| There are some very important things that you | | | | You will pay between two to six times what a |
| should do to extend the life of your air | | | | good quality disposable filter would cost but |
| conditioner and keep it working at peak | | | | you just wash them with water when they |
| efficiency at all times. One of the most | | | | become dirty and reuse them.Electronic |
| important things that you can do is change | | | | filters will never become dirty enough to |
| your air conditioner or furnace filter every | | | | effect airflow. They just become inefficient |
| three to six months.Every home is different | | | | and there ability to remove dust from the air |
| and there are many factors that effect how | | | | deteriorates as they become dirty. To clean |
| long you should wait between filter changes. | | | | these filters you have to remove the |
| Wait too long and the efficiency of the | | | | electronic cells and soak them in some like |
| equipment will deteriorate and operating | | | | HVAC cleaner and then rinse them and let them |
| costs go up. Change your filter too often | | | | dry.HEPA filters are the most efficient |
| and it's like throwing money away. | | | | filters available and become plugged very |
| Considering the cost of some filters that | | | | quickly. They need to be checked monthly and |
| could add up to a lot of money over time.It | | | | often cause too much restriction to airflow |
| is important to keep in mind that the more | | | | to be used at all. An air conditioner |
| efficient your air conditioner filter is the | | | | contractor will be able to tell you if it is |
| more often it will have to be cleaned or | | | | worth trying one of these in your system.If |
| replaced. For most people pleated filters | | | | you are using economy panel filters from your |
| will do an adequate job. These filters are | | | | local hardware store and getting a pack of |
| ten to sixty percent efficient and some | | | | four for five or ten dollars, you are not |
| manufacturers claim even higher | | | | doing yourself, your family or your air |
| efficiencies.Pleated filters should be | | | | conditioning equipment any favours. When it |
| changed every three to six months. If you | | | | comes to rating filters, these are at the |
| live in an area with lots of dust then you | | | | bottom of the list.These filters do such a |
| should probably change your filter about | | | | poor job you could leave one in your air |
| every three months.If you require more | | | | conditioner for a year and it would not |
| efficient air filtration you may want an | | | | collect enough dust to require changing. The |
| electrostatic, electronic or even a HEPA | | | | unfortunate thing is the evaporator coil of |
| filter. The more efficient the filter is the | | | | your air conditioner would need to be cleaned |
| more often it will have to be cleaned or | | | | every year to remove the dirt that should |
| replaced.Electrostatic filters probably offer | | | | have been stopped by the filter. |
| the best combination of value and efficiency. | | | | |