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Old 12-04-08, 05:05 PM   #9
TimJFowler
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Higgy,

From the pictures it looks like you have a forced-air furnace. If so what are you using for a filter?

If you are using the "blue fiberglass" filter I would strongly encourage upgrading to a pleated paper filter. I use a mid-priced, pleated paper filter (not the pricier 3M filtrete one) and that does a good job of keeping winter dust down. I also change out the filter every 2 months and when I had a cat I changed it monthly.

I also did the water heater insulation wrap and hot water pipe insulation and that has made a huge improvement in 'time-to-hot-water' at the sink.

Tim
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