Why YSK: Back in 2020 when Australia had our massive wildfires I still had to drive to work everyday in the smoke. I also went and got my car serviced around the same time and they showed me how dark my cars air filters had gotten after just a few weeks of those conditions. The air filters in cars aren’t designed to filter out so many particles so as soon as you can you should get them replaced.
dojan ( @dojan@lemmy.world ) 10•1 year agoAs a non-car person, what happens if you don’t?
netburnr ( @netburnr@lemmy.world ) 11•1 year agoReduced air flow means lower miles per gallon.
dojan ( @dojan@lemmy.world ) 6•1 year agoOooh! That makes sense! Thank you :)
makingStuffForFun ( @makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml ) 5•1 year agoCar gets emphysema. Dies.
Like my… dad
dojan ( @dojan@lemmy.world ) 4•1 year agoAww. Next time you should try to change the filters. :(
guazzabuglio ( @guazzabuglio@lemmy.world ) 3•1 year agoBut you may be entitled to compensation
nasal_demon ( @nasal_demon@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) 3•1 year agoAll energy in the universe gets evenly distributed and nothing interesting ever happens again
Well I’ll be damned. Never thought of that but it makes sense. I imagine it might be the same if there are a lot of bad air quality days? (Looking at you Canada). I’ll check mine later.
Squish ( @Squish@lemmy.world ) 3•1 year agoThis is also very true for the air filters on your home furnace/heat pump, if you have one. Even if you aren’t running the heat, if you are running the furnace/heat pump’s fan to circulate air periodically (which you should be doing to avoid stagnation), air is still passing through the filter. I live in the Seattle area, and our furnace filter comes out absolutely filthy black after every bout of wildfire smoke. It nasty.
tst123 ( @tst123@lemmy.world ) 3•1 year agoConsider getting a washable cabin air filter. The upfront cost is more but long term they are great!