272. Air Filters
28 Jan 2026 · 4 min
Derek Cole explains why you should check your HVAC air filter every 30 days and change it regularly. He breaks down confusing MERV ratings and filter prices, then offers free premium filters if you cover shipping.
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Hey, what's up, guys? Derek Cole with the Derek Cole Podcast. Thank you so much for listening. Today is the first of the month, so I want to say something I've said many times before and you could be, you could be tired of hearing it. The number one thing you can do for heating and air conditioning, energy bills, system operation, performance, you can do it yourself. And it's as easy as changing your air filter. So simple, yet so hard to remember. I've told people before, if you need to set an alarm on your phone every 30 days to check or change your filter, whatever you need to do, it is important to check and change your filter every 30 days. Now, I know it's confusing. I know there's a lot of filters on the market. You go to the store, there's aisles and aisles of choices. Which one do I get? What is it? Merv rating. I don't understand. Why are these so expensive? Why are these so cheap? What's the right way to go? Well, you can go to Simmons 1 hour comm/ which filter? Simmons 1 hour comm/ which filter? Hopefully they'll help you. Also on that blog post there is a link to our free filter program. Just pay for shipping. Those are personally what I recommend for most homes. Most situations when you're not air cleaning and you just want to filter, you just want filtration. We have MERV 8 quality premium filters ready to go for you. So just go to that website, zimmons1hour.com which filter. You can watch the video, you can read the blog post, you can listen to the podcast. I think there's a link on there for that as well. But at the bottom of that is our free filter offer. You can take advantage of if it is confusing. You know what, it's free. Just pay for shipping, get three of them, get them to your home, try them out. If you like them, do it again if you don't like them, at least you know. But I have a feeling you will like them because they're premium high quality filters. Not the cheap ones, not the expensive ones. So it's a good mix. Anyways, check it out, let me know your thoughts on it. Please share. Download this episode and other episodes. You know itunes, they really like the downloads and reviews. So hopefully this helps you out today in the future. Again, first of the month. Remember, check and change your affiliate filter. All right guys, see you later.
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