Wintertime means indoor heating time for most climates, but does that mean you actually have to put more work into checking ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Homeownership comes with what feels like a never-ending to-do list. One important task on that list is ensuring your heating and cooling system is properly maintained. You should be replacing your ...