The filters look very similar to the OEM filters but they are poorly made copies. In a large house that required multiple cleaning loads, I used the originals for over a year at a time before throwing them away. Even when thrown away, they were completely intact, but there was fine dust in the paper filter. The ones included in this pack are flimsy copies that fall apart after a few cleanings. The plastic holding the outer screen will fall apart, allowing larger debris to clog the paper filters. The paper filters are not fixed in the housing and are only held in place by the outer plastic grid. So removing the mesh to just have a paper filter is not an option - it is inferior to replacement filters that have no outer mesh!.