If you want to ensure effective functioning of the air conditioners, then making proper arrangements to clean up the device is a must. The air conditioning air filters will help in maintaining and cleaning the unit. In most cases, the air filters are used provide a cleaner environment that will ensure a dust free surrounding protecting us from dust allergies. The purpose of introducing air conditioning filters is to maintain the air conditioner clean and tidy.

An air filter may have many ill effects. It may reduce the level of cooling and heating, and can lead to the failure of the compressor. They can even shoot up the blower power consumption level, the equipments with dirty filter has a shorter life.

This makes it necessary to clean up the conditioner air filters at least once in two months for home applications. If it is in office, the cleaning should be done at least once in 2 weeks. Waiting for the filter to fill with dust for cleaning it be a foolish act. If the fibre glass is found coated with dust, then yes it simply means that it is time to clean it up.

For an air conditioner weighing one tone, the air filters would be 1.5 square feet.Different types of air filters are available in the market, namely fibre glass filters, mesh filters, electrostatic filters and the electronic filters.

The fiberglass filters are mostly seen in houses as they cost less and have low efficiency. The mesh filters are permanent air filters made of aluminium mesh, which is easy to clean and dry. The electronic filters take the support of electrical power for air filtering. They are also a form of permanent filter.

While choosing an air filter, the main aspect that should be kept in mind is that the duct from which the air returns are thoroughly sealed from the air leak to prevent the unfiltered air from entering the stream of air.

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