{"id":1833,"date":"2017-02-27T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purlsheetmetal.com\/blog\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:36:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T22:36:15","slug":"changing-hvac-air-filter-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purlsheetmetal.com\/blog\/changing-hvac-air-filter-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Changing the HVAC Air Filter Is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"air-conditioning-outdoor-cabinet\"<\/a>With the official start of spring less than a month away, people are thinking about preparing their home for hotter weather. Although here in the Central Valley we\u2019re not quite ready to stop using our heating systems, there are some steps to take now that will help prepare for the seasonal transition. The most important is to schedule your regular maintenance in Madera, CA<\/a>. Getting on the schedule for the spring maintenance visit at this time of year means you\u2019ll have your air conditioning system inspected, tuned-up, and ready to go when the time comes.<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t already, contact our team to sign up for our Ultimate Service Agreement<\/a>, which provides superb maintenance during the year for both your air conditioning and heating system. The benefits you\u2019ll receive thanks to regular maintenance<\/a> are immense.<\/p>\n

Maintenance You Can Do Now: Change the Air Filter<\/h3>\n

You don\u2019t have to wait for our maintenance technician to show up at your house to get started with some important maintenance steps. Although most inspection and tune-ups tasks can only be handled by a professional, regularly changing the air filter that serves both your furnace and air conditioning system is something you can do yourself\u2014and which you need to do on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

To understand why keeping a clean air filter in place is vital, you\u2019ll need to understand why it\u2019s there in the first place. It isn\u2019t<\/em> to help clean your home\u2019s air. (You\u2019ll need to have our team outfit your HVAC system with dedicated indoor air quality filters or purifiers<\/a> to do that job.) What the air filter does is protect the interior of the HVAC cabinet and its components from the dust, lint, dander, and other debris that come through the return air ducts. It takes between 1 to 3 months of operation for the filter to develop clogging and need to have a fresh filter put in place. If the clogged filter remains, you could be dealing with these kinds of problems:<\/p>\n