The only thing I asked my son to do when I was at work was change the air filter in the furnace.
- When I got home, I asked if he had changed the air filter.
He snorted and told me that no one was going to change the air filter. He got the compartment open, but the air filter was stuck. He wasn’t breaking the furnace trying to change an air filter. There would be more trouble than it was worth, so he thought he would let changing the air filter for his dad. I didn’t expect my husband home until late, and I couldn’t figure out how hard it can be to install an air filter. My son said he could install the air filter if it came out, but it wouldn’t. He showed me how to open the air filter compartment, and then he said how it should come right out. All I saw was dust and the air filter was definitely stuck. After several hard pulls, the air filter came out, but the compartment was full of dust and dirt. My son got the dust vacuum and cleaned out the compartment, and then he handed me a new air filter. He showed me how to put it in. changing the air filter wasn’t hard, but I couldn’t figure out why it had been so difficult to get out. I looked at the air filter change list when we were done, and I knew the answer. My husband hadn’t changed the air filter in almost six months, and now I had to call the HVAC company to get the furnace cleaned and checked.