{"id":618,"date":"2014-11-04T18:02:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T18:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpoustinc.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2026-01-10T23:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T06:00:12","slug":"3-filters-need-cleaned-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solocalmarketing.com\/rpousttest\/3-filters-need-cleaned-home\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Important Filters in Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h1 class=\"h1\"><strong class=\"strong\">Cleaning appliance filters<\/strong><\/h1><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.428571429;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpoustinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/replacing-a-whole-house-filter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-645 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/rpoustinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/replacing-a-whole-house-filter-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"replacing a whole house filter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solocalmarketing.com\/rpousttest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/replacing-a-whole-house-filter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/solocalmarketing.com\/rpousttest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/replacing-a-whole-house-filter.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>One of the most basic things to understand about filters in the range hood, furnace, and air conditioning units is that if they are dirty they will drive your electric bill higher. \u00a0During heating season, clean or replace the furnace filter (depending on the type) every month, says the most referred Sparta heating and air conditioning professional. \u00a0Another energy saving filter that should be maintained periodically &#8211; keep the range hood over your stove working effectively by washing it regularly &#8211; usually once a month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If your heating system includes a blower and ducts that deliver heat to the various rooms in your house, this forced-air system, as it is known, will have a filter to screen out dirt and debris that collect in the system. \u00a0Usually the filter is located on the return-air side of the system. \u00a0Refer to your owner&#8217;s manual or ask your Sparta heating professional if you can&#8217;t locate the filter.<br \/>\n<h2 class=\"h2\">Replacing appliance filters<\/h2><br \/>\nThere is usually a little fitting or clip that holds the filter in place. \u00a0You should be able to easily remove it. \u00a0You need to replace it with the same-sized filter; these are sold in supermarkets, hardware stores, even drugstores.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong class=\"strong\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;Change\u00a0a disposable filter ever month during heating season,&#8221; ~<em>Sparta heating professional<\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"h3\"><strong class=\"strong\">Cleaning a range hood filter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.428571429;\">Nearly everyone with a cooktop or a range also has some type of fan or hood to exhaust the smoke, grease particles, and steam that are byproducts of cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The most common grease filters are made of wire mesh, says the leading Sparta heating company. \u00a0Most can be washed in the dishwasher. \u00a0Otherwise, give them a good soaking in warm water and dishwashing liquid. \u00a0Carefully scrub them with a nonabrasive (blue) pad, and do this gently, so you don&#8217;t crush the mesh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpoustinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nonabrasive-blue-pad-scrubber.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-623\" src=\"https:\/\/rpoustinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/nonabrasive-blue-pad-scrubber-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"nonabrasive-blue-pad-scrubber\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Fin-type filters are also dishwasher safe; in fact, this is the best way to clean them. \u00a0Stainless steel should not be scrubbed with abrasives of any kind &#8211; these will permanently scratch the metal. \u00a0If you need to remove greasy film from the filter, use a nonabrasive (blue) plastic pad.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h4\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong class=\"strong\">Heating Professional Tip<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong class=\"strong\">Some <em>(not many)<\/em> room air conditioners have disposable filters that cannot be washed. \u00a0If you have got one of these, take it to the hardware or appliance store and buy a replacement <em>(or buy a quantity if they are cheaper that way)<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; One of the most basic things to understand about filters in the range hood, furnace, and air conditioning units is that if they are dirty they will drive your electric bill higher. \u00a0During heating season, clean or replace the furnace filter (depending on the type) every month, says the most referred Sparta heating and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-solutions","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3 Important Filters in Your Home - R Poust<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/solocalmarketing.com\/rpousttest\/3-filters-need-cleaned-home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Important Filters in Your Home - R Poust\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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