Change Your Air Conditioning Filter, Save on Electricity

Changing your own air conditioning filter may be the easiest thing you can do to reduce your own utility costs. Neglecting to change your filter may likewise be a most costly omission.

Start Saving on Your Electricity

If you’re looking to save on utilities, you can begin the savings immediately and spend only a few minutes each month to earn dollars in your pocket. Whether it is in the heat of summer or a more mild time of year, a regular change to your filter will not only provide savings but also a cleaner apartment. If you don’t know how, where or when to make the change, here’s some info.

Replacing a Filter Is Usually as Simple as Cleaning a Dryer’s Lint Trap

Most rental communities will cover air conditioning filter replacement at time of move in. However, if you’re not certain where the filter is located and how to change it your landlord or maintenance technician will show you. By changing your filter regularly you also keep your system cleaner and better functioning. And, on a typical unit, it will take your landlord just a few minutes to show you how it’s done. Meanwhile, you are showing your landlord what a great resident you are by performing proper maintenance.

Air conditioning Filters Should Be Changed Approximately Every 30 Days

So, getting a new filter every time you pay rent is a great way to remember when to change. And, many communities will provide you a new filter free of charge as incentive for residents to keep systems cleaner and thus requiring less service. By making a point to pay your rent in person, you may request a new filter and maintain a good schedule for filter swapping.

Saving Money Is Not the only Advantage to a New Filter

Cleaner air and helping the environment are also immediate effects. A dirty filter becomes covered and clogged with bacteria, dust and small debris every time your system is utilized. By taking a look at a filter that has not been changed recently will reveal just how filthy it may become. And, if clogged with dust this prevents and discourages proper air flow, and circulates much of the dust accumulated back into your apartment. Also, by preventing proper air flow this forces your air conditioning system to work harder and use more electricity than may be needed were your filter new and clean. So, just by this simple change, you are easily saving electricity, and saving the cost you would otherwise pay for it.

So Many Benefits!

Whether your intent be to save money, save electricity, prolong the efficiency of your air conditioning unit, or just provide cleaner air for yourself, you just cannot go wrong by making this easy maintenance a part of your monthly routine. By neglecting this few minutes each month can and eventually will cause much more trouble for yourself and your landlord than the time you may save is worth.