Homeowner poll: How often do you REALLY do.... xyz

[Anonymous]

How often do you REALLY:

- change your air filters
- have someone clean your dryer vent
- clean your AC condenser
- check/clean your gutters
- clean your hot water heater
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors
- other (feel free to add your own)

[Anonymous]

Air filters: on time (every 2 months), or maybe a few days to a week late
Gutters, dryer vent, smoke detectors: Regularly but we often end up being mildly to moderately behind the recommended schedule
Water heater & AC condenser: never

[Anonymous]

We clean our gutters once a year.

We don’t do anything else on that list.

[Anonymous]

Air filters: every 2.5 months
Dryer vent: 2-3 years
Gutters: 2x a year
Hot water heater: every other year
Smoke Detector batteries: when they beep
AC Condenser: uh, should we be doing this? If so, how?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We clean our gutters once a year.

We don’t do anything else on that list.

Do you not have a HVAC system?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How often do you REALLY:

- change your air filters - every few months
- have someone clean your dryer vent - we do it ourselves - the leaf blower and brush methods work well
- clean your AC condenser - never
- check/clean your gutters - 1-2 times a year
- clean your hot water heater - we have drained for sediment but maybe twice
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors - when they beep
- other (feel free to add your own)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How often do you REALLY:

- change your air filters - At least every 2-3months. I buy a dozen MERV 13 at a time from filterbuy when they have a sale.

- have someone clean your dryer vent- at least 2 times per year

- clean your AC condenser - once per year and I remove the entire outer coverings so the whole condenser is cleaned.

- check/clean your gutters - several times per year

- clean your hot water heater - never, it’s on the list, along with replacing the anode rod, 10yrs old gas

- change the batteries in your smoke detectors - never ours are 10yr lithium

- other (feel free to add your own)

This is all diy.

[Anonymous]

Air filters: every 2 months
Gutters and windows: once a year
Dryer vent: ours is just a short tube that vents to the outside from the basement, we check it every year or two
Smoke alarm: if it beeps

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How often do you REALLY:

- change your air filters monthly
- have someone clean your dryer vent monthly
- clean your AC condenserbiannual with service
- check/clean your guttersnot enough IMO it should be done quarterly im.lucky if DH will do it once
- clean your hot water heateryearly
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors you shouldn't have batteries that need to be changed. They should be 10year lithium
- other (feel free to add your own)

clean dishwasher monthly, clean washer and drain pump q2 months, clean intake vents quarterly, move rugs and furniture to vacuum and mop spring and fall/winter, clean fans spring and fall/winter along with switching direction

[Anonymous]

- change your air filters. Every 3 months
- have someone clean your dryer vent. Every 2 years
- clean your AC condenser. ? I have the A/C system checked annually— maybe they do it?
- check/clean your gutters. 2 times a year
- clean your hot water heater never?
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors. When they beep
- other (feel free to add your own)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

- change your air filters. Every 3 months
- have someone clean your dryer vent. Every 2 years
- clean your AC condenser. ? I have the A/C system checked annually— maybe they do it?
- check/clean your gutters. 2 times a year
- clean your hot water heater never?
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors. When they beep
- other (feel free to add your own)

Also I check the carbon monoxide detectors twice a year and clean the outside dryer cover/trap monthly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We clean our gutters once a year.

We don’t do anything else on that list.

Do you not have a HVAC system?

We do -- DH just said, "Yes, of course I change the filters." I didn't know. Sorry. I guess I'm more clueless than I realized about our home maintenance. He tells me he also cleans the dryer vent "when it needs it."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How often do you REALLY:

- change your air filters. EVERY THREE MONTHS
- have someone clean your dryer vent NOT SO FAR. ONCE IN PREVIOUS HOUSE
- clean your AC condenser SERVICED ANNUALLY
- check/clean your gutters INSPECTED BEFORE AUTUMN. CLEAN BEFORE SNOW.
- clean your hot water heater HUH?
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors 6 MONTHS
- other (feel free to add your own)

CHANGE REFRIGERATOR FILTER ANNUALLY

[Anonymous]

I’m surprised at the number of people who don’t have the 10-year smoke detector batteries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We clean our gutters once a year.

We don’t do anything else on that list.

You don't change your air filters? That can be a costly mistake- your HVAC will freeze if the filter is too dirty.