When should you change your furnace filter?
Don’t allow for a dirty furnace filter to ruin your home’s air and comfort, change your filter and keep the air fresh and clean.
During the frigid and barren winter months, your furnace is an absolute necessity in your home. Your furnace keep your family and yourself warm and snug throughout the winter, and to keep it this way you should check your furnace to ensure that it is working well and efficiently when warming your home. A key component of your furnace is its filter. The furnace filter seems small and insignificant, but really it's the exact opposite.
Why change your furnace filter?
Your furnace filter keeps your furnace working as efficiently as possible and makes the air that you breathe in clean and pure. The furnace filter collects all the airborne dirt and dust that you would otherwise be breathing in. As time goes on, the furnace filter will develop a buildup of dirt and dust and may get clogged, your furnace will become less efficient, your energy costs higher, and your air less clean.
Replacing your furnace filter will prolong your HVAC system’s lifetime. One of the most common reasons for a HVAC system to break down is because of a dirty and clogged furnace filter. With an accumulation of dirt, the motor needs to work harder, air can’t pass through, and the system may overheat. It would be much easier as a homeowner to replace your furnace filter rather
than letting the system break down and having to buy an all new heating system for your home.
Saving money is something that should never be disregarded, and by changing your furnace filter you’re doing just that. With a clogged filter you are using more energy and with more energy comes higher energy costs. By changing your furnace filter you will also be avoiding the cost of any possible repairs that may need to happen as a result of your clogged filter. By simply changing your furnace filter you can be saving 5 to 15 percent on your monthly utility bill and avoid the cost of unnecessary repairs.
How often should your furnace filter be changed?
How often you should change your furnace filter relies on a few different factors. In most cases, you should change the filter every 3 months, but when taking these following factors into consideration you might need to change it more frequently.
Your furnace filter has a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) rating, the higher this rating, the more efficient the furnace filter is, but you will also need to change it more frequently. MERV ratings range from 1 to 12, the higher the number, the more frequently it will need to be changed.
Pets, especially those with long hair will shed hair and produce dander, which will make it necessary to change your furnace filter more frequently.
If your subdivision is under construction, your home is being renovated or was recently renovated, or there is woodwork being done in your home, then there would be a larger dust buildup than usual, which would require your furnace filter to be replaced on a more regular basis.
If there are people who live in your home or visitors who frequently smoke, you will need to change your furnace filter regularly.
With different lifestyles and living circumstances, how often you should change your furnace filter will vary. The best way to know if you should change your filter is to check it out regularly and assure that it stays in good condition. By doing this you will have a comfortable household and clean air all year round.
For more information about filter replacement, high efficiency furnace or air conditioner or any assistance with your HVAC system please contact one of FurnaceRentToOwn specialists at 647-547-1868 or submit your request online
