Timeline for Should my evaporator be hissing? Should cold air be blowing from it?
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| Jul 26, 2010 at 15:54 | comment | added | myron-semack | The air should be filtered somewhere in the return path (before it gets to the fan, you don't want the fan chewing on dust/dander). In most systems this is typically done at the air handler (at the very end of the return ducting). It is usually just one filter element (unless you have a zoned system). | |
| Jul 24, 2010 at 3:38 | vote | accept | Adam Robinson | ||
| Jul 23, 2010 at 17:08 | comment | added | Adam Robinson | So there are filters on the returns in the house as well as there? | |
| Jul 23, 2010 at 15:03 | comment | added | myron-semack | Depends on the unit (I am mostly familiar with basement installs), but there is usually one main filter right where the main return attaches to the air handler. In basement systems, it is usually at the base of the air handler. | |
| Jul 23, 2010 at 14:55 | comment | added | Adam Robinson | Oh, there's a filter in the base of the air handler? I doubt that's ever been replaced. | |
| Jul 23, 2010 at 12:27 | comment | added | myron-semack | Should be just the one filter in the base of the air handler, unless you have a fancy system with anti-allergen stuff. (Count yourself lucky they found the leak so quickly. It took 5 different service calls before we found the leak in my heat pump!) | |
| Jul 23, 2010 at 2:30 | comment | added | Adam Robinson | Actually, another tech came out today and discovered a leak in the evaporator. It is still under warranty, but I'm still looking at paying labor for them to install a new one. As for the filter, I replace the return filters every three months; are there more filters than that? | |
| Jul 23, 2010 at 1:48 | history | answered | myron-semack | CC BY-SA 2.5 |