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Do you change your home air filters as often as recommended?
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:49 pm
I try to squeeze an extra couple of months from my filters that are supposed to last three months as long as the airflow remains good. I figure the trapped particles will block any later arriving particles.
ETA:. I do a toilet paper test to check the airflow
ETA:. I do a toilet paper test to check the airflow
This post was edited on 7/3/20 at 2:54 pm
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Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:51 pm to Eightballjacket
Absolutely not
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:51 pm to Eightballjacket
Wait. We're supposed to change them?
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:52 pm to Eightballjacket
Yes
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:52 pm to Eightballjacket
I try to change them every two months in the late spring/summer/early fall hotter months when it runs a lot, then every three months during the late fall/winter/early spring.
So, 5 changes a year instead of the recommended 6. My wife works from home so the AC runs a lot during the hotter months.
So, 5 changes a year instead of the recommended 6. My wife works from home so the AC runs a lot during the hotter months.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:52 pm to Eightballjacket
I put a reminder on my phone to change the two for ours every 3 months. Sometimes I'm a week late getting around to it.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:52 pm to Eightballjacket
How often are you supposed to
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:52 pm to Eightballjacket
Every 30 days unless I do something like drywall work then I change it after the project is done.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:53 pm to Eightballjacket
Air filters are cheaper than A/C work. Change regularly, way before 3 months in Louisiana.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:53 pm to amberANDkimmy
Change ours every two months
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:54 pm to Eightballjacket
I was told by some HVAC guy to get the cheap ones. I just vacuum those out once a month, and replace every 6.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:54 pm to LSUBoo
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My wife works from home so the AC runs a lot during the hotter months.
I never adjust ours whether someone is home or not. Maybe when we go out of town. I haven't found it to really make much difference in our electric bill.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:55 pm to AUCE05
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I was told by some HVAC guy to get the cheap ones. I just vacuum those out once a month, and replace every 6.
Now THIS is cheap
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:56 pm to armsdealer
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Air filters are cheaper than A/C work
This is my theory. It's about $20/year to keep a clean filter in. Well worth the piece of mind.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:56 pm to Eightballjacket
Gotta get those washable ones cuzzo
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:58 pm to Eightballjacket
Every three months.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 2:59 pm to Eightballjacket
Not really I push everything a little bit like oil changes
Posted on 7/3/20 at 3:05 pm to kclsufan
"Wait. We're supposed to change them?"
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Which one of my rentals are you staying in?
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Which one of my rentals are you staying in?
Posted on 7/3/20 at 3:15 pm to Eightballjacket
Every three months or when my nest tells me to change it.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 3:15 pm to Eightballjacket
I buy 6 month filters and change them on time. My best friend is an HVAC tech so he doesn’t let me forget or I would probably never change them.
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