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It seems minor, but filters are easy to forget about and important to your furnace\u2019s ability to keep you warm.\u00a0 Changing filters is crucial to a healthy furnace and a comfortable winter. How do I change it?<\/strong> Furnace Filters: How and why you should change them It seems minor, but filters are easy to forget about and important to your furnace\u2019s ability to keep you warm.\u00a0 Changing filters is crucial to a healthy furnace and a comfortable winter. The function of the filter is to protect\u00a0 you and your furnace components from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[170,171,172],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1689,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995\/revisions\/1689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe function of the filter is to protect\u00a0 you and your furnace components from dirt and debris that may be floating in your air.\u00a0 Internal parts of your furnace can be very sensitive to particles and keeping your furnace clean can significantly extend the life of your furnace.
\nA dirty filter not only causes long term damage from particles, but can cause your furnace to work harder.\u00a0 Since air flows through the filter to warm your home, dirty filters block that air flow making your furnace work harder to push air through.\u00a0 A furnace that is working harder will wear faster and can even have short term damage and part failure from over work even in a brand new unit.How often should you change a filter?<\/strong>
\nFor the average home, you should change your furnace filter once a month.What size is your filter?<\/strong>
\nFilters come in several sizes.\u00a0 To find the size, open your filter box in your furnace.\u00a0 The size of your filter should be written on the side of your old filter.\u00a0 Sometimes locating the filter box can be tricky.\u00a0 If you have any trouble locating it give us a call and we can help.Are filters expensive?<\/strong>
\nNo.\u00a0 Most systems don\u2019t need anything fancy and a filter should only cost a few dollars.<\/p>\n
\nLocate and open your filter box.\u00a0 Slide out the old dirty filter.\u00a0 Slide in a fresh clean one.\u00a0 It is that easy!<\/p>\nTop Posts<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"