If you’re concerned about the quality of air in your home, you’re right to be alarmed. Studies show that indoor air is often substantially dirtier than the air right outside the door. This is why increasingly homeowners are considering the purchase of electronic air cleaners. In contrast to mechanical air cleaners that use filters to trap particles, electronic air cleaners use electrostatic attraction to remove polluting particles from the air. Here is a look at two kinds of electronic air […]
Indoor air testing is a great service to have performed periodically in order to determine what culprits may be eroding the quality of your indoor air. These results can help you form an indoor air quality plan and determine needed changes to your home to ensure you’re breathing the healthiest and safest air possible. A number of different things are usually looked at during a test, and they include mold spores, humidity levels and presence of chemicals in the air. […]
Before winter hits Georgia, it’s important to make sure that your home is ready to keep out the cold weather that will be coming with it. Here are some useful tips that will help keep you and your family warm all winter long while also keeping your heating costs down. Add insulation. Make sure your walls have sufficient insulation between them and that your attic floor and basement ceiling are covered. Run fans in reverse. Setting a ceiling fan to run […]
Quality air filters for your furnace are equally important for your indoor air quality and for the efficiency of your HVAC system. You can judge the efficiency of an air filter by looking at its MERV (minimum efficiency reporting value) rating. Why Are Filters Important? Air filters perform two important jobs, and high efficiency filters do both of these jobs much more effectively: Air filters protect your furnace by removing dust and other particles from the air as it enters […]