With cold and flu season upon us, now is the time to protect your house — and UV lights can help. These ultraviolet lights work as incredibly effective germicidal tools in your air system to prevent dangerous bugs from spreading throughout your home.
Nowadays homes are built as airtight as possible, designed to keep air from getting in or out of your home. While this does help with energy efficiency, it also traps in unwanted elements. So if one family member brings in cold germs, they will continue to get circulated throughout your house.
UV lights stop this cycle by killing harmful microorganisms that are exposed to the small levels of UV radiation they emit. This light alters their DNA so that they can no longer reproduce, leaving them completely harmless. Viruses, mold and bacteria will all become harmless after they are exposed to UV light.
The only way to wield the power of UV lights and take full advantage of it is to have an HVAC expert install them into your air system. The HVAC professional will typically position them near the coil so they are able to disinfect as much air as possible, as well as keep some of the vital equipment in your air system free of these pollutants as well. The lamps work constantly to provide you with constant protection, even when your HVAC system isn’t running. UV lamps can be retrofitted into any system or installed along with a new one.
For more information about UV lights, contact Marsh Heating & Air Conditioningtoday. We have proudly served the Twin Cities area since 1974.
Our goal is to help educate our customers about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about UV lights and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.
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