Dear Weatheraardvark, Blick, X-Air, and WeatherCat home maintenance personnel,
:
After my sister in Chicago changed her furnace filters, the temperature inside her home raised from 53?F all the way to 68? (12?C to 20?). Thanks again for the tip - because of you I am her furnace hero.
It is important to keep an eye on your furnace filter and not simply assume they should be replaced after a fixed period. We run some extra capable 3M filters to keep the contaminants down in the house. During the worst of the wildfires last year, I had to replace the filters early because of the ash and other fire related particulates. The Camp fire plugged a filter after only 2 weeks!
More modern furnaces are also more fussy about their filters. Modern high-efficiency furnaces need more careful maintenance to maintain they energy efficiency.
We're having some remodeling done and I'm waiting until they finish before changing the filters. But just thinking about it them has changed the outside temps to 71.9!
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Hmm, is that a case of mind over matter? . . . . .
Cheers, Edouard