Cleaning or replacing your furnace or air conditioner's filters on a regular basis is the most essential routine maintenance task that will ensure its effectiveness. Filters that are clogged or dirty reduce airflow and a system's efficiency significantly. Moreover, when airflow is blocked, air can skip over the filter and leave dust and dirt in the evaporator coil and hinder the heat-absorbing limit of the coil. Your furnace or air conditioner's energy consumption can be reduced by 5% to 15% by replacing a dirty, clogged filter with a new clean one.

As you can probably imagine, the various kinds of dust, spores, hair, dander, and other particles that travel through your air conditioning system are gathered by your air filter. You don't want that to enter your lungs or to float around in your air. When you change the air filter in your home, you can be sure that the air is fresher, healthier, and cleaner.

Cleaner indoor air can also help with asthma and allergies. Consider changing your air filters more frequently if you experience congestion, itching in your nose, throat or eyes, or difficulty breathing. Maintaining one's home air filter has made it easier for many people to sleep at night!

Your home will have less dust if your air filter collects more dust. Dust and hair on your shelves, floors, and other surfaces can be reduced by regularly changing your air filter. When it comes to cleaning the house, this could save you time and effort! It also works in reverse; Your air filters will have less buildup if you vacuum and dust more frequently.

Last but not least, changing your air filters on a regular basis improves the efficiency of your heating and/or cooling system! Check the filter if your home is not cooling or heating as well as before. Changing your filter consistently can help your system last longer and need less maintenance. Additionally, it will reduce your monthly energy costs.

In the long run, you will have problems if you don't change your air filter on a regular basis. In fact, the most common cause of HVAC failures is clogged air filters. If you have pets, kids or elderly living in the home, you should change your air filter every one to two months.