How to Optimize Your Indoor Air Quality

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Creating the ideal home environment includes managing humidity and ventilation. Your home’s air can be filtered and cleaned to limit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and pollutants. At Jansen Heating & Cooling, we sell and install a range of indoor air quality products to give customers next-level comfort:

  1. Whole home air purifiers
  2. Room air purifiers
  3. Humidifiers
  4. Dehumidifiers
  5. Ventilators
  6. UV lamps
  7. Air monitors
  8. Carbon air purifiers with UV
  9. Carbon monoxide alarms

Keep reading for an abbreviated indoor air quality tutorial adapted from Carrier’s website. (Jansen is a Carrier factory-authorized dealer.)

Whole home air purifiers

Even when the temperature and humidity levels are ideal, pet dander and pollen circulating in the air can trigger allergy and asthma symptoms.

To remove these irritants, whole home air purifiers are an excellent option.

The effectiveness of home air filters is measured by the Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV). MERV ratings range from 1-16. The higher the rating, the fewer particles and other contaminants can pass through the air filter.

Room air purifiers

Room purifiers offer a cost-effective way to improve air quality anywhere in your home.

Unlike many air purifiers that only pull air from one side, Carrier’s Smart Room Air Purifiers feature a powerful fan with 360-degree airflow to pull polluted air from multiple directions and return cleaner air all around the room.

Smart Auto Mode allows the purifier to automatically adjust between 18 fan speeds based on the air quality level in the room.

Humidifiers

The right amount of moisture inside your home can make you feel more comfortable in the winter, and in some cases, allow you to reduce your temperature setting and save on energy costs.

Whole-home humidifiers add moisture to the air.

  • Steam humidifiers offer precise control for large homes and/or dry climates.
  • Electric fan-powered humidifiers can boost airflow and humidity for large homes.
  • Bypass humidifiers use less energy and are ideal for medium or smaller homes.

Dehumidifiers

By controlling excess moisture in the summer, dehumidifiers keep you more comfortable, and help prevent mildew/mold growth, while also protecting the structural integrity of your home.

Carrier whole-home dehumidifiers meet stringent ENERGY STAR® requirements and have been awarded the ENERGY STAR MOST EFFICIENT 2024 designation.

Ventilators

Relying on open windows and doors to bring outdoor air into your home can actually waste energy, and lets unwanted irritants inside. Whether you choose a heat-recovery or energy-recovery version, reliable HVAC ventilators let in fresh out while preventing energy waste.

UV lamps for air conditioning systems

An ultraviolet (UV) lamp can be installed in the evaporator coil or ductwork near the coil of your existing AC system. Unlike air purifiers, which just filter out contaminants, ultraviolet lights help clean the coil by killing bacteria, mold and mildew so they do not become airborne and circulate throughout your home.

Air monitors

An air monitor provides information about your indoor air that can help you take steps to make your environment healthier.

Carbon air purifiers with UV

Carbon air purifiers with UV use a carbon core and UV light. This solution:

  • Aids in the reduction of bacteria and viruses on the cooling coil.
  • Reduces ozone in recirculated air.
  • Continuously treats the coil surface.
  • Can be combined with additional UV light for greater surface coverage.

Carbon monoxide monitors

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, tasteless, odorless and highly-toxic gas. CO alarms help you monitor your home’s CO level via a large, easy-to-read digital display. When dangerous levels of CO are present, a loud, audible alarm alerts you automatically.

If you are interested in improving the air quality in your home, contact Jansen Heating and Cooling to learn more about these products.

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