Georgi has found another good place to get just the right filter for your heat pump. Changing your filter regularly is the simplest, most important thing you can do to help keep your system running. Here’s her advice:
Hello All. Sometimes it is really hard to find the right-size filters for our heat pumps. And there seem to be a few different sizes required, depending on the age our systems.
And, without them being installed in the door of our heat pumps, we are putting a very serious strain on very expensive machinery to replace.
So, here is where you can go:
O’Connor Hardware (Also known as ACE Hardware) as 446 Boston Road in Billerica Center.
They have an AMAZING assortment of all sizes of filters; and they come in 3 value points.
Our older systems don’t need the ‘heavy duty’ filters; we are better off using the least expensive filters and changing them out every 6 to 12 weeks, depending on usage.
It ALWAYS pays to check the filters on a regular basis. I hadn’t been, and it surprised me that my 2nd floor unit was able to ‘breathe’ with my filter being so clogged. I’ve put myself on a 6-week check-up system (especially during the heat of summer and the cold of winter) to keep my heat pumps as healthy as I can. I’d rather not spend the Thousands of dollars to replace a system if I can use about $25 worth of filters a year instead.
Georgi
