There is one part of your furnace that requires your attention that is often neglected by homeowners. It is essential to keeping your furnace happy, and your family healthy.

It is your furnace filter.

We change the oil and filters in our cars, but don't think about the furnace until it stops working. 

If you used your car as often as you use your furnace and air conditioner, it would have traveled about 201,945 miles in the past year.

That's like getting more than 50 oil changes for your car. 

You wouldn't - okay, you shouldn't - drive your car that far without a single oil change, and likewise, your furnace shouldn't run that long without several filter changes.

Just like replacing your car engine’s oil and air filter every 3,000 miles, a clean HVAC air filter protects your furnace system from becoming damaged and, ultimately, failing entirely.

Replacing your furnace filter is the key to a healthy furnace. By keeping a good filter replacement schedule - put a reminder in your cellphone or mark your calendar - you will reduce wear and tear to the furnace and keep your home warm, while keeping your family healthy and controlling energy costs all winter.

Filterers are relatively inexpensive (McCombs Supply sells filters for less than $5.00) and can protect a cooling and heating system that cost as much as $3,500. 

How often should you replace your furnace filter? 

Typically, you will want to replace your furnace filter every 3 months.

Changing a furnace filter is one of the quickest and easiest way to maximize the efficiency of your heating system and helps provide clean air. Here is a video showing how to change a furnace oil filter.  When in doubt, swap it out. 

There are numerous options available in furnace filtration

McCombs Supply offer several choices, including the 101 unifilter furnace fuel oil filter for part no. 2A-700, 99, XF-1 S252 and F400. It is a wool felt filter. Screen in the center and gaskets included.Cost: $2.30.

The 88CR unifilter fuel oil filter has Wool Felt Filter, screen in the center and gaskets included.

The  micro fiber fuel oil filter gear tooth for 1A-25A, 77, XF-25, 8055, F-300 and A-77. 

Replacement Fuel Oil Filter Part Number 1A-30 has a wool felt filter, a screen in the center and gaskets included. It has 10 GPH firing rate at 10 microns.

How do you remember to change it?

You can get a thermostat that will remind you. 

I use my calendar in my phone to remind me. If neglected, this simple filter change can cause you thousands of dollars in repairs to your furnace. 

About Us

McCombs Supply Company, Inc.

In business since 1953,McCombs Supply Co., Inc. is a third-generation family-owned business that specializes in low prices and fast, reliable shipping.
Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, McCombs Supply Co., Inc. offers replacement repair parts for dishwashers, dryers, microwaves, range-ovens, refrigerators, washing machines, HVAC, commercial refrigeration, commercial cooking, pellet stove parts and more. Some of our manufacturers we distribute for include – Backer-Chromolox, Broan-Nutone, Exact Replacement Parts (ERP), EZ Flo, Fasco, Mastercool, ICM, JW Harris, Packard, Robertshaw, Sealed Unit Parts Company (SUPCO), White Rodgers, Englander, Breckwell, Harman, Lennox, Napoleon, St. Croix and Quadra-Fire.

We supply contractors, service technicians, housing developments, hospitals, retirement communities, institutions, and do-it-yourselfers.

Today, we have nearly one million SKUs in our system. We are constantly upgrading our cutting-edge technology to serve our customers better.

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