Home Repairs/HoneyDo List/Advice & Tips/etc.

[THEWOOD]

Are the more expensive air filters worth it?

 

[bigdog3300]

Are the more expensive air filters worth it?

From what I've been told, reusable filters are cheaper in the long run but replacable filters are higher quality as they do a better job filtering the smaller particles. As far as between the quality of the higher/lower quality replaceable filters, that I do not know.

 

[buckeyebri]

I use the replaceable filters and buy the good ones when on sale to remove the allergens. I label them per month and replace that way.

 

[THEWOOD]

I changed ours for the first time since we bought the house, over a year ago. The old filter was pretty nasty.

The reason I ask about the "good ones", is due to some people saying they can make your fan work extra hard.

 

[buckeyebri]

I changed ours for the first time since we bought the house, over a year ago. The old filter was pretty nasty.

The reason I ask about the "good ones", is due to some people saying they can make your fan work extra hard.

I have never heard this, but I have a good friend who owns an HVAC company and I can ask when I see him. The reason to change them monthly like I do is to keep the fan from having to work as hard.

 

[bigdog3300]

I have never heard this, but I have a good friend who owns an HVAC company and I can ask when I see him. The reason to change them monthly like I do is to keep the fan from having to work as hard.

Or else it kicks over onto Aux Heat and you don't realize it until you get your electric bill and it has spiked 200% :)

 

[The KSB]

I have never heard this, but I have a good friend who owns an HVAC company and I can ask when I see him. The reason to change them monthly like I do is to keep the fan from having to work as hard.

I do mine every other month. My wife keeps a master calender for kids activities and such. She also keeps all of my honey-do stuff on it so she can remind me when it's time.

 

[Mac]

I bought a washable filter...which from what I learned this winter, buy disposable for winter. Too difficult to wash the washable filter in the winter without a hose and high pressure.

Wash it once a month. Seems to work well.

 

[Mac]

Going to be installing a fan in our new baby room...waiting for it to warm up a little more to go up into the attic.

 

[buckeyebri]

Here is what I envision.....

 

[sparcboxbuck]

So, moved in the new house last week. Still a few things need to be done since the builder couldn't get the driveway poured.

Anyhow, this is on my Daddy-Do list.

1/2 of the basement in 1.75 inch field turf. It's rolled out but I have to glue it down. Next up is ordering the netting for the walls and do lighting.

The honey-do list is boxes and boxes.

 

[Mac]

Here is what I envision.....

Haha noooo. I'm a little more handy than that guy. I love the shower tile need help commercial. The best one though is the guy putting together the swing in the back yard.

 

[The KSB]

My wife bought me a new router. Now I find that I need a router table to go with it. Does anyone have any recomendations? I was thinking about this one from Porter Cable.

http://www.toolbarn.com/portercable-698.html?gclid=CMrb6Oq_0b0CFa1j7AoddjkAow

 

[buckeyebri]

slowly but surely the kitchen rehab continues. I have started on the new tile floor as you can see. I also have installed the island cabinets that we purchased this weekend at IKEA. I still need to put the baseboard pieces on over the legs. We are going to order the new granite counter top tonight for the island. I wanted to get the island cabinets in so I could be assured of my tile spacing as I turn and go around the island. I will have to redo one of the bamboo floor pieces for a better fit it looks like. I had trimmed it out to the old cabinets as we were going to keep those and reface them.

 

[Mac]

Looks good. How's the quality of the cabinets from ikea?