3 Home Maintenance Tasks Every Homeowner Needs to Know

If you're a homeowner save yourself money by maintaining your air conditioner, furnace and garbage disposal. Doing this will make them last longer and save you a lot of money over several years. It's spring cleaning time so don't forget to do these home maintenance tasks!

There are over 500 different types of air filters for your furnace and it's tough to know which one to get. Second Nature guides you through the process of getting the right filter for your home. First order is free. Bonus tip at the end (no one told me I had to clean this part of my furnace!).

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Monthly air conditioner maintenance. Monthly clean garbage disposal cleaning and changing the furnace air filter.

Garbage Disposal Maintenance
Cut up and put a lemon or lime in your garbage disposal. The citric acid breaks down the food particles that are stuck and get bacteria or clog your pipes. This helps with smell and cleaning.

Clean the blades by grinding up some ice cubes in the disposal once a month. This clears the pipes by agitating and breaking down chunks in your disposal.

To get rust out inside (if you have metal pipes), put 1 T vegetable oil down the disposal, run with some water. Vegetable oil doesn't stick to pipes.

When putting food down the disposal, use cold water. Keep oils in the food more solid so it doesn't stick to the pipes.

Plastic pipes are better because they don't pit like metal pipes can.

Use baking soda and vinegar for slow drains.

Food is ok to put down the disposal. Always run cold water first. Turn on the water first, then turn on the disposal. Wait until you hear the sound when it's finally ground out before you turn off the water. If you have sticky or starchy foods, run it really slowly - things like potatoes or rice. Don't overload it. Leftovers ok as long as you're running water but smaller pieces of food.

[Blessd-savingrace]

Great TIPS!!

Tbh air filters should be changed every 3 months

[Kosmofire]

I have that thing in my heating system my service man said to add Vinegar and water in there to clean it out

[ironflower]

I change my air filter the 1st of every month ☺️

[kcamper.]

Quick question i love your cleaning methods how woul you clean dried on grease o. Kitchen walls and ceilings in kitchen if u can help me i would appreciate it thanks in advance.