Posts Tagged “Indoor air quality”
If you have defective ductwork serving the central cooling or heating system in your home, losing air before it arrives at its intended destination can be a serious problem. However, leaky or otherwise defective ducts may cause a worse problem – degraded indoor air quality. When you combine reduced heating or cooling performance with eroded air […]Read More
The filter that works with the forced-air heating and cooling system in your home, while relatively unimposing and inexpensive, serves a crucial role in the continued smooth operation of your air conditioner, heat pump or furnace. Depending on its efficiency level, the filter also may enhance indoor air quality. Many homeowners tend to lump all […]Read More
In a study in the late 1980s, the EPA found that in a typical American home the concentrations of some pollutants can be two to five times higher than on the other side of the exterior walls. This is partly the fault of an increase in allergy triggers and other pollutants within homes (such as VOCs – […]Read More
You might be surprised to learn how much a simple air filter (of the right type) in a residential heating and cooling system can improve heating and cooling efficiency and performance as well as indoor air quality. If you buy the right filter for your needs and make sure it’s replaced on a regular basis, […]Read More
As our Southwest Ohio summer progresses, it will be clear whether your home has a problem with excess humidity. The answer is as close as your own feelings of clamminess and discomfort on hot days. No matter how low you set the air conditioning, the indoor air still feels humid and you still see condensation […]Read More
If you’re like most people, you take your home’s air conditioning system for granted. After the desired temperature is set, you forget about it and enjoy the cool air. Yet ACs are mechanical devices, and like any machine, they work better when they receive regular maintenance. One important maintenance step is regularly cleaning the AC’s […]Read More
Spring is in the air, which is poetic and evocative, though not always a good thing, especially if you’re one of the millions of Americans who suffer with springtime allergies every year. Fortunately, nobody is defenseless from this common malady. You can take a number of effective steps to eliminate and/or avoid allergy triggers. Follow these […]Read More
Inside a typical American home, the air is dirtier – often a good deal dirtier – than air outside the house. As our homes have become better insulated and sealed against outside contaminants, those same improvements have unfortunately also worked to keep pollutants trapped inside our homes. Many unwholesome contaminants pose a threat to family […]Read More
Even in the most carefully maintained homes, volatile organic compounds can be found at some level in multiple places. Often referred to as VOCs, volatile organic compounds show up in a variety of household sources, from paint to furniture fabric to cosmetics. VOCs infiltrate the air you and your family breathe when they evaporate at room […]Read More
Too many homeowners forget to schedule regular professional maintenance on their residence’s heating and cooling systems. Or they make the mistake of concluding it’s not important. Of course, there’s no law that says you have to arrange a maintenance tune-up on your furnace and AC every year, just like there’s no law that says you have […]Read More
