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I know what you’re thinking—we are in the middle of winter and many Americans are in the middle of a snowstorm, and you want me to think about my air conditioner?
Yes! Because if this pandemic has taught us anything, it has taught us to plan ahead before things become so high in demand there is no hope of getting them for months. (Here’s looking at you, toilet paper!)
Regularly changing your air conditioning filters is imperative to keep your HVAC system running smoothly and efficiently. Over time, the filters get clogged with dust and dirt. It’s the air handler that needs to stay clean, so that cooling OR heating is more efficient when the filter is clean. It means less resistance against the fan pulling air in, whether it is then cooled or heated.
Energy.gov recommends cleaning or replacing your filter every one – two months during the cooling season. They say that replacing a dirty filter with a clean one can reduce your energy consumption from 5-15%.
If the average household consumes 14,020lbs of CO2 per year and air conditioning is responsible for 12% of that amount that means 1,628lbs of CO2 per year can be attributed to a household air conditioner. If that amount were reduced 5 -15% an average household could save 84 – 252 lbs of CO2 per year, or 4 – 13 gallons of gas per year!
According to the CDC, clean central air can also help with the prevention of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, which is another incentive to keep those filters clean.
And while you’re at it, replace those filters in your car and vacuum too for even more savings and health benefits. .
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