Hi Everybody…Blake here with Fieldstone Homes.
I would like to go over with you today changing air filters in your home. Now, in the summer months you’re going to change your air filter a little more often than the winter months because you normally run your air conditioning more in the summer. On average, you will want to change your air filter every 2 months depending on how often you run your air conditioner. If you live in a new home in Southern California, maybe living close to the ocean and get a breeze, you will not need to run it as often. You really want to change it depending on how dirty your air filter gets.
So, here’s how you actually change your air filter. You need to locate where the air return is in your home. In most homes you can find it in the ceiling, but sometimes you will find them down next to the floor. You will start by flipping down the tabs on the cover and carefully pulling down the air return grate. Simply pull out the dirty air filter and discard appropriately. You will find the measurements of the air filter on the side of the air filter, so no need to use a tape measure here.
You can find many of standard size air filters at a Home Depot or Lowe’s Home Improvement store. Once you purchase a new air filter, you simply will fit the new air filter into the air return and return the grate back into its position, lock the tabs back into position and your good to go.
Until next time…
FieldStone Homes has been building new homes in Southern California since 1981 and has built more than 25,000 new homes for families just like yours.
