. Do the sides with the metal grids face each other or downward toward the walls of the unit?

Answer 1

the airflow is toward the air handler or furnace. the metal goes toward the air handler.