Air Conditioning and Air Quality
Rising temperatures throughout the world have caused us to rely more and more on our air conditioners. A smoothly running air conditioning unit will not only cool your space more efficiently but also bring you higher air quality. Having high air quality will help keep you and your family or employees safe from outdoor contaminants that are being carried inside your home or office. Filters placed within the air conditioner and your air ducts will trap harmful dust, mold, pollen, and other allergens and keep them out of your home, effectively protecting you and all other occupants.
How to Improve Your Air Quality
Indoor air quality can be controlled by ventilation, air cleaners, and source control. Each of these improvements has their benefits, but none of them alone will solve all of your indoor air issues and often, it is a combination of two or all three that will give you the most success. Hiring a competent HVAC specialist in your area is the best tool to help control the quality of your air and the performance of your air conditioner.
Ventilation Improvements for Higher Air Quality
Bringing more air from the outside may seem counterproductive to achieving higher air quality, as many people assume outdoor air contains pollutants that can cause allergies to flare or bring on asthma attacks. However, well ventilated outdoor air can be one of the best things for your home’s air quality. Opening a window to bring in fresh air is one way to get it into the system. Most HVAC systems use forced air to cool and heat, but it is recycled and can get contaminated after so many cycles. The introduction of fresh air helps to diversify the recycling and can add considerable benefits to your air quality. You will also find that more modern HVAC systems are mechanically increasing the outdoor air ventilation techniques by drawing in the outdoor air and pushing through the home and office.
Improve Your Quality of Air with Air Cleaners
Having an air cleaner in your house is the perfect starting point for having healthier air in the home. There are many different models and sizes available for purchase, and all of them depend on how much you want to spend and how effective you need them to be. If you believe the air in your home doesn’t need as much attention, you can purchase an inexpensive table-top model to help keep it fresh. If you are far more concerned with the pollutants in your living space, then you can choose to purchase and install a whole-house system to fully assist in the cleaning of your air. There are some pollutants however which cannot be removed by installing an air cleaner. Radon is the prime example because current market air cleaners are only able to remove partial decay from products.
Source Control is the Number One Solution for Air Quality
Believe it or not, the number one way of keeping the air in your home the cleanest it can possibly be is by eliminating the actual source of the impurity in your air. Many sources in the house can be controlled so that you don’t have to worry about buying and installing large purifiers and cleaners. Contaminants such as asbestos and gas from your stove are easily managed by sealing away those harmful materials or enclosing them. Your oven’s gas emissions are actually adjustable, and you can significantly lower them based on your needs. This solution is more cost effective for your energy output month after month. The steps to take care of source control can begin with you at home. Start by identifying the priority pollutants within your space that are causing your home issues. After that, it’s time to develop a control strategy to contain those harmful contaminants. At this point, you should contact the professionals to properly execute your plan and ensure that it meets all requirements and regulations for your home by the EPA. They will help you complete your mission of bringing healthier air to your home for your family.
