Q: I turned on my furnace for the first time this year, and it made the whole house smell musty. I checked the filter and found it caked with dust, so I replaced it with a new filter, and the indoor ...

A man kneels while pulling a dirty filter out of a furnace - Backyardproduction/Getty Images Changing your furnace filter is one of those home maintenance chores that's easy to forget until you've got ...

Changing your furnace filter is one of those home maintenance chores that's easy to forget until you've got a problem. Typically located in tucked-away spots like a basement, crawlspace, or attic, ...

Furnace air filter sizes vary and are usually expressed in three numbers: depth, width, and length. For instance, 16x24x1 is a typical size, with 16 inches for width, 24 inches for length, and 1 inch ...

Most disposable air filters last three to 12 months. Life span varies by model, but in general, the thicker the filter, the less often it needs changing. But the filter thickness you use is dictated ...

A common question many people ask the Any Hours Services technicians is, "how often should I change my furnace filter?" The short answer is, when it’s dirty, however everyone’s house is a little ...

If you were to let unfiltered air into your furnace, its performance would suffer as dust settled on the heat exchanger and other parts, and that would reduce the service life of your most important ...

Furnace maintenance involves regularly cleaning, checking and testing all of your HVAC system’s vital components to ensure it runs efficiently. When you don’t keep up with regular tuneups, don’t be ...

Most of us don't think about our furnace until it stops working in the middle of a cold snap. But just any other appliance (or your lawn mower's blades), your furnace has a lifespan. Thus, knowing ...