#TipTuesday - How often should you change your air filters?

8/18/2020 (Permalink)

#TipTuesday: How often do you change your air filters?

This is one home maintenance chore that is not always top of mind for renters or even home owners. While changing your air filters is not a hard task, it is something that is easily overlooked for long periods of time. While in some cases, they do not need to be changed very often, depending on how many people/pets live in a home and the homes size, they could need to be changed as often as every few weeks. If you have not been changing your filters regularly, here is a general guide on how often to change them:

• Single occupant/vacation home: 6 months.
• Single family home with no pets: 3 months
• Single family home with 1 pet: 2 months
• Single family home with more than 1 pet OR family members with allergies: 20-45 days

*NOTE* This is just a general guide, it is a good idea to check them even more regularly in case build up begins happening sooner!  

The main reason people think to change their filters often is to improve air quality throughout the home. There is another reason to continually change them though, it can help extend the life of your HVAC system. When dirty air is circulating in your home, it creates a buildup within the system, and it then takes more power for the system to run.  

For more information, visit: https://www.betterhomeguides.com/home-improvement/how-often-to-change-air-filter-in-homes/