What Indoor Air Quality Accessories Can Help Keep Me Healthy?
Most people spend a significant amount of time indoors at whether at work or at home. In fact, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports this amount of time reaches upwards of 90 percent for most people.
Add it all up, and you just can’t stress enough the importance of good indoor air quality (IAQ).
At Wm Price Heating Co., our team wants to share with you the following list of the different indoor air quality accessories available out there. Making an investment in one or more of these helpful technologies and tools for your home in Girard, just might help you and your family breathe a little easier.
Improving Your Home’s Air Quality
Indoor air quality accessories can play a significant role in keeping your family healthy by addressing various issues with the air you breathe inside your home. The quality of indoor air can have a major impact on your well-being, and products designed to improve it can help with a range of health concerns.
Our air quality experts at Wm Price Heating Co. can recommend the right products for homes in Girard, and surrounding areas.
Dehumidifiers
During the summertime in Ohio, there is a really good chance you will be facing humidity problems inside your Girard, home. When humidity levels are high, summer months can feel a great deal hotter. Too much moisture in the air can make cooling down more difficult, cause condensation or moisture damage to the structure of your home, and contribute to microbial and other allergen growth.
While a well-maintained air conditioning system brings down the heat and can help remove some moisture out of the air, you may want to invest in a whole-house dehumidifier, or opt for a stand-alone unit for a space like your basement.
Humidifiers
During the winter, when the air is cold and dry, a whole-house humidifier can be particularly beneficial, keeping relative humidity levels at an ideal relative humidity. This means fewer scratchy throats, and less dry skin and static electricity. Plus, humidifiers can help protect your furniture, wood floors, and musical instruments from shrinking, warping, and other damaging issues.
Air Purifier
Attached to your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, air purifiers are a whole-house solution. An ionization system paired with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter allow for very fine particulates to get captured in the filter media. An electrical current then passes through the filter media killing up to 99.98 percent of all viruses, bacteria, odors, vapors, gases, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), allergens. Performing an almost complete job, these cleaners combine the best of all available indoor air purification technologies.
Air Scrubbers
Viruses, bacteria, odors, vapors, gases, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are among the substances attacked. Working with your HVAC system, air scrubbing systems are a relatively new technology. Air is treated with an ultraviolet (UV) light while it is forced through a titanium dioxide-coated component. Additionally, contaminants are transformed into oxidizers, meaning more pathogens can be eliminated in the surrounding air—and even on surfaces.
UV Air Treatment Systems
In hospitals and other healthcare facilities, UV lights are a mainstay to kill viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens. You can do the same: piggyback on this technology by investing in a UV home air treatment system. Shortwave UV lights attack viruses, bacteria, microbial growth and other pathogens in your furnace and air conditioning coil.
Ionizing Air Purifiers
The most advanced ionization air purifiers can improve indoor air by removing nearly all viruses, bacteria, odors, vapors, gases, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). One advantage ionization air purifiers have over other IAQ products is they clean themselves and do not require a filter or bulb to be replaced annually. Early models of these systems simply emitted negative ions that bonded with positively charged common indoor air pollutants; particles then grew heavy and fell onto surfaces and floors for a cleanup via dusting and vacuuming or becoming captured in your HVAC systems air filter. These are highly effective systems.
Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV)/Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRV)
Designed to bring in and treat outdoor air while exchanging contaminated indoor air from your home, these air-to-air exchangers automatically adjust the temperature and humidity of outdoor air prior to circulating it through your ductwork. This conditioned air is then mixed in with your HVAC system which gets distributed throughout your Girard, home.
Media Air Filters
These filters do a better job over conventional 1” air filters by removing smaller micron particles before your indoor air enters your furnace or air conditioning system. Media air filters have almost become a requirement on all HVAC systems as efficiency ratings have gone up. These filters help protect HVAC equipment and reduce static pressure, allowing for proper and efficient operation.
In order to keep your air clean and your equipment working properly and efficiently, it’s very important to change your air filter on a regular basis; do so at least every three to six months, or according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Wm Price Heating Co. Is Your Indoor Air Quality Expert
To speak with our team about any of these indoor air accessories, call Wm Price Heating Co. in Girard, OH. We are here for you and want to help keep you healthy inside your home. For a free consultation on how to improve your home’s air quality, call us at 330-545-3722 or request service online today. Your safety and comfort are our top priorities.