Ignorance is indeed no defense.
As a resident in a humid and windy part of the country, you would think that I have mastered the art of managing the temperature of my home, however no.
I was far from it. It was embarrassing to even talk about how I throw away things I should be keeping. I wondered how several things I had thrown away that I could have kept or re-used. Save money! Anyway, my buddy and I all learn from mistakes, however wasting money buying reusable air conditioning system filters as one-time-use parts is not something I expected to be on my list. You would wonder why I even buy such parts independently when I could just ask an Heating, Ventilation, and A/C professional to get one and maintenance it. Right? Well, I am a DIY kind of guy. That is why I monitor the air quality in my apartment and have knowledge of some air conditioning system repairs. I rarely call for apartment services unless I need thorough Heating, Ventilation, and A/C maintenance, which by the way, has happened twice, and no Heating, Ventilation, and A/C professional alerted me about my mistakes since I mentioned I changed the filters myself. Ironically, I learned about my mistake when I visited the official Heating, Ventilation, and A/C business to buy current ones for my cooling system and met someone current who explained the difference when he inquired how I installed the filters in my cooling system. Having learned my lesson, I decided to keep his contact for help with indoor comfort whenever necessary. I do not know how bad things would have gotten if I decided to service my HVAC duct and mess with the HVAC duct or, worse, tamper with a more complicated Heating, Ventilation, and A/C unit.