Changing the air filter a lot during this time of year
Well the last present has been unwrapped and the new year is officially here.
Family members have departed for their homes and I have my home back to normal again.
That’s really nice as it’s been a parade of visitors over the last several weeks. It’s nice to just sit in my living room, be quiet and enjoy the HVAC heating from the gas furnace. However, I also am going to miss some things about the holiday season. It’s always great to enjoy family and friends in our cozy house with lovely HVAC heating. Having not celebrated with family and friends in 2020 made this year even more special. With everyone fully vaccinated and boosted, we felt very comfortable coming together this year. But I will also miss the decorations that make our house so inviting during the holiday season. My wife and our daughters are responsible for all of that and they do a wonderful job of it. One of my favorite parts of all the decorating is all the candlelight. We must light 50 candles a night during the holiday period. Of course, this requires me to have plenty of HVAC air filters on hand. With all that candle wax getting burned, it all ends up getting sucked to the HVAC return. Once there, it slicks over the air filter. Without frequent air filter changes, the wax will totally seal over the air filter and really obstruct the air flow to the HVAC equipment. And that’s definitely not good for the HVAC unit as it’s trying to provide all that wonderful HVAC heating comfort we rely on this time of year.