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

Are UV Air Purifiers Safe?

Monday, February 12th, 2024
UV-light-used-for-sanitizing

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.

Continue Reading

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.

Continue Reading

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!

Continue Reading

Air Purification Technology: How It Works

Monday, August 17th, 2020
man-enjoying-indoor-comfort

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.

Continue Reading

Feeling Stuffy? Here’s Why

Monday, July 20th, 2020

That stuffy feeling you get every time you take a breath is not just you. Unknown to many homeowners, stuffy air is a symptom of a greater problem. Poor indoor air quality can affect every aspect of your life, making you feel uncomfortable, unhealthy, and upset. We want to address the problem with stuffy air here and now.

There are things that can be done, steps that can be taken, to mitigate your stuffy air. From an air purifier in Livingston, LA to an air filtration system, there are solutions that are right for every home and every budget.

If you’re ready to take the next few steps, then keep reading our blog post. We’re going to go into great detail about the various types of problems you can experience with your indoor air quality, what can be done about it, and where we come in to help.

Continue Reading

Heater Issues that Are Impacting Your Air Quality

Monday, March 16th, 2020
moisture

We get that the first thing to go through your mind when you think of winter, is making sure your home is warm. Having a warm home that can keep you cozy on those cold nights is more important than anything else. However, even when your home is finally the temperature you want it to be, your air quality could be suffering.

Air quality isn’t just determined by the amount of dust or pet dander in your hair. No, things like moisture or lack of moisture can be a huge detriment to your health and home.

Don’t believe us? Not every HVAC contractor in Covington, LA provides humidification services to improve your quality of life, so take it from one that does, humidity is as important as the temperature in your home!

Continue Reading

How Can You Tell If Your Indoor Air Quality Is Poor?

Monday, November 25th, 2019
poor-air-quality-congestion-irritation-trouble-breathing

This might sound like a silly question, but the ability for the human body to get used to poor living conditions is remarkable to say the least. You’d be surprised by how many homeowners we meet regularly who have no idea that their IAQ is substantially poorer than it should be.

It makes sense though. If you’ve been living in a home full of stuffy air, you might get used to said stuffy air. This isn’t very good, because our team can’t give you the reasonable solution for your IAQ problem if you never call us in the first place! That’s why we’re interested in giving you some signals that can obviously show you when your air quality is substandard. Then we can discuss whether or not an air purifier in Covington, LA is right for you.

If you don’t think it’s that big of a deal, we urge you to reconsider!

Continue Reading

These AC Problems Could Be Making Your Air Quality Worse

Monday, April 15th, 2019
sickness-from-bad-air-quality

Nothing feels better than a cool air conditioner on a warm day… Unless that air conditioner is also spewing dust and contaminants. Your skin might feel cool, but dirty or smelly air really spoils the overall comfort! Especially if that air has a chance of making you ill, or triggering your allergy or asthma symptoms.

If your AC ever lowers your air quality, it’s probably going to be for one of these reasons:

Continue Reading

How to Tell It’s Time for Duct Sealing

Monday, January 7th, 2019

duct-sealingIn the world of HVAC, air is money. You might as well imagine that every time your heater or air conditioner comes on, your dollar bills and quarters are shooting through the air ducts.

And if you keep on imagining that, add in the idea that your ducts could have holes and leaks in it. Your money would go flying out of those holes!

The reality isn’t so different. It’s estimated that up to 30% of your air can be lost through the presence of leaks and disconnects in your ductwork. That’s nearly one-third of your entire heating bill!

The ducts are out of place and hard to see, so we understand that you won’t be able to see the ducts. Instead, we’ll give you some signs to look out for when determining if you need duct sealing.

Continue Reading

Dehumidifiers Benefit Air Conditioners and Your Home in General

Monday, August 7th, 2017

happy-family-dehumidifierHigh humidity levels are as much or a problem during our Louisiana summers as high temperatures. Muggy air can feel like a wall when you step out of your home, and cause a lot of problems if it takes place inside your home. A good air conditioner can address high humidity levels, but only crudely at best, and in the process can take on a lot more stress and strain than it should. Whole-house dehumidifiers, which area specifically build to handle muggy air, are usually a much better option than simply leaning on your AC.

Continue Reading