The temperatures are beginning to drop, marking the coming of winter. During this time of year, it’s quite normal to keep your home as sealed off as possible. Considering how expensive running your furnace can be, it’s only reasonable if you want to keep the heated air inside. But there’s a downside to this setup: poor ventilation. It hinders the necessary exchange of indoor and outdoor air.
In case you didn’t know, the air that circulates inside your home is potentially more polluted and thus harmful than outdoor air. Different household items such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in soap, shampoo, detergent, cleaning agents, and similar objects can contaminate your indoor air. Also, dust mites, formaldehyde, pet dander, dirt, and debris contribute to the deteriorating quality of your indoor air. When these elements remain inside the home, they can pose a danger to you and your family.
Thankfully, your trusted HVAC company in Bloomington MN like Marsh Heating and Air Conditioning, offers a complete line of air quality products designed to clean the air in your home.
Poor Indoor Air Quality and Your Health
Exposure to tiny particulate matter and other airborne contaminants can inflame your air passages and lungs, which impairs your immune system and lowers your blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity.
Other pollutants such as asbestos and radon are common in any home, which can cause adverse health effects, including cancer. Studies reveal that 17 percent of annual premature lung cancer deaths can be associated with exposure to carcinogens from indoor air pollution caused by cooling with solid fuels like wood, charcoal, and coal.
What You Can Do to Clean Your Indoor Air
Your HVAC system helps capture some of the indoor contaminants through its filtration system. However, it only catches visible dirt and dust, not microscopic pollutants. Therefore, we recommend you upgrade your filter to a HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) unit, which eliminates up to 99.97 percent of particles 0.3 microns or larger.
For best results, install a whole-home air purification system in your home.
Features of the Lennox PureAir™ Air Purification System
PureAir™ is an air purification system that cleans the air in every room throughout the home. Many air-cleaning systems only filter out particles. Some fight germs, and some attack odors. But only PureAir™ Air Purification System addresses all three types of indoor air pollutants: airborne particles, germs and bacteria, chemical smells, and vapors.
It effectively removes 99.9% of all particles like dust, pollen, and pet dander, removes 90% of viruses such as MERS A, flu, and cold. It eliminates and destroys approximately 50% of household odors and chemical vapors in 24 hours.
If germs and bacteria make it into circulation, they can make you sick. PureAir™ combats 90% of germs and bacteria down to .01 micron.
PureAir™ provides highly effective air filtration without using much electricity; it’s a smart solution for preserving your home’s air quality. It’s an intelligent solution for your utility bills.
Unpleasant odors don’t just irritate your nose; they can be bad for your health in general. PureAir™ breaks down chemical smells and vapors, rendering them odorless and harmless.
It’s an effective solution for preserving the air quality in your home as it provides highly effective air filtration without using much electricity.
It also helps the environment by reducing the ozone generated by other sources in your home through its carbon filtration.
Here are other features of the PureAir™ Air Purification System you might want to look into:
Home Comfort
Industry-leading air purification technology is an air purification system unlike any other
Cleans the air in your home better than any other single system available on the market
Destroys household odors and chemical vapors
Performance
Whole-home purification works with your existing heating and cooling system
Quality you can trust designed with reliable and long-lasting components
Uses the #1 rated MERV 16 Carbon Clean media filter
5-year limited warranty on covered components
Ask the Indoor Air Quality Professionals
If you need more information about the PureAir™ Air Purification System, call Marsh Heating and Air Conditioning. We’ll provide answers to your questions and help you make the right choice. We are your reliable Richfield heating and air conditioning company.