{"id":534,"date":"2020-03-30T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=534"},"modified":"2020-03-27T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:36:34","slug":"how-to-improve-your-indoor-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality-service\/how-to-improve-your-indoor-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With home health being a hot topic, particularly now, it\u2019s important that we all do what we can to ensure our indoor air quality is as good as it can be. Without the right products and services in place, however, your indoor air quality can actually be worse than that of outdoors. This is particularly true if you have a home that was built within the last few decades. Modern homes are built very \u201ctightly\u201d to allow for maximum HVAC efficiency, by not allowing any conditioned air to escape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while no conditioned air escapes, neither does\nallergens, pollutants, or even dust and dirt. This is especially lousy news for\nallergy and asthma sufferers! Even the healthiest person can start feeling\npretty bad if the air quality in the household is poor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut, my HVAC System Has an Air Filter\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re right, it down. Did you know, however, that the\npurpose of this air filter isn\u2019t <\/em>to\nimprove your indoor air quality? It certainly doesn\u2019t hurt your air quality\nefforts, but the actual purpose of this air filter is to block the HVAC system\nitself from dirt and debris that can get inside its components and cause\nfriction, plus restrict airflow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This filter is of course important! You should be changing\nit out every 1-3 months to help protect both your air conditioner and\nforced-air heater. It\u2019s just important to understand that it\u2019s not doing a\nwhole lot to improve air quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Answer: A Whole-House Air Purifier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you envision an air purifier, you might be seeing a\nsmall room unit you can purchase from a hardware store and stick on a small\nside table or dresser. These aren\u2019t a bad idea to have for your home\u2014that is,\nfor a single room. However, these portable air purifiers aren\u2019t going to give\nyou significant results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather, you should consider the installation of a\nwhole-house air purifier, whether it\u2019s an electronic air cleaner, UV air\npurifier, or both. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do we recommend this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole-House Air\nPurifiers are Cost-Efficient. <\/strong>Small, portable air purifiers can only handle\na room or two at one time. Yes, we suppose you could purchase multiple units\nand put them in various places around your home, but we guarantee you that\nunless you live in a small studio apartment, a whole-house system is going to\nbe much more cost-efficient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, with a whole-house air purifier, you don\u2019t have to worry about replacing the filters and maintaining several portable systems. Instead, you have just one system, that is integrated directly into your HVAC system, and can be accessed and maintained by your trusted HVAC professional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole-House Systems\nAre Convenient. <\/strong>A whole-house air purifier can usually be integrated right\ninto your HVAC system, as we mentioned above, or into your ductwork. This means\nyou don\u2019t have to worry about taking up any space with portable units, nor do\nyou have to worry about the noise associated with portable air purifiers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, you\u2019ll have uniform air quality throughout your\nhome, 24\/7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a reliable and skilled Toledo, OH HVAC company<\/a>, contact AW Heating & Cooling<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Without the right products and services in place, however, your indoor air quality can actually be worse than that of outdoors. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[113,99],"class_list":["post-534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality-service","tag-hvac-company","tag-toledo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}