The Maxi-Grid 400 24″ High Link Panel is the higher-efficiency option in the 24″-high linked panel line — pre-linked 4-ply MERV 11 panels for large side-access housings where finer particle capture is required in a panel form factor. Initial pressure drop is 0.48″ w.g. at 400 FPM per panel with a dust holding capacity of 195 grams at 1.5″ w.g. The extra ply enables MERV 11 capture; the higher pressure drop is the engineering trade-off. Specify the MG400 24″ Link Panel for large offices, schools, hotels, and light-industrial systems where MERV 11 is the target.
What link panels are and why they matter
Link panels are pre-linked continuous strips of individual filter panels designed to drop into side-access filter housings as a single unit. Standard panel filters (front-access) install one panel at a time into a holding frame; link panels replace an entire row of filters in one motion. Two operational benefits result:
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Eliminated air bypass: Conventional individual panels can leave gaps between filters or at the end of a track, allowing unfiltered air to pass through. Link panels are continuously joined — no gaps, no bypass.
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Faster installation and removal: Maintenance personnel pull and replace one continuous unit per filter track instead of multiple individual panels. Significant labor savings on large air handlers.
This product covers the 24″-high panel section of the Maxi-Grid MG400 link line — the tallest panel-section height in the standard Maxi-Grid family. Each linked unit is built around 24″-tall individual panel sections joined together. Choose the number of panels (2 through 8, or the 24-panel Master Link) based on the length of your housing track, and the panel width (24″x12″ through 24″x24″) based on your housing depth.
Need a different panel-section height?
If your housing uses shorter filter tracks, see the matching Koch Maxi-Grid MG400 20″ High Link Panel, 16″ High Link Panel, or 12″ Standard Link Panel. Same construction, same MERV 11 rating, same case-pack pricing model — just sized for shorter housings.
When Maxi-Grid MG400 24″ Link Panel is specified
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Large offices, schools, hotels with 24″ side-access housings requiring MERV 11 capture
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Light-industrial systems in 24″ side-access configurations
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Healthcare and laboratory pre-filtration — ahead of MERV 13+ final stages in large AHUs
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Variable-air-volume systems with 24″ side-access housings — the 4-ply construction holds up to airflow swings
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Large industrial air handlers with tall side-access tracks where MERV 11 is required
Sizing the link panel to your housing
Each 24″ link panel is identified by two dimensions:
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Panel count: How many 24″-tall panels are linked end-to-end. Available from 2-panel (24″-26″ total length range) up through 8-panel (192″-200″ total), plus the 24-panel Master Link (continuous extra-long unit). Select the count that matches your housing track length.
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Panel width: 24″x12″, 24″x16″, 24″x18″, 24″x20″, 24″x22″, or 24″x24″. Match to your housing depth.
The 24″ line offers 6 panel widths ranging from very narrow (24″x12″) to fully square (24″x24″) — covering the broadest combination of housing-depth and panel-section-height options in the standard Maxi-Grid Link family.
Design and construction
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Panel height: 24″ (per individual panel section)
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Configuration: Pre-linked continuous panel filter for side-access housings, 4-ply construction
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Media: 100% synthetic, progressively dense (suitable for high-moisture applications)
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Frame: Self-sealing design with steel internal support wire
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Tackifier: Downstream
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Antimicrobial: No
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Efficiency rating: MERV 11 per ASHRAE Test Standard 52.2
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Initial pressure drop: 0.48″ w.g. at 400 FPM face velocity (per panel)
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Dust holding capacity: 195 grams at 1.5″ w.g. final pressure drop (per panel)
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Listings: UL Classified per UL Standard 900
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Reference bulletin: Koch K-902
What MERV 11 captures
Captures fine dust, smoke, auto fumes, and most airborne particles down to 1 micron. A strong general-purpose efficiency for offices, schools, hotels, and light industrial.
Why 4-ply construction
The MG400’s additional media layer is what enables MERV 11 capture in a panel form factor. The four progressively dense layers each capture a specific particle-size range — coarser particles in the upstream layers, finer particles in the downstream layers. This staged capture also extends service life by distributing particle loading across all four layers. The trade-off is the higher initial pressure drop (0.48″ w.g. per panel); confirm your blower can handle this resistance before specifying.
Choosing across the Maxi-Grid 24″ Link Panel line
Koch offers four Maxi-Grid sub-lines in the 24″ high link panel format:
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MG200 24″ Link (MERV 7): Most economical, 3-ply, downstream tackifier. Equipment protection and prefilter applications.
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MG300 24″ Link (MERV 8): All-purpose workhorse, 3-ply, lowest pressure drop in the line. Standard commercial HVAC.
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MG400 24″ Link (MERV 11): Higher efficiency, 4-ply, higher pressure drop. Light-industrial and high-IAQ commercial.
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MG550 24″ Link (MERV 8): Antimicrobial-treated 3-ply with heavy-duty wire support. Healthcare, food processing, high-moisture sites.
Form-factor decision: 24″, 20″, 16″, or 12″ Link — or Standard Panels?
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This product (24″ Link): Pre-linked continuous panels, 24″-tall sections, for side-access housings with 24″ filter tracks. The tallest standard Link Panel option.
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20″ Link Panel (sister product): Same construction, 20″-tall sections.
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16″ Link Panel (sister product): Same construction, 16″-tall sections.
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12″ Link Panel (sister product): Same construction, 12″-tall sections, for housings with 12″ tracks.
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Standard Panel (front-access): Individual panels installed one-by-one into front-access holding frames. Different form factor entirely.
Sizing and ordering notes
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Confirm your housing track length, depth, and panel-height requirement before ordering. Match panel count to track length, panel width to housing depth, and panel-section height (24″ here) to your filter track.
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Sold by the case. Carton quantity varies by panel count: 2-panel link = 12 units per case; 3-panel = 8; 4-panel = 6; 5-panel = 5; 6-panel = 4; 7-panel and 8-panel = 3; 24-panel Master Link = 1 per case. The variant price is the case price.
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Need a non-standard length, width, or height? Request a quote for custom link configurations or facility-scale orders.