Always change your air filters on time and get regular HVAC system maintenance
I felt really stupid after so many years of not changing my air filters on time.
- I always thought that I could get more out of my air filters by letting them stay in my HVAC unit for a little bit longer.
I felt like an additional month of use out of those air filters wouldn’t hurt anything. It turns out that I was wrong about that. All of those additional months without changing the air filter actually caused a lot of stress on my HVAC unit over the years. When my HVAC system died early, my HVAC technician was asking me questions about my HVAC system maintenance. When I admitted the thing about the late air filter changes, he understood why my HVAC system died before its time. When you have clogged up air filters in your HVAC unit, it causes the system to stress a great deal and all that stress causes damage to all the moving parts. An HVAC system is not designed to run with dirty air filters and this is why it’s so pressing to change those air filters on time. When you really think about it, it makes sense, but it’s something that I apparently didn’t think about enough. I could have gotten a few more years out of my HVAC system if I would have kept up with my regular air filter changes and HVAC system maintenance, but I was being foolish and thinking that I could save a little bit of money. I hope you are able to learn from my mistake, and make sure to always change your air filters on time and get your regular HVAC system maintenance.