Air quality
How Your HVAC System Can Affect Your Home's Indoor Air Quality
Airborne Particles:
Diesel exhaust, carbon black, dust, smoke, fibers, plant matter, hair, pollen
Household Odours and Gases:
Cooking odors, pet smells, cigarette smoke, chemicals, sink or drain smells
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s):
Paints, glues and varnishes, wood preservatives, cleaning supplies, office
equipment, furniture
Microorganisms:
Bacteria, mould (fungi), yeasts, mites and virus
Most people spend up to 90 percent of their day indoors, so it is essential to have a healthy air quality inside your home.You might want to think about replacing your air conditioning unit if it is reducing your home's IAQ. Mold and mildew could form in the system and contaminate the air coming out of the ductwork. Older HVAC units also contain R-22, an outdated refrigerant that produces a high level of carbon emissions. A brand-new air conditioner can help you keep allergens and debris out of your living space.
The HVAC system affects your home's indoor air quality, both positively and negatively, in the following ways:
Eliminates odors and pollutants:
The unit brings in air from the outside and sends it through a filtration system that gets rid of odors and allergens. Having a functioning filter helps keep outside pollutants out of your living space to reduce allergies and asthma symptoms.
Keeps out pests:
A functioning central air system includes ductwork and filters that can help keep out insects and pests. However, if you have leaky ductwork or openings around your wall or window unit, rodents and insects could sneak into your home and produce waste.
Regulates indoor humidity:
Besides heating and cooling your living space, an HVAC system also eliminates the moisture in the air. An environment that is too moist can make you sweaty and uncomfortable, but it could also lead to a build-up of mold, mildew and bacteria. In the winter, an environment that is too dry can make you more susceptible to illness. If you can control your home's humidity with your HVAC system, you have a better chance of staying healthy all year long.
Provides adequate ventilation:
The fan in your HVAC unit can provide the proper airflow for your house. Newer construction homes have tight seals around them to enhance their energy efficiency, but these seals can also make the air stale, increasing pollutants and moisture. On the other hand, a functioning ventilation system moves the air throughout your home to prevent mold and other allergens from growing.
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Why it matters:
Suggestions
How you can use your HVAC System as an Air Filtration System
RGF (Guardian Air) Filter:
How it works:
Their PHI-CELL® technology is a proven technology with over 4 million units in use worldwide. The Guardian Air QR+ active air purification solution disperses airborne hydrogen peroxide throughout your air conditioning system and living spaces, reducing viruses, bacteria, mold spores and odors at the source. As Mother Nature’s chosen sanitizer, hydrogen peroxide is incredibly effective at reducing these contaminants in your home or office, just as it is outside.
This system can be easily incorporated into your existing air conditioning ductwork. Unlike passive air technologies, which need pollutants to pass through the unit for purification or filtration, the Guardian Air QR+ in-duct air purifier sweeps through the air-conditioned space actively purifying pollutants at the source.
Why it matters:
The indoor air quality in your home or office can be five times more polluted than the outdoor air, primarily because the indoor air space is unable to match the purification processes that occur in nature. We have added contaminants that are simply not filtered out of the air or removed from surfaces, but instead accumulate again over time. This happens because bacteria, viruses, mold spores, and other air toxins are sometimes too small to be stopped by standard, passive filtering methods.
So, since you spend up to 90% of your time indoors, it’s important to consider the impact these pollutants can have on your long-term health. When you install a Mini Split PHI on your ductless system, you will notice the difference in the quality and freshness of the air you breathe and wonder why you did not take this simple measure sooner.
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***There are plenty of Air Filters on the Market and we have access to them PureAire Mechanical has recommended the use of RGF Guardian Air Purifier’s for the quality, effectiveness and price point.
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