{"id":3531,"date":"2023-04-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/?p=3531"},"modified":"2023-05-03T14:10:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:10:54","slug":"the-role-air-filters-play-for-your-ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/the-role-air-filters-play-for-your-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role Air Filters Play for Your AC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Air filters aren\u2019t just there for the benefit of your indoor air quality. If anything, that\u2019s a byproduct of what they\u2019re actually for: your air conditioner\u2019s operability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AC maintenance in Windermere, FL<\/a> includes switching out your air filter, but this is something you should be doing in your own home every 30-90 days as it is. But why? How come this is something you have to do when you hire maintenance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the air intake on your air conditioner needs more TLC than annual maintenance appointments. Let\u2019s explain why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Removes Dust and Debris From the Air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, air filters help you breathe better. They pull dust, debris, and airborne particles toward the intake vent so you don\u2019t end up breathing it in. However, this is a byproduct since the main function of the air filter is to bring air in for the condenser coils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you switch out your air filter every 30-60 days, you\u2019ll see a substantial amount of debris trapped in the filter. That was all in the air you were about to breathe in. Just take that in for a second\u2013air filters do an excellent job of improving your air quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Filters Keep Your AC Running<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Without air filters, your AC would run into one major problem: insulation. No, we don\u2019t mean the kind of insulation that keeps heat in\u2013we\u2019re talking about a thick coating of dust that would form on your condenser coils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warm air from your home gets pulled in through the filter, then runs over the condenser coils where it interacts with the refrigerant within the coils. However, a layer of dust can act as insulation on top of the coil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warm air doesn\u2019t impact the refrigerant vapor inside the condenser, which can result in freezing. When your AC freezes up, not only does it stop working, but it can incur some pretty bad damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They Keep Your AC as Efficient as Possible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your air conditioner needs airflow to function, but it\u2019s not just the condenser coils we\u2019re worried about. It\u2019s the overall efficiency of the entire AC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When your air filters are clogged and dusty, your AC has to work harder to pull in air, which causes additional (and unnecessary strain) on the entire system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your filter has to be good enough to let air pass through without letting dust and debris come in, but not so strong that it prevents proper airflow. It\u2019s a tightrope act, but your air filter is up to the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never Forget to Change Your Filters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After reading all this, you know just as well as anyone else that you can\u2019t skip out on changing your air filter. It\u2019s so imperative for your AC and your indoor air quality<\/a> at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set a reminder on your phone for the first of every month and inspect your air filter. If it doesn\u2019t look too bad, you can go up to 60 days before replacing it, but no more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Gary Munson Heating & Air Conditioning today<\/strong><\/a> to schedule your next AC maintenance check. You will be more comfortable with the best!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your indoor air quality and the effectiveness of your AC depend on your air filters. They’re more important than you know, and this is why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[42,111],"class_list":["post-3531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-filters","tag-windermere"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3531"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3545,"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3531\/revisions\/3545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.munsonairconditioning.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}