Air filters are responsible for purifying the air in spaces. Whether it’s home or office, a 16x25x5 furnace filter can help remove dust and other particles from indoor air, allowing you to breathe ...

The main job of a furnace filter is to keep big stuff from getting in to the furnace heat exchanger or the air conditioner air coil and clogging things up with dust, pet hair, Barbie doll heads, and ...

If you’re thinking you only have to change your furnace filter once a year, you may be shortening the life of your furnace.

Q: Can you tell me why it is so important to install the air conditioner filter in a certain direction? What harm, if any, does it do if it's backwards? My husband always puts it in backwards. — Nancy ...

Furnace filters designed to act as whole-house air filters add stress to the blower in an HVAC system by impeding airflow. Two design adjustments at installation can resolve this issue and potentially ...

One of the most often overlooked maintenance items for both the heating and cooling season is the air filter on a furnace/air conditioner. The air filter can be out of sight and out of mind and can ...

Q: Our 1920's era house originally had a steam or hot water heating system. In the 1970’s that was replaced by a forced air furnace, which we upgraded in 2003. We added air conditioning in 2005. The ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Changing your home's air filter is a cheap, simple maintenance project that has a huge impact on a home's ...

People make their way across a bridge above the Rideau Canal in Ottawa on Wednesday. Forest fire smoke triggered an air quality advisory for two days. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) If you've ...