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Beth Mahoney

How often should you change your air filter?

A ombre purple and pink background with cut outs of different sized air filters surrounded by white sparkles.

You’ve treated yourself to a new air purifier or portable AC unit and you’re wondering if the maintenance is going to be a total pain (or... if you can just skip it). With it being such a spendy item, you obviously want to make sure that it lasts, and taking care of it is the best move you can make. That doesn't mean it comes naturally though. 

I’m right there with you. When I first got an air purifier, I had no idea how often the filters needed to be changed (or cleaned) or how important it was to actually change them. The result? A poorly working purifier that was doing very little to actually filter the air in my space and amp up the air quality. 

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