I gave my brother a hard time when I noticed that he had poor air quality in his home.
- Honestly, for years I was always getting on his case about changing the air filters on time.
He said he didn’t see the big deal with changing the air filters a little bit late. He said it felt like a giant waste as he kept having to throw those air filters in the trash. Then I told him he could always invest in washable filters if that was the issue. He decided to buy some washable filters after I made the suggestion. Now he always is washing those air filters, and he’s never even late and his air quality has been nice consistently. The other day, he thanked me for giving him the idea to invest in such nice air filters that are washable. He says he doesn’t feel so bad anymore because he knows he’s not throwing all these disposable air filters out to be occupying landfill space. I never knew he cared so much about the environment. He also started telling me he would like to invest in a better HVAC system eventually that doesn’t cause too much pollution like a geothermal HVAC system. Personally, I was thinking about getting a nice HVAC system that was more energy efficient than my gas furnace. I wasn’t actually thinking about what HVAC system could help lower my carbon footprint. Now my brother is teaching me a few things and now I’m trying to save money for a nice geothermal HVAC. I learned that not only are they the most energy efficient HVAC systems, but they help to save the environment.