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usonian

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4. Check the filter. If it looks or smells bad, replace it tonight.

Tue Sep 3, 2024, 06:51 PM

Sep 2024

I found 16x20x1 filters at WalMart. Surprised me.

Watch or for people offering a free duct cleaning and mold inspection. They ALWAYS find mold. It took me 45 minutes of turning down the service.

Summers are bone dry in CA, so it is not as big a problem here. The drain tube hasn't passed a drop of water in years.

Good luck. Hopefully, it's just the filter. You could run briefly without one if you can't find a replacement in a hurry.

I got dust. (Woods)

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Air conditioner concern. . . [View all] Mme. Defarge Sep 2024 OP

I had a UV light installed in the back of my air handler a few years ago .. Deuxcents Sep 2024 #1

It's a UV light SilasSouleII Sep 2024 #10

O, no! You're correct and I don't know why I keep thinking LED! Showing my age, I guess! Thanks 🙏 Deuxcents Sep 2024 #11

Probably Timewas Sep 2024 #2

Do you have an electrostatic air cleaner? KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2024 #3

Check the filter. If it looks or smells bad, replace it tonight. usonian Sep 2024 #4

My filters are the same size n I get em at Ace Hardware two at a time..must be a popular size Deuxcents Sep 2024 #5

Good. I like "standard" stuff. usonian Sep 2024 #6

Thanks 'cause I'm gonna need it..my compressor is about to go.. Deuxcents Sep 2024 #7

Ouch. Enduring the latest of many heat waves here. usonian Sep 2024 #8

Got some time to go here..hurricane season not over until the end of November.. Deuxcents Sep 2024 #9

What type of air conditioner do you have? love_katz Sep 2024 #12