What's In Your Air?
Guess what’s floating around your house? Dust and pollen and mold—Oh my! According to the EPA, indoor air pollution is one of the top five environmental risks to public health. To evict these airborne nasties, change your air filters regularly. The benefits are manifold:
Experience The Glee Of Lower Electric Bills: Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning consume 40% to 60% of the energy used in commercial and residential buildings. Clean air filters will save you 1% to 2% each month.
Chill For Real: Changing or cleaning filters dramatically improves A/C efficiency, so you’ll stay cool as a cuke despite wilting outside temperatures.
Protect Your Equipment: By taking preventive measures, you’ll prolong the life of your HVAC system and reduce costly maintenance.
Dispatch Pollution: Indoor air can be up to one hundred times more polluted than outside air, and is chock full of foreign particles and infectious agents. But you don’t have to be 007 to complete this mission. Replacing your filters is easy-breezy.
Here’s How:
Step 1: Find the filter compartment. It is usually covered by a metal strip that slides in and out of place, or located behind the front grille.
Step 2: Check the size of the filter (usually noted on the side of the filter compartment), and get a replacement. Shop online at Low Impact Living. If the filter is reusable, clean it with a brush or hose.
Step 3: Remove the old filter, and vacuum up any dust in the filter compartment.
Step 4: Slide in the new filter, making sure it’s facing the right direction.
Final Note: Check your filters once a month, and replace them when they are dirty—typically every one to three months. Higher efficiency filters (MERV 12 and above) collect dust faster than less efficient ones. Allergy sufferers should look for a HEPA filter, which is 99.97% efficient and will filter out pollutants and allergens.
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