Derek Cole explains why changing your home's air filter matters: it can improve energy efficiency by 5-15% according to Energy Star. Most homeowners don't know which filter to buy when they see all the options at the store.
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Oh, I think if. If every homeowner truly understood that doing this one thing. Energy Star says by doing this, you can affect your energy 5 to 15%. That is changing your air filter in the house. Something so simple, so straightforward, so easy, but it's missed by a lot because they're not aware of what the problem is or what needs to be done, or that something this simple can have such a big effect. You go to the Big Box store or Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, whatever, and you see all of these air filters, and it's a little intimidating. You know, which one do I pick? Which one do I need in? And that's a valid concern and question.