air conditioning

Why You Should Change Your Air Conditioner Filter Regularly

Question: If you don’t change your air filters and they are very dirty can this cause the central unit to freeze up? Will the unit be ok by changing the air filter? We had this happen 2 times before and we changed the filters. Our unit is only 2 years old. Central Air Conditioner Icing [...]

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Can an Air Filter Change Indicator Save You Money?

An air filter change indicator can potentially save you hundreds of dollars on replacement air filters and can even lead to reduced operating costs for your air conditioner, heat pump or furnace. How is this possible? Change your furnace filter or air conditioner filter too often and it’s like throwing money away. Wait too long [...]

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How do you install a furnace filter?

There are some common problems that home owners encounter when performing the common task of installing a new furnace filter or air conditioner filter for the first time. Filters Mounted In Return Air Duct It can be a bit intimidating if you have never done it before. After you perform this maintenance task the first [...]

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When To Change Your Air Conditioner Filter

Question: How often do you need to change your air conditioning filter? Changing your air conditioner filter or furnace filter is the most important maintenance task there is if you want to keep your equipment operating at maximum efficiency.  Allowing an air conditioner filter to become so dirty that it begins to restrict air flow [...]

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Merv 5 – How High Can I Go Before Restricting Flow Too Much?

Question: I have a Water Furnace and currently use a pleated filter with a MERV 5 rating.  how high can I go before I start restricting the flow too much and damage the system? A Merv 5 filter is really not very efficient.  If you have a properly sized duct system and you change your [...]

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