Why is it necessary to maintain your Air Conditioning Filters?
Monday, September 14, 2009 7:01:25 AM
Cleaning your air conditioning filters is very necessary as if an air conditioning filter is left dirty, over time, it will lead to higher energy costs and short equipment life due to all the air conditioning parts relying on each other. All this will affect the heating and cooling efficiency of your unit and will ultimately lead you to invest in more air conditioning repair and air conditioning maintenance.
It is recommended to change the filter of your the domestic air conditioning unit every two month and every couple of weeks for certain commercial air conditioning as these units run almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Doing this as a routine in your monthly chores and not waiting until you see dust matted on the air conditioning filter will ensure your family with healthy as well as smooth operating air conditioning system. Dust particles cannot always be seen so even if you see a little dust on the air filter, clean it as you normally would.
The filters used in air conditioning units vary depending upon the brand for how quickly one gets blocked versus another. Most of the air conditioning filters are sized 1 ½ to 2 square feet for each ton of capacity for a home or commercial property. It is possible to judge a filter's ability to clean by using Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value ratings - a rating of how efficient an air conditioning filter is from 1-12. The higher the rating, the more effective it is at removing particles such as dust, pollen, molds and other allergens, and offer the better the protection for your air conditioning equipment .


