http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com Everything you need to know about air conditioning and furnace filters Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:23:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It might seem obvious that air filters (air conditioning or furnace filters) should be used but let's look specifically at why that is so. Perhaps the most important reason to try to clean the air is the health aspect. Studies have shown that interior air is frequently more polluted and ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/why-filter-the-air/ How often do you change or clean your furnace filters?  The answer to that question is very likely "not often enough" if you are like most of us. Like the AC filters a furnace filter should be replaced at regular intervals. Excessively dirty filters will restict the air flow and reduce ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/better-heating-with-a-better-furnace-filter/ Who thinks much about dust or the health risks associated with breathing it? It is a topic most of us don't consider as seriously as we should. Sure, we occasionally here a news story about the ill effects but with so much going on, its an easy topic to ignore. The ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/health-effects-of-breathing-dust/ How often do you swap out your furnace air filters?  You should change them every month so that you end up with fresh air in each room of your home and also helps keep your furnace going efficiently.  The more grit that plugs up your furnace air filters, the harder ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/improving-indoor-air-quality-with-furnace-air-filters/ If you're considering installing a residential air conditioning system, you most likely won't ever regret the purchase. It's important that you get the right kind of air conditioning unit since not all models are appropriate for all homes and weather conditions. Consider a more versatile home air conditioner if you want ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/guidelines-for-a-home-air-conditioner/ There are many ways to clean or filter the interior air in a home or building. The goal is to eliminate air born particles which are negatively impacting our health or comfort. Generally, there are three main types of particles which we are concerned about, dust, smoke and fumes. Smoke will ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/air-filtering-objectives/ In this case MERV is a good way to help judge the effectiveness of an air conditioning filter. As you might have expected MERV is an acronym for Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value which was developed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioner Engineers, ASHRAE. The MERV value ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/what-is-merv/ Let's look in detail at how your air conditioning system works from a different perspective and with an emphasis on the filtration. Imagine we are a small volume of air that is completely pure and clean and the air conditioning system in our home starts up. As the system runs ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/how-the-air-conditioning-filter-works/ Lets say you have central AC and you select and change your filters regularly but you have a room which is always a little to warm. Maybe you like to sleep with your room extra cool but don't want to cool the entire house. A portable air conditioner  may be ... http://airconditioningfiltersguide.com/portable-air-conditioners-how-they-work/