If you are about to undergo chemotherapy, you may wonder if there is anything you can do to improve the quality of the air flowing through your central heating system to reduce your risk of infection. If so, use the tips below to prepare and maintain your furnace while your immune system is depressed from treatments.
Replace Your Furnace's Filter With A HEPA Filter
If you are using a low-grade, standard paper filter for your furnace, you may want to consider replacing it with a HEPA filter.
- When the weather begins to turn hot and humid, the last thing you will want to do is to suffer through it. The only relief you may get during the hottest summer months is by having the air conditioning in your home turned up high. However, there are specific things you can do that can keep the temperature in your home down and cause you to rely less on your air conditioner.
- Your home's heating oil filter needs to be replaced annually to ensure optimal performance of your home's furnace. Many homeowners choose to change their home's heating oil filter either at the end or beginning of the home heating season. If you're not in the habit of changing your home's oil filter on a regular basis, now is the perfect time to start. Make spring the time of year when you change your home's heating filter.
- With the summer heatwaves already on their way, you can be sure that you will be turning up on the thermostat on your AC. Hold your horses and consider some of the maintenance needs of your air conditioner and how it works to reduce the chances of your air failing during the worst of summer heatwaves. If you want to avoid AC failure and the costly repairs that come with it, here are some tips that will help ensure your air conditioning is working efficiently all summer long:
- When it comes to taking care of plumbing problems at home, there are some things that anyone can do without creating more trouble. However, the trick is knowing when the issue is beyond your capabilities and it is time to call in a plumbing contractor. While everyone has different levels of experience and do-it-yourself abilities, here are a few plumbing tasks anyone can do, and a few that really should be done professionally.