A clean air filter means easy breathing.

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The air conditioning system serving your Fort Collinshome uses fresh air from outdoors to cool indoors. An air filter keeps out pollutants like animal dander, dust, exhaust fumes, mold, which you don’t want to breathe in. The filter definitely gets dirty, and bacteria and allergens build up and blow right into your home. Allergies and asthma can be aggravated, or bronchitis or even Legionnaire’s disease can develop. I clogged air filter can cause your air conditioning system to work harder and more expensively. You can maintain the air filter yourself. Check your owner’s manual for instructions on how to replace the dirty filter with a clean one every couple of months (they’re inexpensive), and you’ll know for sure that there’s nothing dangerous to breathe in. Alternatively, the manual has instructions on how to clean the existing filter. Ideally, you should have a licensed Allen Service technician show you how to do it during your spring tune-up. If you do decide to clean the filter yourself, be sure that it is completely dry before you out it back in, or the remaining water will allow the growth of the very bacteria you are trying to keep out.

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