Derek ColeGM, Simmons One Hour Heating & Air · AI HVAC Answers

One of the Most Important Things

28 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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28 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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Short podcast excerpt (two speakers) discussing how dirty HVAC filters and unseen contaminants in a home’s air can cause illness and reduced system efficiency. Speakers emphasize that regularly changing filters is an unglamorous but high-impact homeowner action that improves health and efficiency.

I mean, if we took this camera right now to the junk pile, you would see some very disturbing images of what's in the house, what you're breathing. Like, oh, my gosh, what's going on here? Why am I sick? That is why you're sick. Look at what you're breathing.
Yeah. We just changed our filters. Well, it was nasty. I know. I supposed to change the model.
Imagine what's not getting caught in the filter. What affects you are the things you can't see in there. Changing your filter is the one thing you can do as a homeowner to affect your efficiency. Yes. It's not sexy, it's not awesome. I'm not talking about things that change the world, but changing your filter will change your world.