It was comparatively cool (86) here today so I decided it was time to clean the permanent filter on the furnace/AC in the attic.
The furnace owner's manual says it needs to be flushed with clean water every 90 days or so. We've not done it in the 180+ days we've lived here, so I wanted to take care of it before I leave for Wyoming tomorrow morning.
Sweating profusely in the hot attic, I removed the filter access plate and discovered nobody ever installed a filter. In its place was a bracket with a label that explained it was there for shipping purposes and should be discarded at the time a filter is installed..
WTF?
The HVAC guys who installed the furnace never put in a filter and didn't leave one for us.
And the moron who lived here for two years never thought of checking his furnace filter and thus didn't know he was heating and cooling the house without the benefit of a filter.
There are replaceable fiberglass filters on the cold air returns, we discovered today, and the one at the west end of the house was filthy. Fortunately, I recalled seeing a fiberglass filter in a closet when we moved in and we were able to change it out.
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Probably not the first, but Happy Birthday!
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