It was really all I could do to remember to change the HVAC air filter each month.
For some reason, it just seemed like that one heating and cooling chore nearly always got by me.
The fact that I got the air filter changed at all was sort of surprising if I’m to be completely truthful. And that goes back to my pretty much total ignorance of heating and cooling. Until recently, I just sort of took the heating and cooling of my house for granted. The HVAC equipment was new when it came with the house so I didn’t have to pick it out. That certainly went a long way toward my continuing ignorance when it comes to the value of heating and cooling equipment. I think I sort of had a bit of logic in mind that a dirty HVAC air filter was not a good thing so I changed the air filter. That’s about as advanced as my HVAC thinking went. Well, that all changed when I found out about indoor air quality and what it means to our health. I found out about all of this as I was researching ways to make my immune system stronger during the early stages of the pandemic. I just didn’t realize that indoor air quality had such a bearing on my respiratory health. But thankfully, it didn’t take too much to really improve the indoor air quality of my home. I replaced the cheap air filters for the HVAC unit with a HEPA filter. These air filters trap and remove more than 99 percent of all airborne contaminants. And my indoor air quality is proof that the HEPA filter works. I haven’t breathed easier since I moved into this house.