I decided to get a high quality air conditioner filter that is so dense it will trap viral and bacterial particles that other filters don’t
Now that I moved back to my hometown, I can visit my grandmother more often. For years I only got to see her whenever I was visiting my family for holiday events. My schedule at college was so hectic and busy it made it hard to travel, even if just for an extended weekend. I visited my family as often as I possibly could but life was so draining then. My job nowadays might be more demanding on a day by day basis, but I don’t feel nearly as stressed as I did in college. The best part is living near my parents and my lovely grandmother. I’ve started making a habit of visiting my grandmother every Sunday so we can cook and have dinner together. Lately I have noticed my grandmother sniffling a lot and coughing; when I asked her about these symptoms, she assured me that it was simply allergies. But as the weather improved, her symptoms persisted. One afternoon while she was taking a short nap, I decided to look inside her air conditioner. Like I had suspected, her whole air handler was full of dust, especially the precious evaporator coil. I looked further and found the cause—a cheap air conditioner filter with barely any filtration power. It’s easy to overlook the quality of your air conditioner filter if you don’t know any better, especially if you’re elderly and didn’t grow up with indoor climate control. I decided to get a high quality air conditioner filter that is so dense it will trap viral and bacterial particles that other filters don’t. Honestly, her immediate improvement was shocking to me. I was hoping that her symptoms would improve, but I didn’t realize they would to this degree.