Easily shipped and installed filter and filter house

A filter system for a gas turbine comprising:

• a filter house module defining a filter mounting interface;
• a filter including a filter house interface that mates with the filter mounting interface;
• a filter positioning unit configured to transition the filter into a mounting position adjacent the filter house module with the filter house interface adjacent the filter mounting interface to attach the filter to the filter house module.

33-34. (canceled)

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40-42. (canceled)

45-47. (canceled)

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53-71. (canceled)

A method of distributing a filter for use with a filter house module, the method comprising:

• shipping a filter to a site having a filter house module, the filter comprising a frame and filter media secured to the frame, the frame being formed at least in part by a shipping container for shipping the filter;
• mounting the filter to the filter house module with at least a portion of the shipping container remaining attached to the filter media and mounted to the filter house module.

77-81. (canceled)

86-87. (canceled)

89-91. (canceled)

The method of claim 91, wherein the replacement filter is a refurbished filter that had been previously in service;

• further comprising forming the replacement filter including refurbishing a previously used filter to form the replacement filter
• wherein the step of refurbishing includes reusing a frame member of the previously used filter and installing new filter media within the reused frame member.

(canceled)