Professional Heating & Air Blog: Archive for the ‘Indoor Air Quality’ Category

Dry Winter Air? How to Add Humidity Back Into Your Home

Monday, December 22nd, 2025

When temperatures drop, the air outside holds far less moisture. Once that cold air is pulled inside and heated, humidity levels can plummet. Many homeowners notice the effects almost immediately—itchy skin, scratchy throats, static electricity, and a general sense of discomfort. If your home feels dry no matter how high you turn up the heat, it may be time to consider solutions like a whole house humidifier in Hammond, LA to restore balance and comfort.

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How Does Good Air Quality Help You Sleep Better?

Monday, November 24th, 2025

When you think about getting a good night’s sleep, you might picture cozy bedding, a cool room, or a relaxing bedtime routine. But one major factor often gets overlooked: the air you breathe. In fact, indoor air quality plays a big role in how deeply and comfortably you sleep each night—and many homeowners are surprised to learn how much it can affect their overall health.

When conversations come up about indoor air quality in Ponchatoula, LA, sleep improvement is rarely the first thing people think of. But perhaps it should be!

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Allergies Acting Up? Add Air Filtration to Your Home Comfort System

Monday, June 9th, 2025
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If you’re sniffling, sneezing, or waking up congested, it might not just be the season—it could be your home’s air. Allergies don’t stop when you shut the door. Pollen, pet dander, dust mites, mold spores, and even wildfire smoke can find their way indoors and stay there. If you’re relying on a basic HVAC filter to keep your air clean, you’re missing out on the powerful protection a whole-house air filtration system in Hammond, LA can provide.

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Do I Need to Run the Air Purifier All Day? Professional Tips

Monday, January 13th, 2025
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Breathing cleaner air has huge benefits. It can help you and your family miss fewer days of school and work, reduce the frequency of asthma attacks and allergy symptoms, and prevent headaches, fatigue, and even bad moods! And an air purifier that uses UV light to sanitize the air is the best way to breathe easier. But does it need to be running all the time? Let’s consider.

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How Mold Impacts Your Indoor Air Quality

Monday, May 20th, 2024
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The air you breathe has a profound impact on your health. And with Americans estimated to spend more than 90% of our time indoors, it’s the indoor air that will have the greatest benefits, if it is clean—or the greatest risks, if it’s contaminated. And generally speaking, indoor air is much more contaminated than the fresh air of the great outdoors.

Of all the things that might be floating around in your air and getting inhaled into your lungs, one of the most alarming is mold. How does mold get into your air? How does it affect your air quality? What can you do to eliminate the mold? We’ve got answers for you.

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Got Allergies? Improve Your Indoor Air Quality!

Monday, March 25th, 2024
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It’s that time of year again. After the winter weather kept allergen levels lower for quite a while, things are starting to get stirred up for the springtime. Ash, cedar, cypress, elm, maple, mulberry, oak, pecan, and willow trees produce huge amounts of pollen this time of year. The spring allergy season is long, and summer grass allergies can be even worse!

If you’re tired of taking allergy medications and hiding indoors and still having watery eyes, an itchy nose, and sneezing, it’s time to take control of your indoor air quality. Your home should be your sanctuary. You can be safer from allergens and feel much healthier by having an indoor air quality system installed in your home. Here’s what you should know.

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Are UV Air Purifiers Safe?

Monday, February 12th, 2024
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It’s a shocking fact: Americans, on average, spend well over 90% of our time indoors. This means we’re constantly breathing indoor air, full of the recirculated germs someone else has sneezed out and the odors from last night’s fried fish or your teenager’s sneakers. Depending on the time of year, it’s not always possible to fling all the windows open and get some fresh air.

That means that your best bet for breathing air that’s free of pathogens and smelly bacteria is an air purifier. Ultraviolet light is an amazing way to purify air and kill all those germs. But are UV air purifiers safe? Here’s what you need to know.

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Poor Indoor Air Quality Solutions For Your Home

Monday, March 27th, 2023

Many homeowners are surprised to learn that the air inside their homes is often worse than the air outside. There are a lot of factors influencing your home’s indoor air quality (IAQ) and our high humidity doesn’t help. If you’ve been wondering just how bad your air is, you’ve probably searched for air quality testing companies near Ponchatoula, LA to try and determine how to improve it. 

We offer a full lineup of powerful, whole-house air quality systems that tackle many of the problems with your indoor air quality. From air purification systems to dehumidifiers, to heat and energy recovery ventilators, we have a solution that’ll fit your needs. Read on to learn more about these systems.

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Does an Air Purifier Really Work?

Monday, June 20th, 2022

We get a lot of calls from homeowners who read some kind of “debunking” article about air purifiers in Hammond, LA. These kinds of articles, videos, and blog posts are pretty common lately because their primary intent is to open your mind about a certain piece of equipment or technology that you previously thought worked well. While we applaud anyone who looks at scientific articles and other research on their prospective devices, whole-house air purifiers are scientifically proven to work.

Portable air purifiers are tricky because they can sometimes be in over their head trying to purify all of the air in a large room or small home, but whole-home systems are specifically designed to treat the air in your entire house through the HVAC system.

So yes, an air purifier, especially a UV air purifier, definitely works. Keep reading to learn why!

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Air Purification Technology: How It Works

Monday, August 17th, 2020
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Air purifiers are important for many establishments and homes across the country. They’re used heavily in hospitals, restaurants, offices, and could be used in your very home! The trick is understanding how these systems work and the benefits that come with them.

Today we’re going to talk a bit about how both electric air cleaners and UV air purifiers work in removing harmful particles from your indoor air. These systems can be an important addition to your home’s HVAC system, and we’d like you to consider what you could get out of this kind of installation. An air purification system in Hammond, LA is complex, but it’s not so complex that you can’t learn a thing or two about air cleaning!

So, follow along and let us give you the details about air purification systems—how they work and why you might want one.

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