How to Improve Your Home's Air Quality

 The majority of our days are spent indoors, thanks to school, work and home. But according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), household air can contain anywhere from two to five times the amount of pollutants of outdoor air*. When a home has poor air quality, the chances of respiratory issues, allergies, asthma, headaches and other illnesses increases. 

Ensuring your indoor air is clean is the first step toward boosting the health of your home. And the first step to improved IAQ starts with your HVAC system.

The amount of humidity in your home directly affects your comfort level. Higher humidity causes your home to feel too hot, and lower humidity levels can cause it to feel too cool. Humidity imbalance also acts as a breeding ground for irritants like mold, bacteria and viruses. Our humidifiers and dehumidifiers integrate with your HVAC system for quiet and effective adjustment of humidity levels. With optimal humidity levels, your air becomes more healthy, your comfort more consistent, and your energy costs reduced. 

While a well-sealed home can maintain desired temperatures more consistently, an air-tight seal can also result in irritant and pollutant buildup. By allowing fresh air in your home, you can improve indoor air quality. The best way to introduce fresh air, regardless of outdoor conditions, is through the use of a ventilator. A ventilator allows for fresh air year-round while also removing stale air from the home. Ventilators can also boost HVAC system efficiency thanks to the recovery of warm or cool exhaust air for heating and cooling. 

The amount of humidity in your home directly affects your comfort level. Higher humidity causes your home to feel too hot, and lower humidity levels can cause it to feel too cool. Humidity imbalance also acts as a breeding ground for irritants like mold, bacteria and viruses. Our humidifiers and dehumidifiers integrate with your HVAC system for quiet and effective adjustment of humidity levels. With optimal humidity levels, your air becomes more healthy, your comfort more consistent, and your energy costs reduced. 

No matter how clean your home, indoor air can still be dirty. Whole-home air purification is an integrated, seamless way to reduce irritating airborne particles by up to 98%. By capturing irritants like pollen, pet dander, dust, most bacteria and some viruses, indoor air quality is dramatically improved. Air purification is particularly useful for pet owners or people with allergy and asthma triggers. 

Your HVAC system keeps you cool during the summer via the indoor coil. Coils produce condensation, which can become a breeding ground for mold and bacteria. An ultraviolet germicidal light destroys the DNA of mold and bacteria. Ultraviolet germicidal lights are easily installed in the ductwork of your system and help improve the efficiency of your system. 

The integration of IAQ products into your home HVAC system, rather than stand-alone, single-space products, helps continually boost IAQ in every room. Plus, with HVAC integration, you benefit from an increase in system efficiency and improved energy savings.  

 Effective

• Perfect for people sensitive to bacteria, mold or airborne viruses
• 99% reduction in allergens and mold particles
• 98% reduction in airborne dust

 Economical

• Reduced energy use
• Consistent air cleaning
• Reduced fan usage thanks to lower air flow resistance

Dependable

• Easy maintenance
• Yearly filter replacement
• Filter media has no moving parts

^{* Source: https://www.epa.gov/report-environment/indoor-air-quality}