Podcast episode '419. 4 Ways to Have a Cool Summer (1/4)' by Derek Cole. This short episode covers tip #1: change air filters regularly (every 30 days, or 60 in some cases). The host explains how dirty or overly restrictive filters can cause bypass, reduced airflow, and possible system freeze-up; he notes Energy Star claims changing filters can improve energy efficiency by ~5–15%. The episode opens with host intro and closes with social/CTA prompts.
Questions this episode answers
Every 30 days (or every 60 days in some cases).
5–15% energy-efficiency improvement.
Foreign.
I'm Derek Cole, host of the Derek Cole Podcast, and we believe in taking the time to explain how things work for your air at home or your business. Let's get into today's episode. Please listen closely and maybe even take some notes so you can remember these insights of home comfort and energy savings. And share this episode with three of your friends because we all need to share better ways to be more comfortable at home. Be sure to tag me or DM me on Instagram Derek Mcole so I can say hi. Thanks again for listening and let's begin.
Number one tip. Air filters. You should be changing your air filters every 30 days. If, if you're not having to change your air filters every 30 days or every 60 days, it's because your filter isn't getting dirty. Then if your filter is not getting dirty and you're in this time of the year where summer and your unit is running, your filter is not getting dirty is also a problem. That means that it's not going through the filter to get back to unit, is bypassing the filter. So it could be something as simple as your filter needs to be changed or your filter, you might have went to big Box store and got the, you know, the MERV 13 or MERV 12 or 11 allergy type filter. And that could also be a problem because your system is too tight to handle that kind of filter at the filter grill. So it's bypassing that filter because the air, the air, the unit, the unit's going to get the air it needs. Okay, so what you want to do is make it as easy as possible for the air to get back to unit. Obviously you want cleaned, conditioned air that is coming from your home through the air filter, through the return duct back to your unit. Now if it's too tight, if the, if the filter is too much, it's too tight, or it's blocked or it's not been changed, the unit could freeze up and it's going to start getting the air it needs from the crawl space that if it's an attic, the attic outside, it's gonna, it's gonna suck the air from wherever it needs to get it from to get what needs to be gotten. That's that park rings. I'm sure it needs to, it needs to get there and it's going to get there. Air is just like water. It's going to find the path of least resistance and get to where it's going. So you want to make it as easy as possible to get that air back to the unit. So you want that air to flow through your air filter or air cleaner if you have that before it gets to the unit. That way you're controlling the air. You're controlling the particles, the pollutants, whatever's in the air. You're controlling and starting to control what is coming back to that system. Because again, it's going to get the air it needs. Now the next while we're going to go over, you know, tips two, three and four but today I wanted to go over tip one. I didn't want to make it a long podcast, but tip one is something I say every month. But it is the error filter they say. Energy Star states that just by changing your filter, just by doing this one simple act, you can affect your energy efficiency 5 to 15%. It's also the one thing that you can do without needing a service professional, a service technician to come to your house. You can change and check your filter, but that is tip number one to have a cool summer.
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