About refillable filters, the major component and cost of a filter is the carbon. I see little savings by repacking, I see it as a marketing tactic. The only thing saved and reused is a couple flanges and the perforated metal, pennies compared to the carbon cost. The carbon is the difference between a good filter and a poor one, what's the quality of your replacement carbon? What is a good brand of replacement carbon???? Is saving a few dollars worth the work, the mess and the risk of a less effective filter?