I don’t want any HVAC issues so I change my air filter, in my heating and air conditioning system, every single month.
This can be a little bit pricey but I think it’s worth it.
I also have an HVAC technician come out and clean and check over my HVAC system at least twice a year too. I just want to keep everything running smoothly. However, I don’t like having to throw away the old air filter every single month; it seems like such a waste. Additionally, air filters are not recyclable either. I brought up this concern last spring when the HVAC company came out to clean my system. The technician told me about reusable air filters. I had no idea such a thing exists. Apparently, you just wash the reusable air filter and then reuse it month after month and they last over a decade. That’s over a hundred-twenty air filters not going into the landfill. Unfortunately, the technician did not have any reusable air filters with him at the time. However he did call his dispatcher and was told that they have reusable air filters at the base. Better yet, another technician was driving through the area and would be able to drop it off on his way. So my technician got my HVAC system all cleaned out and then installed the reusable air filter before he left that day. I feel great about it. I don’t know if I’m imagining it or not but I feel like the new air filter is working even better than the disposable ones. The air seems much cleaner and healthier. I also will be saving hundreds of dollars by not having to buy disposable air filters every month anymore.